English tv, radio, and mystery writer, whose best known series character is Paul Temple and his wife Steve. Durbridge was the master of the cliffhanger and one of the most successful writers for television. Durbridge wrote Temple stories for BBC from 1938 to 1968. The character became hugely popular in Britain and his adventures were followed in many counties. In Durbridge's novels usually dialogue dominate, which sometimes reveal that they were originally written for radio or television. His characters belong to the middle-class and have much time to devote themselves in solving crimes - or planning them. The protagonist is sometimes a suspect who tries to free himself from the web of intrigues. Durbridge published 35 novels, several of them were based on his tv or radio series. Several of his books were written in collaboration with other writers, among them John Thewes, Douglas Rutherford, and Charles Hatton. In 1997 Alan Bleasdale created his own version of Durbridge's 1960s BBC serial MELISSA, in which a war correspondent, Guy Foster, falls in love with a beautiful but mysterious Melissa. Bleasdale described the mystery detective story as his "homage and tribute to one of this country's finest thriller writers." English tv, radio, and mystery writer, whose best known series character is Paul Temple and his wife Steve. Durbridge was the master of the cliffhanger and one of the most successful writers for television. Durbridge wrote Temple stories for BBC from 1938 to 1968. The character became hugely popular in Britain and his adventures were followed in many counties. In Durbridge's novels usually dialogue dominate, which sometimes reveal that they were originally written for radio or television. His characters belong to the middle-class and have much time to devote themselves in solving crimes - or planning them. The protagonist is sometimes a suspect who tries to free himself from the web of intrigues. Durbridge published 35 novels, several of them were based on his tv or radio series. Several of his books were written in collaboration with other writers, among them John Thewes, Douglas Rutherford, and Charles Hatton. In 1997 Alan Bleasdale created his own version of Durbridge's 1960s BBC serial MELISSA, in which a war correspondent, Guy Foster, falls in love with a beautiful but mysterious Melissa. Bleasdale described the mystery detective story as his "homage and tribute to one of this country's finest thriller writers."
