{"product_id":"book-glmi","title":"Private Eye Philip Odell: Lady in a Fog \u0026 Test Room Eight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Beatty stars as the hard-nosed Irish-American PI in these two vintage crime serials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLester Powell's Chandleresque detective Philip Odell was a huge hit on the BBC Light Programme between 1947 and 1961, thrilling audiences with his crime-solving adventures in postwar London. This gripping collection brings together the only two surviving radio serials featuring the tough-guy investigator - one of which, \u003ci\u003eTest Room Eight\u003c\/i\u003e, is published here for the very first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady in a Fog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - En route from London to Dublin, Philip Odell meets an old friend, Heather McMara, who tells him that her brother has been found drowned and asks him to investigate. Against the backdrop of a thick, pea-soup fog, he probes a case of blackmail and murder, involving a racehorse owner, a newspaper editor and a mysterious lady in mink...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTest Room Eight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Concerned that someone is trying to sabotage the production of his new influenza vaccine, millionaire industrialist Herbert Truscott hires Odell and Heather to go undercover at his state-of-the-art facility at Barton Medworth. They soon discover that all is not well at the plant - and when a staff member dies after inhaling a fatal dose of live virus, their search for a saboteur turns into a hunt for a killer...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eRobert Beatty\u003c\/b\u003e as Philip Odell and \u003cb\u003eSheila Manahan\u003c\/b\u003e as Heather, with a supporting cast including \u003cb\u003eJune Tobin,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Segal, David March, Hilda Schroder, Mary Wimbush, Beryl Calder, Trevor Martin, Hamilton Dyce\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRolf Lefebvre\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB: Due to the age of the recordings, the sound quality may vary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady in a Fog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Odell - Robert Beatty\u003cbr\u003eHeather McMara - Sheila Manahan\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Peters - June Tobin\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Hampden\/Bookmaker's Clerk - James Thomason\u003cbr\u003eParkin - Harold Reese\u003cbr\u003eMartin Sorrowby - John Bennett\u003cbr\u003eBarman - Ronald Baddiley\u003cbr\u003eMrs Cantaloup - Betty Baskcomb\u003cbr\u003eReceptionist\/Violet Levine - Joan Matheson\u003cbr\u003eHector O'Gorman - David March\u003cbr\u003eTaxi Driver\/Foreman - Will Leighton\u003cbr\u003eNarrator\/Constable - Anthony Viccars\u003cbr\u003eInspector Rigby - Edward Jewesbury\u003cbr\u003eHead Waiter\/Sergeant Layton - Jeffrey Segal\u003cbr\u003eTelephone Operator\/Rosie - Hilda Schroder\u003cbr\u003eJay - Haydn Jones\u003cbr\u003e1st Driver\/Police Doctor\/Voice - Hugh Manning\u003cbr\u003ePostman - Frank Partington\u003cbr\u003eDr Alexander Frey - Trevor Martin\u003cbr\u003eThe Lady in Mink\/Kitty Stapleton - Mary Wimbush\u003cbr\u003eReceptionist\/Shop Assistant - Beryl Calder\u003cbr\u003ePolice Surgeon - John Graham\u003cbr\u003e2nd Driver\/Bandleader - David Spenser\u003cbr\u003eDoctor\/Hotel Manager\/Waiter - Peter Wilde\u003cbr\u003eMaid - Ann Rye\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Martyn C. Webster\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Light Programme, 29 April-17 June 1958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTest Room Eight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Odell - Robert Beatty\u003cbr\u003eHeather McMara - Sheila Manahan\u003cbr\u003eHerbert Truscott - Hamilton Dyce\u003cbr\u003eHugh Chalk - David Spenser\u003cbr\u003eDavid Karswood - Frederick Treves\u003cbr\u003eKen Armstrong - Duncan McIntyre\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Eurich - Stella Textor\u003cbr\u003eWynn Craxton - Jeffrey Segal\u003cbr\u003eMartin Dersen - Rolf Lefebvre\u003cbr\u003eColonel Guestling - Richard Williams\u003cbr\u003eJill Guestling - Hilda Schroder\u003cbr\u003ePoliceman - Will Leighton\u003cbr\u003eCoroner - John Cazabon\u003cbr\u003eSuperintendent Manley - Edward Jewesbury\u003cbr\u003eMr Twist - Frank Windsor\u003cbr\u003eFred Fazackerly - David March\u003cbr\u003eMr Russell - James Thomason\u003cbr\u003ePaula - Beryl Calder\u003cbr\u003eDent - John Hollis\u003cbr\u003eProduced by David H. Godfrey\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Light Programme, 22 December 1958-26 January 1959\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":49358055899440,"sku":"BDglmi","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/61292-glmi-Square.jpg?v=1734441927","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-glmi","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}