![]() ![]() His popular radio series The Armchair Detective attracted more than ten million listeners a week. He also began writing plays and crime series for BBC Radio. He appeared in the West End in numerous small parts, before taking a job with "The Daily Mail" during the late 1930s as a society reporter. He featured the character in many short stories and numerous novels as well as a stage play Dr Morelle, which he co-wrote with Arthur Watkyn. ![]() He met and married the actress Jane Graham while they were on tour in 1930.ĭudley created Dr Morelle for a BBC Radio anthology programme Monday Night at Eight during the Second World War. He began his theatrical career acting in repertory in Ireland, later joining Charles Doran's Shakespeare company. In the fifties the role was given to Cecil Parker, who co-starred with Sheila Sim.ĭudley was born Vivian Ernest Coltman-Allen, in Dudley, Worcestershire and educated at Taplow School. He was later succeeded by Heron Carvic, himself a writer. ![]() The Dr Morelle - "the man you love to hate!" - series was hugely popular during the 1940s and 1950s and originally starred Dennis Arundell in the title role. The actor and scriptwriter Ernest Dudley (1908-2006) was the creator of the hit BBC radio crime series Dr Morelle and also the television series The Armchair Detective. ![]()
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