The Mysterious Mr Lynch
Wireless Weekly 4 October 1939
Genreserial drama
Running time30 mins (8:00 pm – 8:30 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
StarringPeter Finch
Written byMax Afford
Directed byLaurence H. Cecil
Original releaseOctober 9 (1939-10-09) –
December 18, 1939 (1939-12-18)
No. of series1
No. of episodes11

The Mysterious Mr. Lynch is a 1939 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It starred Peter Finch as its detective hero, Jeffrey Blackburn.

It was one of several serials written by Afford.[1] The serial is a sequel to Afford's popular Fly By Night.[2] The Mysterious Mr Lynch also did well and led to a sequel, Greyface.[3]

The ABC produced the scripts again in 1946, once more starring Finch, directed by Frank Harvey.[4]

Premise

Jeffrey Blackburn investigates a series of killings by Mr Lynch.

Cast

  • Vivien Edwards as Chief-Inspector Read
  • Peter Finch as Jeff Blackburn
  • Neva Crry Glynn as Both

Episodes

  • One (9 October 1939) – "The Running Noose"
  • Two (16 October 1939) – "The Barred Door"[5]
  • Three (24 October 1939) – "Death Moves at Midnight"[6]
  • Four (31 October 1949) – "The Black Executioner"[7]
  • Five (7 November 1939) – "Shadows from the Past"[8]
  • Six (14 November 1939) – "The Man from the Moor"
  • Seven (21 November 1939) – "The Playdelle Inheritance"
  • Eight (28 November 1939) – "Dawn of Reason"
  • Nine (4 December 1939) – "The Opening of the Door"[9]
  • Ten (11 December 1939) – "Gathering of the Threads"[10]
  • Eleven (18 December 1939) – "Murder Unmasked"[11]

Reception

The Wireless Weekly said "the play moved ahead in rattling good style. Anonymous telephone calls, mysterious pieces of rope, blood-curdling legends about a locked door, kept popping up... There is no doubt that Max Afford, who wrote the play, can be afraid of nothing, least of all his own vivid imagination "[12]

References

  1. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "PLAYWRIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA. LEADING RADIO DRAMATIST", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 35 No. 39 (September 28, 1940)), nla.obj-720714449, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  2. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "AUSTRALIA ON THE AIR", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 3 No. 2 (11 January 1941)), nla.obj-1309858540, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  3. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Thrilling Mew Serial", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 2 No. 50 (14 December 1940)), nla.obj-1309527191, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  4. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "National PROGRAMME NEWS Commercial New A.B.C. Serial Mystery Killer Stalks London", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 8 No. 23 (22 June 1946)), nla.obj-1334126297, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  5. ↑ ""THE MYSTERIOUS MR. LYNCH"". Macleay Argus. No. 8734. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "MONDAY .... OCT. 23", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 34 No. 30 (October 18, 1939)), nla.obj-726362000, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  7. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "RADIO PLAYS OF THE WEEK", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 8 No. 26 (13 July 1946)), nla.obj-1396876650, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  8. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "MONDAY . . . . NOV 6", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 34 No. 32 (November 1, 1939)), nla.obj-726492498, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  9. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "PLAYS OF THE WEEK", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 8 No. 31 (17 August 1946)), nla.obj-1400501179, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  10. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "PLAYS OF THE WEEK", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 8 No. 32 (24 August 1946)), nla.obj-1400524975, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  11. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "MONDAY .... DEC. 18", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 34 No. 39 (December 16, 1939)), nla.obj-729719738, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
  12. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "Mystery Thrills And Chills", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 34 No. 30 (October 18, 1939)), nla.obj-726360579, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
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