While Harry Nile would become French’s flagship show, it would be far from his only one. Generally these live recording would include Harry Nile and an episode of another series. Episodes could be set after Harry has been settled in Seattle for several years or they could be set back when he was in Los Angeles with his office over a tailor’s shop.ġ75 of the 271 Harry Nile episodes French recorded from 1991 on were done before a live studio audience.
An episode might be told from the mid-1950s followed by one from the late 1940s. The series featured mostly local Seattle talent, although there were a few notable guest stars such as Russell Johnson ( Gilligan’s Island) and Harry Anderson ( Night Court and Dave’s World.) Harry Nile episodes were not told in strict chronological order. Harry was joined by his secretary (later partner) Murphy (initially played by Jim French’s wife, Pat.) Seattle had been left out, and French remedied that. While New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco all had radio private eyes during the golden age. In the course of time, Harry moved from Los Angeles to Seattle where intricate research and knowledge of Seattle history and geography would give the series a unique flavor and feel.
That year, French produced far more new episodes of his anthology series Movies for Your Mind. However, Harry Nile was popular and production of new episodes ramped up. Harry Nile star Phil Harper was still available and stepped back into the role for three new episodes in 1991. The play featured old time radio actors Jerry Hausner and Hans Conreid (who’d passed away during the intervening period.) The play was broadcast over radio station KIRO, which would become the new home of French’s radio dramas. “Favor a Friend” finally was aired in 1990. The change in format on KVI radio that had brought French’s first run (see part five) of audio dramas to an end back in 1978 that he had a recorded episode of Harry Nile that didn’t make it to air. THE GREAT DETECTIVES of Old Time Radio With Host Adam Graham Main menu Skip to content
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