Dossier on Dumetrius
Running time12 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2UE
StarringBruce Stewart
Written byLindsay Hardy
Directed byLawrence Henry Cecil
Produced byGrace Gibson
Original releaseFebruary 5 (1951-02-05) [1] –
October 2, 1951 (1951-10-02)
No. of series1
No. of episodes104
Opening themeLudo Philipp

Dossier on Dumetrius is a 1951 Australian radio serial by Lindsay Hardy.[2] It was hugely popular and was adapted into a book and a film. There were also several sequels.[3][4]

The lead role was played by Bruce Stewart who became an important writer.[5]

Premise

Major Keen of MI5 tracks down the criminal Dumetrius.

Cast

  • Bruce Stewart as Major Keen
  • Dinah Shearing as Hedy Bergner
  • Guy Doleman as Dumetrius
  • Frank Waters as Sgt Tom Coutts
  • Moray Powell as Col Milo Julian Fentris
  • Alan White as Hank Godowski
  • Reginald Goldsworthy as Peter Ridgeway
  • Ruth Cracknell as Dora

Adaptations

Hardy adapted the serial into a 1953 novel Requiem for a Redhead. This was filmed in England as Assignment Redhead (1956).

Sequels

The series was very popular. There were four sequels, with Stewart reprising his role in the first two:[6]

  • Deadly Nightshade, over 104 episodes in 1952.[7][8] This was turned into a 1954 novel The Nightshade Ring.
  • 26 Hours which aired 1952–53. This was turned into the 1955 novel Show No Mercy aka The Faceless Ones.
  • Two Roads To Samarra (1955)
  • The Smell Of Terror (1956)

References

  1. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Two New Shows Start This Week on 2UE", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 13 No. 5 (3 February 1951)), nla.obj-1436683892, retrieved 10 June 2023 – via Trove
  2. ↑ ""DOSSIER ON DUMETRIUS"". Maryborough Chronicle. No. 24, 862. Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Adamson, Peter (2014). Lindsay Hardy - the man who wrote Dossier on Dumetrius (PDF).
  4. ↑ Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. Eureka Media Communications. p. 362-371.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Mark (6 October 2005). "Obituary Bruce Stewart".
  6. ↑ Gregory Keen at Spys Guys and Gals
  7. ↑ "Serial to Replace Amateur Hour". The Age. No. 30207. Victoria, Australia. 21 February 1952. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "John Quinn's RADIO ROUND UP". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 42, no. 2, 091. South Australia. 5 July 1952. p. 26. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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