Coules, Bert

Last Edited: 08-Apr-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

A playwright with many radio adaptations to his credit.

Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
Broadcast
BBC 7
02-Jan-2005
Fear on Four – Every Detail but One
Helena Breck, Diana Olson, Karen Archer, John Sampson, Anthony
Jackson, Victoria Carling, Paul Gregory, Brian Hewlett
Narrated by Edward be Souza
Directed by Jerry Jones
28:43, 26969, S
Broadcast
BBC 7
26-Mar-2005
Fear on Four – The Journey Home
Richard Pascoe, Helena Breck, Crawford Logan, Simon Cuff
Narrated by Edward be Souza
Directed by Jerry Jones
28:36, 26819, S
03-Jan-1991
Broadcast
BBC 7
15-May-2005
Fear on Four – Green and Pleasant
Karen Archer, Nigel Carrington, Rebecca Jones, Jonathan Tafler,
Bryan Miller, Jenny Howe
Narrated by Edward be Souza
Directed by Jerry Jones
28:48, 27006

The Merrison-Sachs Series (pastiche), The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Date Title Cast Parameters
30-Jan-2002 (S)
R7:
18-Jun-2003
Madness of Colonel Warburton, The
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Timothy West,
Eleanor Bron, Struan Roger, Jamie Newell,
David Bannerman, Claire Corbett
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:57, 41214, S
06-Feb-2002 (S)
R7:
19-Jun-2003
Star of the Adelphi, The
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, John Bett, Philip
Anthony, Andrew Wyncot, Richenda Carey,
Jasmine Hyde, David Bannerman, Helen Ayres
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
44:06, 41352, S
13-Feb-2002 (S)
R7:
20-Jun-2003
Peculiar Persecution of Mr. John
Vincent Harden, The
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Jane Asher, David
Thorpe, Claire Corbett, Peter Downey
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:58, 41222, S
20-Feb-2002 (S)
Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria
Wilson, The
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Toya Wilcocks,
Roy Hudd, Sean Probert, Sean Baker
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
44:04, 41318, S
27-Feb-2002 (S)
Saviour of Cripplegate Square, The
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Tom Baker, Siobhan
Redmond, David Holt, Jasmine Hyde, Andrew Wyncot,
Helen Ayres
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
44:05, 41330, S
18-May-2004
The Abergavenny Murder
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Ioan Meredith
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:50, 41098, S
25-May-2004
The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily
Smith
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Mark Gatis,
Christian Rodsga, Jaime Barbakov, Philip Fox,
Rachel Atkins, Chris Mora
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:34, 40858, S
01-Jun-2004
The Tragedy of Hanbury Street
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Lindsay Duncan,
Colette O'neil, Lydia Leonard, John Rowe,
Chris Moran, Philip Fox, Frances Jeater
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:39, 40925, S
08-Jun-2004
The Case of the Determined Client
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Fritha Goodey,
Ian Masters, Philip Fox, Rhys Meredith, Joanna
Mccallum, John Rowe
Written By Bert Coules
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:38, 40918, S
15-Jun-2004
The Striking Success of Miss
Franny Blossom
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Geoffrey
Whitehead, Maggie Steed, Stephen Thorne,
Scott Brooksbank, Philip Fox, John Rowe,
Alice Hart
Directed By Patrick Rayner
43:43, 40991, S
26-Dec-2008
The Remarkable Performance of Mr
Frederick Merridew
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Hugh Bonneville,
Malcolm Tierney, Jill Cardo, Jonathan Tafler,
Donnla Hughes, Stephen Critchlow
By Bert Coules
Pianist Michael Haslam
director Patrick Rayner
43:34, 40854, S
02-Jan-2009
The Eyes of Horus
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Colette O'Neil,
Stephen Thorne, Stephen Critchlow, Jonathan
Tafler, Janice Acquah, Malcolm Tierney,
Paul Rider
Director Patrick Rayner
43:05, 40393, S
09-Jan-2009
The Thirteen Watches
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Nigel Anthony,
Siôn Probert, Stuart Milligan, Iam Mirza, Robert
Lonsdale, Donnla Hughes, Dan Starkey
Director Patrick Rayner
43:42, 40970, S
16-Jan-2009
The Ferrers Documents
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, Stephen Thorne,
Thomas Arnold, Jonathan Tafler, Donnla Hughes,
Gunnar Cauthery, Janice Acquah, Dan Starkey
Director Patrick Rayner
43:47, 41048, S
05-Apr-2010
06-Apr-2010
The Marlbourne Point Mystery
Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs, James Laurenson,
Piers Wehner, Nigel Hastings, Pik-Sen Lim, Joseph
Cohen-Cole, Bruce Alexander, Richard Dillane,
Tessa Nicholson, Bert Coules
Violinists: Leonard Friedman and Ian Humphries
Producer Patrick Rayner
43:02, 40345, S
43:35, 40872, S

Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters