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Simon Lack Radio Simon Lack was a member of the BBC Radio Repertory Company for many years. This resulted in him guest-starring (as red herring, police officer or villain) in 9 of the 11 Paul Temple serials made from 1954 to 1968. He was also in dozens if not hundreds of other productions, and below is a partial list. 1953 "Come Live With Me","Dorothy & Campbell Christie","Home","18.7.1953/2115","Simon Lack/Honor Blackman/Derek Hart/Nan Munro" 1955 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery. A remake of a previous serial which had starred Kim Peacock as Paul Temple. (Aired in June and July of 1955). All tapes are apparently lost. Simon Lack played Chris Boyer. Peter Coke's first serial as Paul Temple. Saturday Night Theatre: "A Sort of Traitors","Nigel Balchin","Home","17.12.1955/2115","Charles Hodgson/Hamilton Dyce/Anthony Jacobs/Simon Lack" "Death Has Deep Roots","Michael Gilbert","Home","28.5.1955/2115","Hugh Burden/Annabel Maule/Simon Lack" 1956 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair. (11th April to 30th May 1956). Simon Lack plays Brian Dexter. 1957 Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair. (13th November 1957 to 1st January 1958). Simon Lack plays Adrian Frost. "The Hoffman Episode","Jeffrey Dell","Home","20.4.1957/2115","Sebastian Shaw/Irene Prador/Simon Lack" "The Secret Battle","A.P. Herbert/Lance Sieveking","Home","2.2.1957/2115","David Spenser/Simon Lack/Ronald Simpson/Laidman Browne" The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 11 Home 31.3.1957 9.6.1957 James Thomason/Beryl Calder/Grizelda Hervey/Monica Grey/Simon Lack (serial) Charm Bracelet Stella Margetson 5 Light 1.7.1957 29.7.1957 Mary Wimbush/Simon Lack/Elizabeth London/Denis Goacher 1958 Saturday Night Theatre: "Brief Encounter","Noel Coward","Home","29.11.1958/2130","Annabel Maule/Simon Lack" Beau Geste P.C. Wren 10 Light 1.12.1957 2.2.1958 Simon Lack/Richard Williams/Gordon Gardner/Beryl Calder Children Of The Archbishop Norman Collins 10 Light 18.5.1958 20.7.1958 Gladys Young/James Thomason/Duncan McIntyre/Simon Lack Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy 12 Home 9.11.1958 25.1.1959 Mary Wimbush/Peter Coke/Hamilton Dyce/Simon Lack/Hugh Manning/Beryl Calder 1959 Paul Temple and the Van Dyke Affair. Remake of a previous serial, in which Peter Coke had played the role of Terry Palmer. (1st January to 19th February 1959). Simon Lack played Philip Droste. Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case. A remake of the 1954 serial. (22nd November 1959 to December, 1959). Simon Lack played Lance Reynolds. "Jumping Jenny","Anthony Berkeley","Home","14.11.1959/2115","Hugh Burden/Trevor Martin/Simon Lack/Hamilton Dyce" 1960 "The Violent Road","Philip Levene","Home","5.11.1960/2030","Jon Rollason/Simon Lack/Baliol Holloway" "Country Air","Lionel Brown","Home","10.9.1960/2115","Simon Lack/Duncan McIntyre/Mary O'Farrell/Molly Rankin" The Concrete Anthem","Lydia Ragosin","Home","11.6.1960/2115","Howard Marion-Crawford/Michael Turner/John Rye/Simon Lack" "The Hidden Face","Victor Canning","Home","14.5.1960/2115","Simon Lack/Irene Sutcliffe" The Woman In White Wilkie Collins 12 Home 11.9.1960 27.11.1960 Beryl Calder/Simon Lack/Monica Grey/Philip Leaver 1961 Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery. (1st January to 19th February 1961). Simon Lack plays Superintendent Rain (police officer). Pendennis W.M. Thackeray 13 Home 31.12.1961 25.3.1962 John Rye/Joan Matheson/Simon Lack/Ronald Baddiley 1962 Afternoon Theatre: Exclusive To The 'Argus', by Gale Pedrick. 31 March, 1962 Starred Julian Somers, Derek Birch, Simon Lack, Rodney Bewes and Duncan McIntyre Afternoon Theatre: Headline Family, by B.M. Girvin Cosens. 3 October, 1962. Starred Simon Lack, Gudrun Ure, Lewis Stringer and Marjorie Westbury Saturday Night Theatre: "The Constant Star","George Blake","Home","27.10.1962/2030","Archie Duncan/Simon Lack/Bryden Murdoch" 1963 Verdict Reversed, by Peter Brent. First aired on the Light channel on 10 April, 1963. Starred Valeria Hanson, Simon Lack, Rolf Lefebre and Jeffrey Segal. Headline Family, by B.M. Girvin Cosens. First aired on the Light channel on 28 August 1963. Starred Simon Lack, Marjorie Westbury and Lewis Stringer. Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery. A remake of a previous serial. (14th October to 2nd December 1963.) Simon Lack plays Reggie Macintosh - using his real, Scottish accent. Saturday Night Theatre: "The Case Of The Frightened Lady","Edgar Wallace","Home","5.1.1963/2030","Simon Lack/Lewis Stringer/Michael Spice" Miss Dangerfield & The Irresistible Nightingale Edward J. Mason 8 Light 17.6.1963 5.8.1963 June Tobin/Denis Goacher/John Bentley/Grizelda Hervey/Simon Lack 1964 Afternoon Theatre: Now Look Here, Rich, by Michael Corston & Ronald Holroyd. 30 May, 1964. Starred Anthony Hall, Malcolm Hayes and Simon Lack Saturday Night Theatre: "Trustee From The Toolroom","Nevil Shute","Home","22.8.1964/2030","Simon Lack/Inia Te Wiata" Saturday Night Theatre: "Trees Die On Their Feet","Alejandro Casona","Home","8.8.1964/2030","Beryl Calder/Olga Lindo/Simon Lack/Norman Claridge" Saturday Night Theatre: "The Offending Hand","R.F. Delderfield","Home","20.6.1964/2030","Irene Sutcliffe/Charles Lamb/Simon Lack" The Eustace Diamonds Anthony Trollope 12 Home 22.3.1964 7.6.1964 Simon Lack/Sheila Grant/Stephen Thorne/Belle Chrystall/Vivienne Chatterton Under Two Flags Ouîda 11 Home 3.4.1964 12.6.1964 Simon Lack/David March/Frederick Treves/Diana Olsson 1965 Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery. (11th April to 16th May 1965) (Only 6 episodes.) Simon Lack plays Vince Langham. Afternoon Theatre: The Furnace by Francis Brett-Young & William Armstrong. 6 November,1965. Starred Kathleen H. Hughes, Jane Williamsn and Simon Lack Saturday Night Theatre: "Quadrille","Noel Coward","Home","16.10.1965/2030","Robert Beatty/Barbara Mitchell/Annabel Maule/Simon Lack" Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 10 Home 12.12.1965 13.2.1966 Simon Lack/Jane Wenham/John Rye/Beryl Calder/Michael McClain 1966 A Question of Disposal, by Gerry Jones. First aired on the Light channel on 29 June 1966. Starred Shelagh Fraser, Simon Lack and Jon Rollason. Now Look Here, Rich, by Michael Corston & Ronald Holroyd. First aired on the Light channel on 30 November, 1966. Starred Anthony Hall and Simon Lack. The Dark Rising Roger Dixon 8 Light 26.7.1966 13.9.1966 Simon Lack/Patricia Leventon/Francis de Wolff 1967 Dead Image, by Graeme Kent. First aired on Radio 2 on 11 October, 1967. Starred Simon Lack and Sheila Grant. Saturday Night Theatre: "On The Other Hand", by Basil Douglas. First aired on Radio 4 on 28 October, 1967 and starred Norman Shelley and Simon Lack. La Boutique Francis Durbridge 5 R2 2.10.1967 16.10.1967 Simon Lack/Antony Viccars/Barbara Mitchell/William Fox Wild Justice Val Gielgud 6 R2 6.11.1967 23.11.1967 Noel Hood/Carleton Hobbs/Margaret Robertson/Simon Lack 1968 Paul Temple and the Alex Affair. A remake of a previous serial. (26th February to 21st March 1968). Simon Lack plays Carl Lathom. Afternoon Theatre: The Conquest by Honoré de Balzac 14 September, 1968. Starring Clare Austin, Simon Lack, Eva Haddon and Grizelda Hervey [repeated from 1971] 1969 Afternoon Theatre: Pilgrim's Way by George A.R. Rawlinson. 3 episodes : 25 October, 1 November, and 8 November 1969. Starred Simon Lack, Bernard Horsfall and Joanna Wake. [See 1972] Saturday Night Theatre; "Only Fair To Warn You","John Hyatt","R4","15.2.1969/2030","Simon Lack/Michael Kilgarriff/Michael Harbour" 1970 Emma Jane Austen 13 R4 4.1.1970 29.3.1970 Susanne Neve/Lockwood West/Simon Lack/Pamela Moiseiwitsch 1971 Afternoon Theatre: The Conquest by Honoré de Balzac 5 March, 1971 Starring Clare Austin, Simon Lack, Eva Haddon and Grizelda Hervey [repeated from 1968] Afternoon Theatre: The Outbreak by Arthur Swinson. 23 June, 1971 Starring Simon Lack, Eric Allan and Nigel Anthony 1972 [Either redone, but probably repeated from 1969, since it has the exact same cast]. Afternoon Theatre: Pilgrim's Way by George A.R. Rawlinson. 3 episodes : 11 June, 18 June, and 25 June 1972. Starred Simon Lack, Bernard Horsfall and Joanna Wake. 1973 A Second Class Risk, by R.D. Wingfield. First aired on Radio 4 on 10 January, 1973. Starred Geoffrey Matthews and Simon Lack. Thirty Minute Theatre: "Price Of A Tyre, The" by Stewart Farrar. First aired on Radio 4. 1 August, 1973. Starred Simon Lack, Anthony Brothers, Lorna Rosslyn and John Bentley Thunder On Sunday, by Karen Campbell 10 March, 1973. Starred Noel Johnson, Rosalind Shanks, Duncan McIntyre, Simon Lack and Tom Watson. 1975 Witch Wood, by John Buchan. 23 August, 1975 Starred Michael Deacon, Jack Watson, Rosalind Shanks, Simon Lack and Audrey Cameron 1976 Afternoon Theatre: The Ship That Found Herself, by Rudyard Kipling. 2 December, 1976. Starred Sean Barrett, Simon Lack and Peter Howell.