Baldi (radio series)
A promotional shot of the cast of Baldi | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country of origin | Northern Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | David Threlfall Tina Kellegher (series 1–4) Tara Flynn (series 5) |
| Created by | Barry Devlin |
| Written by | multiple writers |
| Produced by | Lawrence Jackson |
| Recording studio | RTÉ studios, Dublin |
| Original release | 1 October 2000 – 9 December 2010 |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Opening theme | Saint Agnes and the Burning Train, The Soul Cages |
Baldi is a murder mystery series first broadcast on the UK radio station BBC Radio 4. The 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 was produced by BBC Northern Ireland. Series 1 began broadcasting in 2000, while series 5 concluded at the end of 2010.