Baldi (radio)
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| Baldi | |
| Genre | Crime Drama |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher (to Series 4), Tara Flynn (Series 5) |
| Creators | Barry Devlin |
| Writers | Barry Devlin et al |
| Producers | Lawrence Jackson |
| Air dates | October 1, 2000 to present |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
Baldi is a BBC Radio 4 murder mystery series whose central character is Paolo Baldi (played by David Threlfall), a Franciscan priest on sabbatical, lecturing on semiotics at a university in contemporary Dublin. After helping the police as a translator for an Italian witness, he turns sleuth. Created by Barry Devlin, it is produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
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[edit] Summary
Baldi makes a friend of DI Tina Mahon (Tina Kellegher for the first four series, then Tara Flynn), a member of the Gardai, to the exasperation and anger of her senior officer, DS Rynne (Owen Roe). Baldi's spiritual superior, Father Troy (T. P. McKenna), also opposes Baldi 'meddling' with police affairs, preferring him to return to his priestly life.
[edit] Broadcasting Information
28 episodes have been broadcast, over five series. These have all been first aired in the 45 minute Afternoon Play slot, with frequent repeats of the series on BBC 7. The regular cast includes David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher, Owen Roe and T. P. McKenna. Over the years, guest appearances (or moreover, voices) come from some of the UK's leading actors, including Martin Clunes, Adrian Dunbar, Michael Maloney, Bill Nighy, Sorcha Cusack, Geraldine James, Niall Toibin, David Kelly, Stephen Moore and Victoria Smurfit.
[edit] Technical Crew
- Executive Producer - Sarah Lawson
- Producer/Director - Lawrence Jackson
- Writers include/have included:
- Simon Brett
- Bill Murphy
- Andrew Martin
- Martin Meenan
- John Murphy
- Francis Turnly
