From South Africa comes this hardboiled series about London detective Peter Troy, a detective whose adventures could be counted upon to fast women and plenty of action. The title of each episode featured a description of a woman -- blonde, redhead, vixen, witch, minx, Venus, brazen, doll, wildcat, and so on; it was not an enlightened time. It ran on Springbok Radio from December 10, 1963 to February 24, 1964. The sponsor, Irving & Johnson, disliked the series so it was moved to the English Radio Service from May 19 to November 28, 1964, making it the first on the English Service that was independently produced. A total of 51 episodes (two of which may have been repeats) were aired between the two services. It starred Tom Meehan, John Simpson, and Merle Wayne. There was an Australian version of the show that aired before the South African series, causing some confusion among old-time radio buffs.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D17w2ib69Y
Back in the Sixties, hair color on women characters was a Big Thing. Today, not so much.
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