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This CBS series began in 1949 featuring the adventures of Inspector Peter Black of Scotland Yard. The series attempted to leverage American’s love of British mysteries as well as the large number of British Expatriates in Hollywood at the time  in order to create a mystery series that would stand out for the large number that proliferated on radio during this era.

The series had four separate runs:  a 1949-50 season, a 1950 summer run, and a 1951 Summer run that would lead into a time slot in the 1951-52 radio season. Only a little more than a dozen episode survive from this well-written and well-acted series that is sadly underrated.

Radio Episode Log:

Ted De Corsia Episodes:

• Three For All (Original Air Date: November 10, 1949)
• Pursuit of the Tall Man (Original Air Date: January 6, 1950)
• Pursuit on Lundy Island (Original Air Date: February 7, 1950)
• Pursuit and the Man Who Confessed (Original Air Date: April 11, 1950)

John Dehner Episodes:

• Pursuit of the Man Who Couldn’t Go Home  (Original Air Date: July 1, 1950)
• Pursuit of the Masked Five (Original Air Date: July 8, 1950)
• Pursuit of the Limehouse Killers (Original Air Date: July 15, 1950)
• Pursuit in the North Sea (Original Air Date: July 22, 1950)

Ben Wright Episodes:

• Pursuit of the Lonely Heart (Original Air Date: July 31, 1951)
• Pursuit and the Knife Boys (Original Air Date: August 14, 1951)
• Pursuit at the Vicarage (Original Air Date: August 21, 1951)
• Pursuit and the Ladies of Farthing Street (Original Air Date: September 18, 1951)
• Pursuit and the Man Who Died Late (Original Air Date: October 2, 1951)
• Pursuit of the Night Ferry (Original Air Date: November 20, 1951)
• Pursuit of the Loch Ness Killer (Original Air Date: December 11, 1951)
• Pursuit of the Thames Pirates (Original Air Date: February 12, 1952)
• Pursuit of the Woman in Gray (Original Air Date: February 26, 1952)
• Pursuit in Clynewydd Mine (Original Air Date: March 4, 1952)
• Pursuit and the Asiatic Killer (Original Air Date: March 11, 1952)

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Episode log source: Digital Deli FTP