Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective

Season 1

1. Introducing: Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective Trailer

   Show notes

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is an LGBTQIA+-led comedy drama that mashes vampires and police procedural together into a fast-paced, sometimes gritty, sometimes romantic, and darkly funny mix.

   There are seven episodes in this first half-season, and we’re releasing them every two weeks. The first episode will be released on our ad-free Patreon feed on Friday 29 May, and on our general feed a week later, on Friday 5 June.

   We’re crowdfunding the second half of this season. You can sign up to our Kickstarter to be notified the minute it goes live.

   Jack Valentine is the lead character in Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

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   May 20, 2026 1 min

2. Dead Man's Hand

   Episode 1

   Show notes

   Jack and the Seekers investigate a murder bearing the telltale signature of old adversary.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Captain Langford – Joyce Greenaway

   Mina Parchek – Beth Eyre

   Pandora Carlton – Lowri Ann Davies

   Lisa Penrith – Jen Sugden

   Lawrence – Phillip Cotterill

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Jun 5, 2026 40 min

3. Eight of Spades

   Episode 2

   Show notes

   Jack sets out to prove to the rest of the Seekers that the Dealer is back.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Baron Drake – Pip Gladwin

   Captain Langford – Joyce Greenaway

   Dr Ed Castell – Ian Nutt

   Pandora Carlton – Lowri Ann Davies

   Hugo – Phillip Cotterill

   Additional Voices – Hedley Knights and Jen Sugden

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Jun 19, 2026 45 min

4. Jack of Hearts

   Episode 3

   Show notes

   Jack interviews local PI Mina Parchek, while Cam digs into Hunter’s past.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Mina Parchek – Beth Eyre

   Ms St Jean – Erika Sanderson

   Additional Voices – Hedley Knights

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Jul 3, 2026 37 min

5. Nine of Diamonds

   Episode 4

   Show notes

   The discovery of a second body sends the Seekers scrambling for leads, while Cam worries about Jack’s safety.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Baron Drake – Pip Gladwin

   Captain Langford – Joyce Greenaway

   Professor Wilks – Richard Rycroft

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Jul 17, 2026 43 min

6. The Joker

   Episode 5

   Show notes

   Mina gets a rude awakening, and Cam takes us back to his favourite case from the Dead Box.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Baron Drake – Pip Gladwin

   Captain Langford – Joyce Greenaway

   Ellie – Nancy White

   Dr Ed Castell – Ian Nutt

   Mina Parchek – Beth Eyre

   Additional Voices – Beth Crane

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Jul 31, 2026 40 min

7. Ten of Clubs

   Episode 6

   Show notes

   The discovery of a third body presents a disturbing solution to the question of the serial killer’s identity.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Baron Drake – Pip Gladwin

   Captain Langford – Joyce Greenaway

   Dr Ed Castell – Ian Nutt

   Pandora Carlton – Lowri Ann Davies

   Additional Voices – Maddy Searle, Phillip Cotterill and Adie Hart

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Aug 14, 2026 43 min

8. Dealer's Choice

   Episode 7

   Show notes

   In the last episode of this half-season, Jack finds herself trapped by the very killer she was supposed to catch.

   Click here for transcripts and content warnings.

   SUPPORT JACK VALENTINE!

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   For more of Jack Valentine’s exploits, read Josie Jaffrey’s ‘Seekers’ novels. Find out more at http://josiejaffrey.com/seekers.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   CAST

   Jack Valentine – Grace Kelly Miller

   Cameron Sawyer – Nathan Peter Grassi

   Deputy Boyd – Kofi Young

   Hunter LeMay Alderley – Max Windich

   Baron Drake – Pip Gladwin

   Captain Langford – Joyce Greenaway

   Professor Wilks – Richard Rycroft

   Dr Ed Castell – Ian Nutt

   Pandora Carlton – Lowri Ann Davies

   Ellie – Nancy White

   Frank the Hacker – Maddy Searle

   Mina Parchek – Beth Eyre

   Additional Voices – Beth Crane, Adie Hart, Phillip Cotterill and Richard Rycroft

   CREW

   Production support and script editing – Adie Hart

   Recording and sound design – Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of Battle Bird Productions

   Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is written by Josie Jaffrey and directed by Jen Sugden, with original music by Hedley Knights.

   Jack Valentine character art by Salome Totladze. All graphics by Josie Jaffrey.

   This podcast is made by humans, for humans (and vampires). No generative AI tools were used in its creation.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Aug 28, 2026 43 min

1. Feed Drop: Victoriocity Bonus

   Show notes

   In this bonus episode, Josie Jaffrey has updates about our crowdfunder for the next half season of Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective, and also news about our network, Fable & Folly.

   You can find the Jack Valentine Patreon here (for Dead Letters): https://www.patreon.com/c/josiejaffrey

   The Jack Valentine Ko-fi shop here (for swag bundles): https://ko-fi.com/jackvalentinepod

   And the May Day Special Edition BackerKit here (with freebie Cam short story "Blood Work"): https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/687947b5-b8d2-4c3d-814b-225c10a007ba/landing

   Episode seven was the last episode in this half season of Jack Valentine, so we’re taking a little hiatus until next year while we make more of the show. In the meantime, we’ll be bringing you taster episodes from other podcasts in the Jack Valentine family: highlighting other shows featuring our wonderfully-talented cast and crew.

   Today, we're bringing you the first ever episode of Victoriocity, co-created by our wonderful director Jen Sudgen, in which Inspector Fleet is sent to protect a celebrated scientist who has returned to England, and Clara Entwhistle travels to London to begin her new life as a journalist.

   Find out more at https://www.victoriocity.com/, and buy the excellent Victoriocity novel High Vaultage here: https://www.victoriocity.com/high-vaultage

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   Oct 2, 2026 38 min

2. Encounters: Black Mary Bonus

   Show notes

   In this bonus episode, we're bringing you a spooky Halloween treat: a short story from the world of Jack Valentine. It’s called Black Mary, and it’s narrated by our wonderful director Jen Sugden.

   Content warning: this is a vampire horror story involving the apparent death of children.

   You can find the Encounters short story collection here: https://buy.bookfunnel.com/ri7ixdsf6c

   For early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, join the Jack Valentine Patreon.

   You can also buy special swag and digi bundles at Jack’s Ko-fi.

   Get the shiny special edition of May Day on Backerkit.

   Encounters cover art by Martin Beckett. Music by Hedley Knights.

   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

   Oct 30, 2026 28 min