Detective Galbraith: The King of Diamonds & The Midas Touch

Synopsis

Ex-policeman Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramasAfter a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas...In The King of Diamonds, Galbraith's enjoying a peaceful retirement in the countryside when Tommy calls him up with a job offer. Adamant that he's done with detection, Bill refuses, but Evans persists - and soon, Galbraith is embroiled in murky goings-on involving a beautiful blonde, a missing diamond courier and a criminal mastermind.The Midas Touch sees Bill accosted once again by his old PI pal, who shows him a mysterious photograph of a party on a lawn, with circles drawn round the heads of three people. The photo was part of a parcel addressed to a retired criminal lawyer, which also contained bearer bonds, a list of jewellery worth £750,000 and a letter threatening the life of a man named Paul Carson. The crime the package tells of has yet to be discovered - can Galbraith root it out?Created by the award-winning writer of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, these two suspenseful full-cast dramas star Bernard Hepton as the reluctant investigator, with Richard Davies as Tommy Evans.Production creditsWritten by Robert BarrProduced by John BrowellStarring Bernard Hepton as GalbraithCastThe King of DiamondsTommy Evans/Paul - Richard DaviesDavid Cater - Tom WatsonGelder - Peter DyneleyAnne-Marie - Eva HaddonCornell/Commander - Hector RossMary Galbraith - Katharine PageMilne - Bruce AlexanderLindemanns - Cyril ShapsDykers - Trader FaulknerBrent - Peter WilliamsJacobus - Stephen GreifBetty van Druten - Frances JeaterLander - Peter HawkinsGunman - Robert GillespieFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 August-19 September 1975The Midas TouchTommy Evans - Richard DaviesBernie Finch - Garard GreenSailor/Andreas - Kevork MalikyanNick Tully - Clive MerrisonBavister - Eric RichardMrs Palmer - Margery WithersDoc McDowall - Robert GillespieThorn - David RyallChief Inspector Collins/Inspector Burridge - Michael KilgarriffRita - Rosalyn SlaterCarson - Matthew FrancisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 October-8 November 1977©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd