Dick Barton Special Agent

[AAGR]

Has anyone else picked up 'Dick Barton Special Agent', which now seems to be on every evening (two x 15 minute back-to-back slots ....) on Talking Pictures?

Clearly it is ex-'Southern TV', but when was it first published ? And why was it peopled by actors who rarely went on to bigger and more glamorous things ?

[Jazzy Jag]

My Father used to tell me about Dick Barton.

Apparently it was a post war, daily radio show.

[tangerine_sedge]

If I remember correctly it was made in the early 80's. There was a similar programme starring Glynis Barber as "Jane" which held my attention much more...

[crmcatee]

You can pick some of them up on Amazon Firestick.

[belleair302]

I remember this from possibly the very early 80s. Animation of sorts and each episode was possibly fifteen mins. Pre WW2 story lines and not as fun as Jane.

[jet_noise]

Jazzy Jag said:

My Father used to tell me about Dick Barton.

Apparently it was a post war, daily radio show.

Mine too. Great theme

[Jazzy Jag]

jet_noise said:

Jazzy Jag said:

My Father used to tell me about Dick Barton.

Apparently it was a post war, daily radio show.

Mine too. Great theme

Absolute classic!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Barton

[Supercilious Sid]

AAGR said:

And why was it peopled by actors who rarely went on to bigger and more glamorous things ?

Like James Cosmo?

[Jazzy Jag]

I watched a few episodes but it really didn't match up to my rose tinted memory.

I kind of wish I hadn't watched.

[AJL308]

I'm sure as I recall it as a radio show in the mid/late 80's although I'm sure they were all rebroadcasts of stuff made in the 50's or earlier.