Raffles (radio series)

The series was a BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service co-production. The first two series were adapted from E. W. Hornung's stories by David Buck, and the last series was adapted by Olwen Wymark. The director was Gordon House, and the signature tune was composed by Jim Parker. Clyde and Cochrane had appeared together in the 1982 three part radio drama The Riddle of the Sands. Adapted by Colin Davis and Directed by Gordon House it was broadcast by BBC World Service January 1982 and repeated on Radio 4 Extra in January 2026. After playing Raffles and Bunny in eighteen episodes on BBC Radio 4 between 1985 and 1992, all adapted from Hornung's stories, Clyde and Cochrane reprised their roles for the radio dramatisation of Graham Greene's play The Return of A. J. Raffles, which aired on the BBC World Service on 17 January 1993. The third series of Raffles had also been broadcast on the BBC World Service from 10 December 1992 though 14 January 1993. Henry Stamper reprised his role as Inspector Mackenzie for the 1993 radio play. Gordon House, who directed the Raffles series, also adapted and directed the production, and it used the Raffles series theme music composed by Jim Parker. ==Cast==

Main • Jeremy Clyde as A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief and cricketer • Michael Cochrane as Bunny Manders, Raffles's companion Recurring • Henry Stamper as Inspector Mackenzie, a detective from Scotland Yard • Ron Pember as Crawshay, a rival working-class thief (Series 1) • Gordon Reid as Dr Theobald, a physician in Earl's Court, London (Series 3) • John Hartley as Mr Maturin, an alter ego of Raffles (Series 3) • Gudrun Ure as Mrs Fisher, a landlady in Ham Common (Series 3) ==Episodes==

Three series were aired with six 30-minute episodes each. An additional 60-minute radio play was broadcast in 1993, and was included in the BBC's home audio release of the third series. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 ==Release==

The series has been rebroadcast occasionally on BBC Radio 4 Extra since its original release. The third series was released in 2017. The release of the third series includes "The Return of A. J. Raffles" by Graham Greene. ==References==