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Paul Temple is a British-German television series which originally aired on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971. [ 1 ] 52 episodes were made over four series, each episode having a running time of around 50 minutes.
Laurie Webb (born 6 May 1924) is a Welsh retired actor known for his roles in TV series such as Doctor Who, Paul Temple and Doomwatch.He is the oldest living Doctor Who cast member since Arnold Yarrow's death in December 2024, and the eighth to become a centenarian after Yarrow, Zohra Sehgal, Olaf Pooley, Earl Cameron, Peggy Batchelor, Eileen Winterton and Lewis Alexander.
Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge.Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective.With his wife Louise, affectionately known as 'Steve' in reference to her journalistic pen name 'Steve Trent', he solves whodunnit crimes through subtle, humorously articulated deduction.
Francis Henry Durbridge (listen ⓘ; 25 November 1912 – 10 April 1998) [1] [2] was an English dramatist and author, best known for the creation of the character Paul Temple, the gentlemanly detective who appeared in 16 BBC multi-part radio serials from 1938 onward.
Paul Temple lasted for two years and was popular in West Germany. [7] There appears to have been some disagreement between the BBC and Taurus over the casting of Steve Temple (who had been played in the radio series of Paul Temple from 1945-68 by Marjorie Westbury), the BBC wishing to drop Drinkwater, but Taurus favouring her retention.
He is also known for his portrayal of Dr. Petrie in a series of five low budget Dr. Fu Manchu films in the 1960s, and playing Paul Temple in the BBC Radio serialisations. [ 4 ] He was the grandson of writer F. Marion Crawford .
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On television, from 1969 to 1971, he played Francis Durbridge's amateur private detective Paul Temple in the BBC series of the same name. [ 6 ] Matthews starred opposite Morecambe and Wise in the films The Intelligence Men (1965) and That Riviera Touch (1966), which led to a close friendship with Eric Morecambe . [ 2 ]