{"product_id":"book-glmh","title":"Richard Barton: General Practitioner!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence 'Lol' Mason's spin-off homage to Dick Barton, following the adventures of the unretirable special agent and his doctor son\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling saga of criminal masterminds, espionage and adventure, Edward J. Mason's \u003ci\u003eDick Barton: Special Agent\u003c\/i\u003e was a huge hit on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951. Together with his mates Jock Anderson and Snowy White, ex-Commando Dick faced dastardly villains and deadly peril - but always triumphed (\u003ci\u003e'With one bound, Dick was free!'\u003c\/i\u003e) Half a century later, Edward J's son Lol paid affectionate tribute to the much-loved radio hero with this sparkling pastiche, featuring the joint escapades of father-and-son duo Dick and Richard Barton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecuperating after an operation, the elderly crimefighter comes to stay with his GP son and daughter-in-law Sally in their sleepy rural village. Peace and quiet is what the doctor orders, so Dick settles down to get some rest and write his memoirs. But soon, mysterious parallels emerge between past and present, as Dick's old adventures start to echo events in Appledon...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bathurst\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Richard Barton, with \u003cb\u003eSally Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMatilda Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e as Sally, \u003cb\u003eMoray Watson\u003c\/b\u003e as Dick Barton, \u003cb\u003eJulian Dutton\u003c\/b\u003e as his younger self and \u003cb\u003eIain Cuthbertson\u003c\/b\u003e as Jock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Lol Mason\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Jo Clegg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 October 1997 (Pilot), 17 April-15 May 1998 (Series 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Barton - \u003cb\u003eRobert Bathurst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld Dick\/Old Leslie - \u003cb\u003eMoray Watson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJock - \u003cb\u003eIain Cuthbertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Dick\/Young Leslie - \u003cb\u003eJulian Dutton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSally Barton - \u003cb\u003eSally Phillips\/Matilda Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Cadwalladder - \u003cb\u003eAnn Beach\/Doreen Mantle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFassbinder - \u003cb\u003eKim Wall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColin Meadows - \u003cb\u003eWayne Forester\/Julian Dutton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenwood-Gore\/Gordini - \u003cb\u003eDavid Daker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Willoughby - \u003cb\u003eJoss Ackland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarge - \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Adebile - \u003cb\u003eAdjoa Andoh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Roger Blake, Tim Whitnall and Fiona Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49356213780784,"sku":"BDglmh","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/61289-glmh-Square.jpg?v=1734404875","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-glmh","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}