Rolf and Alexandra Becker also published five books parallel with the production of the radio play.
The story is set in the 1920s in Chicago and tells the story of Dickie Dick Dickens evolving from a simple pickpocket to the "most dangerous man in Chicago's underworld", "a shining star in the wonderful million city's gangster sky".
[1] In an interview Rolf Becker said that the play was inspired by American quasi-documentary crime series like Dragnet and some tendencies in film noir.
Dickie Dick Dickens came to Norway via Paul Skoe who was instructor for Radioteatret and was introduced to the play when on a work visit to a German radio station.
[1][6] Dickie Dick Dickens was played by Frank Robert,[7] and Jim Cooper by Jack Fjeldstad.
[8] Being first broadcast in the early 1960s when Norway only had one radio station and television was not as widespread as today, Dickie Dick Dickens became immensely popular.
[1] In 2001, listeners of NRK voted Dickie Dick Dickens the most popular radio play of all time.
Rolf and Alexandra Becker wrote five novels parallel with the radio play productions; the first one was published in 1959.