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Inspector Steine

BBC radio comedy drama series, 2007–2013

BBC radio comedy drama series, 2007–2013

FieldValue
show_nameInspector Steine
formatComedy
runtime28 minutes
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
home_stationBBC Radio 4
starringMichael Fenton Stevens
John Ramm
Matt Green
Jan Ravens
Samantha Spiro
writerLynne Truss
producerKaren Rose
first_aired
last_aired
num_series4
num_episodes25
audio_formatStereophonic sound

John Ramm Matt Green Jan Ravens Samantha Spiro

Inspector Steine is a radio comedy drama series written by Lynne Truss and produced by Sweet Talk for BBC Radio 4. The producer is Karen Rose and music is by Anthony May.

Set in a police station in Brighton in the 1950s, it tells the story of Inspector Steine (Michael Fenton Stevens) and his colleagues Sergeant Brunswick (John Ramm) and Constable Twitten (Matt Green), plus the station charlady Mrs Groynes (Jan Ravens in Series 1 and Samantha Spiro from Series 2 onwards).

Guest stars have included Janet Ellis, Mark Heap, Allan Corduner and Carla Mendonca.

The programme was inspired by the opening rolling caption about crime in Brighton at the beginning of the film Brighton Rock, which claimed that Brighton was now (in the 1950s) free of crime. Lynne Truss has written that: "This highly unrealistic reassurance prefacing Brighton Rock was the inspiration for the comedy series Inspector Steine...I wanted to write about a celebrity police inspector in the 1950s who innocently (and touchingly) believed precisely what he had been told at the movies"

Four series of six episodes each were broadcast from 2007 to 2011, followed by a one-off Christmas episode "The Christmas of Inspector Steine" which was broadcast as part of the Afternoon Drama strand on BBC Radio 4 on 23 December 2013.

Series 1

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = Operation Whooooo!df=yes20070126}}EpisodeNumber = 1EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series 2, ''The Casebook of Inspector Steine''

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = The Entertainerdf=yes20080404}}EpisodeNumber = 7EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series 3, ''The Adventures of Inspector Steine''

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = While the Sun Shinesdf=yes20090925}}EpisodeNumber = 13EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series 4, ''The Return of Inspector Steine''

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = Towards the Enddf=yes20111017}}EpisodeNumber = 19EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Christmas special, ''The Christmas of Inspector Steine''

No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = The Christmas of Inspector Steinedf=yes20131223}}EpisodeNumber = 25

Audiobooks

Series 1 was released by BBC Audiobooks on 3 March 2008. Series 2 was released by BBC Audiobooks on 12 February 2009. Series 3 was released by BBC Audiobooks on 8 April 2010. Series 4 was released digitally by AudioGO on 15 July 2013.

References

References

  1. [Inspector Steine on BBC Radio 4 website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/inspectorsteine/pip/archive/]
  2. (September 2025)
  3. "''Afternoon Drama'' – The Christmas of Inspector Steine". [[BBC]].
  4. "''Inspector Steine'' – Operation Whooooo!". [[BBC]].
  5. "''Inspector Steine'' – His Last Review". [[BBC]].
  6. "''Inspector Steine'' – Eyes Down". [[BBC]].
  7. "''Inspector Steine''". [[BBC]].
  8. "''Inspector Steine''". [[BBC]].
  9. "''Inspector Steine'' – The Anniversary". [[BBC]].
  10. "''The Casebook of Inspector Steine'' – The Entertainer". [[BBC]].
  11. "''The Casebook of Inspector Steine'' – On the Road". [[BBC]].
  12. "''The Casebook of Inspector Steine'' – The Smallest Show on Earth". [[BBC]].
  13. "''The Casebook of Inspector Steine'' – The Uses of Literacy". [[BBC]].
  14. "''The Casebook of Inspector Steine'' – Room at the Top". [[BBC]].
  15. "''The Casebook of Inspector Steine'' – Endgame". [[BBC]].
  16. "''The Adventures of Inspector Steine'' – While the Sun Shines". [[BBC]].
  17. "''The Adventures of Inspector Steine'' – Separate Tables". [[BBC]].
  18. "''The Adventures of Inspector Steine'' – Harlequinade". [[BBC]].
  19. "''The Adventures of Inspector Steine'' – Variation on a Theme". [[BBC]].
  20. "''The Adventures of Inspector Steine'' – In Praise of Love". [[BBC]].
  21. "''The Adventures of Inspector Steine'' – The Deep Blue Sea". [[BBC]].
  22. "''The Return of Inspector Steine'' – Towards the End". [[BBC]].
  23. "''The Return of Inspector Steine''". [[BBC]].
  24. "''The Return of Inspector Steine'' – The End in Sight". [[BBC]].
  25. "''The Return of Inspector Steine'' – The Home Stretch". [[BBC]].
  26. "''The Return of Inspector Steine'' – Not Long". [[BBC]].
  27. "''The Return of Inspector Steine'' – The End". [[BBC]].
  28. [from Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1405687495]
  29. [from Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1405689331]
  30. [from Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1408410613]
  31. [from Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DYLSF18]
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