Baldi
 Baldi is a BBC Radio 4 murder mystery series whose central character is 
Paolo Baldi (played by David Threlfall), a Franciscan priest on sabbatical, 
lecturing on semiotics at a university in contemporary Dublin. After helping 
the police as a translator for an Italian witness, he turns sleuth. 
Created by Barry Devlin, it is produced by BBC Northern Ireland.

Baldi makes a friend of DI Tina Mahon (Tina Kellegher for the first four series, then Tara Flynn), 
a member of the Garda, to the exasperation and anger of her senior officer, DS Rynne (Owen Roe). 
Baldi's spiritual superior, Father Troy (T. P. McKenna), also opposes Baldi 'meddling' with police affairs, 
preferring him to return to his priestly life.

Five series have been broadcast, totalling twenty-eight episodes. These have all been first aired in the 
45 minute Afternoon Play slot, with frequent repeats of the series on BBC 7. The regular cast includes 
David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher, Owen Roe and T. P. McKenna. Guest appearances have included some 
of Ireland and the UK 's leading actors, including Gerard McSorley, Martin Clunes, Stephen Mangan, 
Margaret D'Arcy, Niall Buggy, Adrian Dunbar, Michael Maloney, Bill Nighy, Sorcha Cusack, 
Geraldine James, Niall Toibin, Barry McGovern, Nick Dunning, David Kelly, Stephen Moore, 
Pauline McLynn, Sara Kestelman, John Kavanagh, Martin Clunes and Victoria Smurfit.

The theme tune is by Sting, and is called "Saint Agnes and the Burning Train".

A very good series. 

45 minute episodes


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Father Baldi - e01 - The Prodigal Son
Father Baldi - e02 - Keepers of the Flame
Father Baldi - e03 - Miss Lonelyhearts  
Father Baldi - e04 - The Emerald Style
Father Baldi - e05 - Death Cap  
Father Baldi - e06 - Devil Take the Hindmost
Father Baldi - e07 - Three In One  
Father Baldi - e08 - Twilight Of A God
Father Baldi - e09 - Schechter's Knot 
Father Baldi - e10 - Not for Life  
Father Baldi - e11 - Scratching The Surface 
Father Baldi - e12 - Early Retirement 
Father Baldi - e13 - Tempus Fugit  
Father Baldi - e14 - The Book Case 
Father Baldi - e15 - Sick Rose
Father Baldi - e16 - Settling Scores  
Father Baldi - e17 - The Dig 
Father Baldi - e18 - Far Pavilions 
Father Baldi - e19 - Cross Purposes
Father Baldi - e20 - Devil's Eye
Father Baldi - e21 - The Smoker 
Father Baldi - e22 - No Sin  
Father Baldi - e23 - The Empty Vessel
Father Baldi - e24 - Shelter 
Father Baldi - e25 - The Million Dollar Question  
Father Baldi - e26 - A Very Neglected Fish  
Father Baldi - e27 - A Green Murder
Father Baldi - e28 - Food of the Blue