SERIES: 33 HALF MOON STREET
Starring: Michael Todd, Gabriel Bayman, Adrian Steed, Elaine Lee,
George Korelin, Clive Parnell, Marjorie Gordon, Gordon Mulholland,
Stuart Brown, Bruce Anderson, Joss Ackland.
Writers: Adrian Steed, Douglas Laws
Producer: Adrian Steed at Herrick Merrill Studios in Johannesburg
Total Episodes: Broadcast: 58 Archived: 58
First Episode B/C: 06/05/1965 Last Episode B/C: 28/06/1966
Radio Station: SABC – Springbok Radio
Synopsis:
This story centered around the private investigations company of “Assignments Unlimited”. An
organisation that investigated uncommon cases and who guaranteed successes at all time. The
main character was Aubrey Mason, chief investigator played by Michael Todd. In essence this
story reminds a lot of “Address Unknown”, with Henry Simon being replaced by Aubrey Mason. In
stead of missing persons being sought, this time around it’s uncommon cases being investigated
and solved. This series never quite settled. It had 3 time changes in the 13 months it was on air.
The first 17 episodes were written by Adrian Steed, who later became a well known face on South
African Television as presenter and news reader. The remaining episodes were written by another
very famous Springbok Radio personality, Douglas Laws.
This is one of several series’ that are not known by collectors internationally & in fact was not
remembered by many Springbok Radio listeners when research on this series began. For many
the name was familiar but no one could remember the plot or any story lines. No episodes of this
series is at present doing the rounds. It was interesting listening to this series and sad that only 58
were produced.
List of episodes preserved within the Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South Africa Sound
Archive:
Nr B/C Date Episode Title
01 06/05/1965 Parson’s Pride (First Episode)
-- 13/05/1965 No Programme B/C (Special Transmission)
02 20/05/1965 Chips for the Fish Monger
03 27/05/1965 A Kitten for Mr Katz
04 03/06/1965 The King and the Cauliflower Ear
05 10/06/1965 A Bag of Coal for Mr Lazenby
06 17/06/1965 A Blackjack for a Black Leg
07 24/06/1965 Swan song for Mr Singh
08 01/07/1965 Saved by the Gong
09 08/07/1965 Bannon and the Bogey Cat
-- 15/07/1965 No Programme B/C (Special Transmission)
-- 22/07/1965 No Programme B/C (Special Transmission)
10 29/07/1965 Hemp for the Hangman
11 05/08/1965 The Moon and a Million
12 12/08/1965 Confidential Cargo
13 19/08/1965 A Widow in Black
14 26/08/1965 Green for Danger
15 02/09/1965 The Man who thought too Much
16 09/09/1965 Dive Deep for Death
17 16/09/1965 The Reluctant Camel
18 23/09/1965 Two sides to the Shamrock
19 30/09/1965 The Short Term Ghost
20 07/10/1965 Food for the Dragon
21 14/10/1965 One is a Litter
22 19/10/1965 Requiem for a Rat
23 26/10/1965 Death of a Lifer
24 02/11/1965 Shanon and the Show Boat
25 09/11/1965 No Bells for the Bride
26 16/11/1965 A Toll for the Ringer
27 23/11/1965 Climb to the Depths
28 30/11/1965 Triple Crossed
29 07/12/1965 A Room to View
30 14/12/1965 Overture for an Overcoat
31 21/12/1965 Three Ships to the Bow
32 28/12/1965 Medicants Manor
33 04/01/1966 The Seal of Dorian
34 11/01/1966 Sammy Brodie’s Magnum Opus
35 18/01/1966 The Butcher who got the Chop
36 25/01/1966 The Receiver of Death
37 01/02/1966 No Money for Honey
38 08/02/1966 The Temporary Husband
39 15/02/1966 Killer Killed Twice
40 22/02/1966 Brass for the Broker
41 01/03/1966 The Lively Spirit
42 08/03/1966 The House that Shamos Built
43 15/03/1966 The Norse Opera
44 22/03/1966 Ring of Roses
45 29/03/1966 The Girl in the Ascot Hat
46 05/04/1966 Three for the Omnibus
47 12/04/1966 The Curse of the Silver Charlie
48 19/04/1966 Spring is for Fall Guys
49 26/04/1966 The Bow Street Blunder
50 03/05/1966 Tribute for a Blackmailer
51 10/05/1966 Dr Bishop and the Actress
52 17/05/1966 Passport to Paris
53 24/05/1966 Eat, Drink and be Buried
54 31/05/1966 Mr Bell rang the Changes
55 07/06/1966 Curtains for Caroline
56 14/06/1966 The Tomb of Sir Giles
57 21/06/1966 The Hysterical Hitchhiker
58 28/06/1966 And then there was One (Final Episode)
List Compiled by The Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South Africa. January, 2007
Starring: Michael Todd, Gabriel Bayman, Adrian Steed, Elaine Lee,
George Korelin, Clive Parnell, Marjorie Gordon, Gordon Mulholland,
Stuart Brown, Bruce Anderson, Joss Ackland.
Writers: Adrian Steed, Douglas Laws
Producer: Adrian Steed at Herrick Merrill Studios in Johannesburg
Total Episodes: Broadcast: 58 Archived: 58
First Episode B/C: 06/05/1965 Last Episode B/C: 28/06/1966
Radio Station: SABC – Springbok Radio
Synopsis:
This story centered around the private investigations company of “Assignments Unlimited”. An
organisation that investigated uncommon cases and who guaranteed successes at all time. The
main character was Aubrey Mason, chief investigator played by Michael Todd. In essence this
story reminds a lot of “Address Unknown”, with Henry Simon being replaced by Aubrey Mason. In
stead of missing persons being sought, this time around it’s uncommon cases being investigated
and solved. This series never quite settled. It had 3 time changes in the 13 months it was on air.
The first 17 episodes were written by Adrian Steed, who later became a well known face on South
African Television as presenter and news reader. The remaining episodes were written by another
very famous Springbok Radio personality, Douglas Laws.
This is one of several series’ that are not known by collectors internationally & in fact was not
remembered by many Springbok Radio listeners when research on this series began. For many
the name was familiar but no one could remember the plot or any story lines. No episodes of this
series is at present doing the rounds. It was interesting listening to this series and sad that only 58
were produced.
List of episodes preserved within the Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South Africa Sound
Archive:
Nr B/C Date Episode Title
01 06/05/1965 Parson’s Pride (First Episode)
-- 13/05/1965 No Programme B/C (Special Transmission)
02 20/05/1965 Chips for the Fish Monger
03 27/05/1965 A Kitten for Mr Katz
04 03/06/1965 The King and the Cauliflower Ear
05 10/06/1965 A Bag of Coal for Mr Lazenby
06 17/06/1965 A Blackjack for a Black Leg
07 24/06/1965 Swan song for Mr Singh
08 01/07/1965 Saved by the Gong
09 08/07/1965 Bannon and the Bogey Cat
-- 15/07/1965 No Programme B/C (Special Transmission)
-- 22/07/1965 No Programme B/C (Special Transmission)
10 29/07/1965 Hemp for the Hangman
11 05/08/1965 The Moon and a Million
12 12/08/1965 Confidential Cargo
13 19/08/1965 A Widow in Black
14 26/08/1965 Green for Danger
15 02/09/1965 The Man who thought too Much
16 09/09/1965 Dive Deep for Death
17 16/09/1965 The Reluctant Camel
18 23/09/1965 Two sides to the Shamrock
19 30/09/1965 The Short Term Ghost
20 07/10/1965 Food for the Dragon
21 14/10/1965 One is a Litter
22 19/10/1965 Requiem for a Rat
23 26/10/1965 Death of a Lifer
24 02/11/1965 Shanon and the Show Boat
25 09/11/1965 No Bells for the Bride
26 16/11/1965 A Toll for the Ringer
27 23/11/1965 Climb to the Depths
28 30/11/1965 Triple Crossed
29 07/12/1965 A Room to View
30 14/12/1965 Overture for an Overcoat
31 21/12/1965 Three Ships to the Bow
32 28/12/1965 Medicants Manor
33 04/01/1966 The Seal of Dorian
34 11/01/1966 Sammy Brodie’s Magnum Opus
35 18/01/1966 The Butcher who got the Chop
36 25/01/1966 The Receiver of Death
37 01/02/1966 No Money for Honey
38 08/02/1966 The Temporary Husband
39 15/02/1966 Killer Killed Twice
40 22/02/1966 Brass for the Broker
41 01/03/1966 The Lively Spirit
42 08/03/1966 The House that Shamos Built
43 15/03/1966 The Norse Opera
44 22/03/1966 Ring of Roses
45 29/03/1966 The Girl in the Ascot Hat
46 05/04/1966 Three for the Omnibus
47 12/04/1966 The Curse of the Silver Charlie
48 19/04/1966 Spring is for Fall Guys
49 26/04/1966 The Bow Street Blunder
50 03/05/1966 Tribute for a Blackmailer
51 10/05/1966 Dr Bishop and the Actress
52 17/05/1966 Passport to Paris
53 24/05/1966 Eat, Drink and be Buried
54 31/05/1966 Mr Bell rang the Changes
55 07/06/1966 Curtains for Caroline
56 14/06/1966 The Tomb of Sir Giles
57 21/06/1966 The Hysterical Hitchhiker
58 28/06/1966 And then there was One (Final Episode)
List Compiled by The Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South Africa. January, 2007
ADRIAN STEED
Writer & Actor of "33 Half Moon Street"
PICTURE (c) SABC PUBLICATIONS
Writer & Actor of "33 Half Moon Street"
PICTURE (c) SABC PUBLICATIONS
DOUGLAS LAWS
Writer of "33 Half Moon Street"
PICTURE (c) SABC BULLETIN, 1967
Writer of "33 Half Moon Street"
PICTURE (c) SABC BULLETIN, 1967
GABRIEL BAYMAN
Actor
PICTURE (c) SABC PUBLICATIONS
Actor
PICTURE (c) SABC PUBLICATIONS
