ENTER "THE DEAN"

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 116, 12 September 1941, Page 9

ENTER "THE DEAN"

New Radio Robin Hood

RIMINALS with a Robin Hoodish penchant for redressing wrongs and robbing the rich to. give to the poor have a niche all to themselves in crime fiction. Yet another of them will be introduced to New Zealand listeners in the locally-made radio serial Beyond the Law, which is due to start soon from the ZB stations. The central character of Beyond the Law is "The

Dean," who is reported to be a cross between "The Saint" and "The Black Moth," and who wends a cheerful way through a story thronged with characters as sinister as ever embellished the pages of an Edgar Wallace novel. "The Dean" is thé creation of Henry Howlett, who is already well known to followers of both the National and Commercial stations. In Beyond the Law he has the distinction of being author, producer, and chief player. The other members of the cast, which includes Harry Painter, Cedric Gardiner, Nancy Fletcher, and Stan Vinsen, are well known in amateur dramatic circles in Wellington. In the role of Andrew McPherson, assistant to the Scotland Yard Inspector, who is endeavouring to catch up with "The Dean," is Andrew Fleming, who as "Andra" conducts 2ZB’s Scottish session. Before coming to New Zealand, Mr. Howlett had wide experience in Australian broadcasting, first with the James Raglan organisation and then with the ABC. He has been heard a: good deal over the air in this country, notably as Inspector Hornleigh in the NBS series. "Outside the Law," which runs to 52 episodes, will start from Station 24B this Friday, September 12, and from the other ZB stations and from 2ZA, Palmerston North, on successive _ Fridays. It will be heard at 7.15 p.m. on Friday nights and 8.15 p.m. on Saturdays.