Dead Drunk Detective is a seven part comedy-noir podcast serial starring the most unlikely of private detectives. How unlikely? He’s a drunk zombie, and his name is Johnny Stumbles. And with his sarcastic secretary Betty, he’ll have to deal with Dracula, The Bogeyman, and The Devil to get to the bottom of the case… and the bottle.
Recorded in front of a live audience, a new episode of Dead Drunk Detective will be available to download every Monday in October 2016. Find out who is involved on and off stage at the Cast & Crew Page.
If you would like to be in the audience for a recording of Dead Drunk Detective Season 2, check our Live in the Rotten Flesh page for venue info and times.
SERIES 1
Count Dracula has been shot. The fact that it couldn’t possibly kill him is beside the point. Someone is out for vampire blood, and it’s down to Johnny to find the culprit before someone gets hurt and the bar closes.
Johnny finally has a legitimate murder case to solve. Problem is, it looks like it could well be the perfect crime. Johnny is forced to leave no stone unturned and pull in every favour. Even if he has to get help from forensic scientist Dr. Jekyll… and the unpredictable Mr. Hyde.
The wife of Mr Green, The Bogeyman, is missing. And it’s up to Johnny to find her. But then, disaster. He falls head over heels in love with her. Even though she is a Banshee.
Episode 4: Made Off With his Head
When most people lose at cards, they lose money, their homes, even the shirts off their backs. When Johnny’s latest client loses at cards, he loses his head… The fact that he is the Headless Horseman is of little comfort. So it’s up to Johnny to keep a cool head, and find Horseman’s.
Episode 5: Unwrapping the Mummy Mystery
The Museum of Unnatural History is in trouble when a murder happens within their walls. And the only witness to the crime is an old Mummy from the Ancient Egyptian exhibit. Can Johnny crack the case? Is the Museum cursed? And can Johnny win back his prized office chair?
Episode 6: Hell To Pay
The Devil is being blackmailed and expects Johnny to catch the culprits. But Johnny’s relationship with Betty is worse than ever, and then his overbearing sister Melissa comes to town. It’s looks like Dead End’s drunk zombie private detective simply cannot catch a break. And then the unthinkable happens…
Episode 7: Lost a Bett
Betty’s gone missing and there’s something afoot that Johnny can’t quite put his finger on. The problem is that even as the evidence points toward increasingly sinister deeds, Johnny is drunker than ever. He will need the help of every ally he has in order to save his secretary. Even Melissa.
SERIES 2
Episode 1: Brought to Book
Johnny’s back and Betty is as furious with him as ever. Thank god Igor arrives with a conundrum for Johnny to puzzle out. But all is not what it seems. Especially at… CASTLE FRANKENSTEIN!
Episode 2: Look Who’s Stalking
Johnny’s being followed, and its by his least favourite of all the monsters of the borough… a child. And not just any child, a ghost child that has the power to follow him everywhere! Will Johnny find the child’s parents, or any semblance of privacy for that matter?
Episode 3: No Body There
A body is missing, and it’s up to Johnny to find it. But Johnny has been found by two people he didn’t account for… his parents. Not even Johnny can escape his parents when they are in town, so he has to solve the case either with them, or despite them.
Episode 4: Where Wolf
Johnny’s werewolf friend Hairy Potter is back, and more so than usual. Someone has stolen his identity in a very literal and physical way, and it’s up to Johnny to decide which duplicate is the real Hairy. And he’ll need the help of every bartender and vampiric noble in the borough to decide.
Episode 5: Rest in Pieces
Johnny’s sister, Melissa, is back in town, but her timing is rotten. Someone is tearing its victims apart. A legitimate psycho-killer. And Johnny has to find the culprit before the body count increases. And they’ll have to shake down every suspect above and below ground to do so.
Episode 6: The Con Test
Johnny’s nemesis has been revealed. And with the fate of the entire borough at stake, they engage in a battle of wits…
Christmas Special: Scary Christmas
Johnny faces his greatest challenge yet. He and Betty have to spend the holidays with his family. But something is not quite right at home, and it’s not just the gravy.
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