The Affairs of Harlequin

The Affairs of Harlequin is a 1951 Australian radio serial written by Morris West. It starred Robert Peach as George Harlequin.^[2]

The Affairs of Harlequin

Genre	drama serial
Running time	30 mins
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Home station	3DB[1]
Written by	Morris West
Recording studio	Melbourne
Original release	16 April 1951
No. of series	1

Background

According to The Age the first episode "The Affair of the Golden Girl" focuses on newsporter Richard Ashley (played by Richard Davies) who "becomes involved when he meets Irishman Mike McCreary in a Munich cafe, and under takes to deliver a message to the mysterious Harlequin. Ashley joins Harlequin on an assignment to combat a racket in fake exit permits."^[3]

The series was highly successful.^[4]

References

1. "WORTH HEARING". The Herald. No. 23, 071. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Featured in New DB, AW Serials". The Age. No. 29, 938. Victoria, Australia. 12 April 1951. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "NEW DB DRAMA SERIES BY LOCAL SCRIPTER". The Age. No. 29, 938. Victoria, Australia. 12 April 1951. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "MUST ALL RADIO TOUGHS BE FOREIGNERS?". The Sun. No. 13984. New South Wales, Australia. 7 December 1954. p. 33 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.