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Barrie Craig was a different kind of detective show and Craig as played by William Gargan was a different type of detective: a big gentle easy going guy who always believed his clients until evidence proved otherwise.In some ways, it poked fun at the private detective genre by giving Craig police-type powers and duties such as making arrests and filling out paperwork. This played off the wide variety of functions and investigations that other PIs took on that were really police...

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Barrie Craig: Two Dead Men

Dec 19th, 2025 7:01 AM

Release Date: July 16, 2012Barrie is protecting a woman’s jewels at a tennis match and then witnesses a tennis player dying by poison.Original Air Date: June 23, 1955Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Barrie Craig: Sucker Bait

Dec 12th, 2025 7:01 AM

Release Date: July 9, 2012A small college’s strong basketball team loses to two no-account schools feeding talk of the games being fixed.Original Air Date: June 9, 1955Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Barrie Craig: Visitor at Midnight

Dec 5th, 2025 7:01 AM

Release Date: July 2, 2012A man visits Barrie at midnight under the cloak of darkness to ask if a murder is unsolvable.Original Air Date: May 12, 1955Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Barrie Craig: Confession to Murder

Nov 28th, 2025 7:01 AM

Release Date: June 25, 2012Barrie arrests a boy for trying to mug him. When the boy confesses to an unsolved robbery and murder, Barrie seeks to clear him.Original Air Date: May 5, 1955Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Barrie Craig: Never Murder a Mummy

Nov 21st, 2025 7:01 AM

Release Date: June 18, 2012A mummy sent to Craig’s office sets him on the trail of a very modern murder.Original Air Date: March 30, 1955Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

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