Crime: Baldi
Excellent series about a sleuthing Franciscan prior and the crimes he solves with a young female Detective Inspector. Five series, the last one being broadcast in 2008. There are also repeats on R4 extra.
My own favourite episode is 'Cross Purposes', written by Simon Brett; it involves murder at a publisher's, where the characters include a wide spectrum of nutters obsessed with crosswords and word games.
A varied team of writers has been used. The programme comes from BBC Northern Ireland and is recorded in the RTE studios.
AFTERNOON PLAY BROADCASTS, R4
2000-01-10 01-Prodigal Son - Barry Devlin
2000-01-17 02-Keepers of the Flame - Simon Brett
2000-01-24 03-Miss Lonely Hearts - Barry Devlin
2000-01-31 04-The Emerald Style - Simon Brett
2000-02-07 05 Death Cap - Simon Brett
2000-02-14 06-Devil Take the Hindmost - Annie Caulfield
2001-03-16 07-Three in One - Simon Brett
2001-03-23 08-Twilight of a God - Mark Holloway
2001-03-30 09-Schecter's Knot - Martin Meenan
2001-04-06 10-Not for Life - Simon Brett
2001-04-13 11-Scratching the Surface - Martin Meenan
2001-04-20 12-Early Retirement - Mark Holloway
2003-03-24 13-Tempus Fugit - Mark Holloway
2003-03-21 14-The Bookcase - Simon Brett
2003-03-28 15-The Sick Rose - Martin Meenan
2003-04-04 16-Settling Scores - Mark Holloway
2003-04-11 17-The Dig - Mark Holloway
2003-04-18 18-The Far Pavillions - Martin Meenan
2001-10-22 01 The Prodigal Son, rpt
2001-10-23 02 Keepers of the Flame, rpt
2001-10-24 03 Miss Lonelyhearts, rpt
2001-10-25 04 The Emerald Style, rpt
2001-10-26 05 Death Cap, rpt
2005-02-17 19 Cross Purposes - Simon Brett
2005-02-24 20 The Devil's Eye - Bill Murphy
2005-03-03 21 The Smoker - Andrew Martin
2005-03-10 22 No Sin - Martin Meenan
2005-03-17 23 The Empty Vessel - John Murphy
2005-03-24 24 Shelter - Francis Turnly
2008-03-10 25 The Million Dollar Question - Barry Devlin
2008-03-17 26 A Very Neglected Fish - John Murphy
2008-03-24 27 A Green Murder - Andrew Martin
2008-03-31 28 Food of the Blue - James McLevy
PRODUCTION DETAILS FROM 2008
10 3 2008. 1/4. The Million Dollar Question, by Barry Devlin. Paolo investigates the mysterious deaths of members of a rockabilly band; exploring patterns of squares and triangles to find the solution. Baldi ...... David Threlfall, Tina ...... Tara Flynn, Rynne ...... Owen Roe, Troy ...... TP McKenna, Angela ...... Diana Quick, Chuck ...... Gerry O'Brien, Tuohy ...... Frank O'Sullivan, Dr Graham ...... Kieran Lagan, Anto ...... Patrick Fitzsymons, The Sun Boys ...... The Sabre Jets. Producer - Lawrence Jackson.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above known to exist in VRPCC collections
