"featured the character of Jackson Brodie as a private investigator and former police inspector. Her work is often celebrated for its wit, wisdom and subtle characterisation, and the surprising twists and plot turns . She has frequently criticised the media's coverage of her work when she won the Whitbread award, for example, it was the fact that she was a ""single mother"" who lived outside London that received the most attention. Now retired she lives alone in Stoke-on-Trent with her dog. In a recent interview she declared that she did not spend time in great literary parties or the London"
"Brodie's Law Brodie's Law is a comic book series created by Daley Osiyemi and David Bircham which tells the story of anti-hero, Jack Brodie, East end Gangster, expert thief and professional killer, who in a twist of fate gains the ability to steal his victims' souls and take on their appearance, memories and feelings. ""Brodie's Law"" takes place in the gritty underworld, nightclubs and dark alleys of the seedy metropolitan area of London. On what appeared to be a routine assignment, Jack was paid to break into a high tech lab and steal a disc that contained a top-secret experiment."
"Boston Blackie Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (October 19, 1881 – October 1928). Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an ""enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend."" Actor Chester Morris was the best-known Blackie, playing the character in 14 Columbia Pictures films (1941–1949) and in a 1944 NBC radio series. Boston Blackie is the role for which Morris is best remembered. Writer Jack Boyle grew up in Chicago, Illinois. While working as a newspaper"
"on NBC's game show ""Identity"" and played himself in the movie ""The Grand"". Brodie currently resides in Kirkland, Washington. Richard Brodie (programmer) Richard Reeves Brodie (born November 10, 1959) is an American computer programmer and author. He was the original creator of Microsoft Word. After leaving Microsoft, Brodie became a motivational speaker and authored two bestselling books. Brodie was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the older son of Mary Ann Brodie and Richard Brodie, a child psychologist. He graduated from Newton South High School and entered Harvard College in the fall of 1977 concentrating in applied mathematics with an emphasis on"
"is Dick Smothers (only one half of the Smothers Brothers was hired for the special), Henry Fonda and Michael Jackson. The special was mainly produced for CBS not by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), but by Bob Banner Associates, notable for Perry Como's Christmas specials. The producers paid CTW for the use of the set, some of the adult characters, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, with everything else, including the script and the Barkley costume, provided by Banner staffers. This program was nominated in the 31st Annual Emmy Awards (1979) under the category of ""Outstanding Children's Program"","
"Kevin McClory Kevin O'Donovan McClory (8 June 1924 – 20 November 2006) was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director. McClory was best known for adapting Ian Fleming's James Bond character for the screen, for producing ""Thunderball"", and for his legal battles with Fleming (later United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions). McClory was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in 1924, to noted actor Thomas John O'Donovan McClory (stage name Desmond O'Donovan) and Winifrede (née Doran), a writer, teacher and actress. He suffered from dyslexia. McClory's ancestry goes back to the famous Bronte family. Elinor McClory was the mother of Patrick"
"the lost and the dysfunctional. Intriguing, moving and funny, the character-driven stories conjure up a richly imagined world in which Brodie attempts to bring resolution to the victims of unexplained mysteries and comfort to the survivors of personal tragedies. He is the ultimate survivor himself—a bruised optimist, compelled to help others. Assisted by his faithful colleague Louise Munroe (Amanda Abbington), Jackson attempts to provide answers to those without hope of ever finding them any other way. Case Histories (TV series) Case Histories is a British crime drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie novel series by Kate Atkinson. It"
"of ""Casino Royale"". !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Bond Movie Producer Kevin McClory Kevin O'Donovan McClory (8 June 1924 – 20 November 2006) was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director. McClory was best known for adapting Ian Fleming's James Bond character for the screen, for producing ""Thunderball"", and for his legal battles with Fleming (later United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions). McClory was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in 1924, to noted actor Thomas John O'Donovan McClory (stage name Desmond O'Donovan) and Winifrede (née Doran), a writer, teacher and actress. He suffered from dyslexia. McClory's ancestry goes back to the famous Bronte"
"Jay Kristopher Huddy Jay Kristopher Huddy (sometimes credited as Jason K. Huddy) is an American artist, filmmaker, and video game designer from Western New York. He is best known for creating the video game parody ""Los Disneys"", a first-person shooter set in a dystopian future of Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom based on popular Urban legends and conspiracy theories. He later went on to develop television shows and another game, ""Blood of Bin Laden"", based on news stories leading up to and proceeding 9-11. In his book ""From Sun Tzu to Xbox"", former ""Village Voice"" writer Ed Halter described Huddy's work"
"issues. Series 3 of ""Brodie's law"" is planned, and will be the final installment of the ""Brodie's Law"" trilogy. A prequel to ""Brodie's Law"", under the working title ""Brodie's Tales"", is currently in production. A film adaptation is in development. Brodie's Law Brodie's Law is a comic book series created by Daley Osiyemi and David Bircham which tells the story of anti-hero, Jack Brodie, East end Gangster, expert thief and professional killer, who in a twist of fate gains the ability to steal his victims' souls and take on their appearance, memories and feelings. ""Brodie's Law"" takes place in the"
"by Blake Edwards. It was presented on ABC's ""Pepsi-Cola Playhouse"" as ""Death the Hard Way"" (October 17, 1954). A few years earlier Gargan had played a similar character in Martin Kane, Private Eye. Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was a detective drama heard on NBC Radio from October 3, 1951 to June 30, 1955. Detective Barrie Craig (William Gargan) worked alone from his Madison Avenue office. Unlike his contemporaries Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Craig had a laid-back personality, somewhat cutting against the popular hard-boiled detective stereotype. Others in the cast included Ralph Bell, Elspeth Eric, Parker"
"Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original ""The Bourne Trilogy"" series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Ludlum was born in New York City, the son of Margaret (née Wadsworth) and George Hartford Ludlum. His maternal grandparents were English. He was educated at The"
"J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American television and film screenwriter, producer and director, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Studio JMS, and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ""Babylon 5"" (1993–1998) and its spinoff ""Crusade"" (1999), as well as the series ""Jeremiah"" (2002–2004), and ""Sense8"" (2015–2018). Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film ""Changeling"" (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller ""Ninja Assassin"" (2009), horror film """" (2012), and apocalyptic horror film ""World War Z"" (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote"
"received positively by audiences. The movies and series were produced under the guidance of Executive Producer Jay Bernstein, who acquired the television rights from his close friend Mickey Spillane for one dollar. The show follows the adventures of Mike Hammer, the fictitious private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane, as he works to solve cases, often involving murder. A recurring plot line throughout the show focusses on the murder of someone the protagonist was close to, resulting in Hammer seeking out revenge. Keach was familiar with the tough and insensitive novelized version of Hammer and worked to make his"
"Detective Story (play) Detective Story is a 1949 play in three acts by American playwright Sidney Kingsley. The play opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on March 23, 1949 where it played until the production moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on July 3, 1950. The production closed on August 12, 1950 after 581 performances. The cast notably included Lydia Clarke who won a Theatre World Award for her performance. Other cast members included Ralph Bellamy as Detective Jim McLeod, Meg Mundy as Mary McLeod, James Westerfield as Detective Lou Brody, Joan Copeland as Susan Carmichael, Harry Worth as Dr."
"do not contain a summation. The first episode not to feature a summation was the season one episode ""Mr. Monk and the Airplane."" According to an interview with executive producer David Hoberman, ABC first conceived the series as a police show with an Inspector Clouseau-like character suffering from obsessive–compulsive disorder. Hoberman said ABC wanted Michael Richards for the show, but Richards turned it down. Hoberman brought in Andy Breckman as creator, and Breckman, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, introduced Dr. Kroger as a Doctor Watson-like character and an Inspector Lestrade-like character which eventually became Captain Stottlemeyer. Although ABC originated the show,"
"Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor, singer and songwriter who has had success on stage, film and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ""Nashville"", Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series ""Deadwood"", FBI agent Frank Lundy in ""Dexter"" and US President Conrad Dalton in ""Madam Secretary"". In addition, he is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting dynasty that began with his father, John Carradine. Keith Carradine was born in San Mateo, California."
"at a costume ball goes horribly wrong, and the five-year-old son of the wealthy Greene family disappears and is presumed dead; the body is never found. The main suspect is Boston Blackie, who is still haunted seven years later by what happened that night. Drawn back into the case, he finds that the truth of what happened that night is awash in a watery grave. A sequel to the graphic novel was published years later. Informational notes Citations Bibliography Radio shows Boston Blackie Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (October 19, 1881 – October 1928)."
"Law"". Petrie died of lymphoma on his 85th birthday in Los Angeles. He and his wife, the former Patricia Pope, had two children. George O. Petrie George O. Petrie (November 16, 1912 – November 16, 1997) was an American radio and television actor. Petrie was born on November 16, 1912 in New Haven, Connecticut. Petrie started in radio drama, including playing the title roles in ""Charlie Wild, Private Detective"" and in ""The Adventures of the Falcon"". He played Bill Grant in ""Call the Police"" and appeared on programs such as the syndicated horror program ""Murder at Midnight"" in 1947. Petrie's"
"obstructed, and that the gunshot's echo would have masked the direction of the shot. As such, it was impossible that Lloyd could have known where the shots were coming from unless he already knew where the gunman would be. ""Monk"" was originally envisioned as an Inspector Clouseau type of show by an American Broadcasting Company (ABC) executive. Learning about it, co-creator David Hoberman came up with the idea of a detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder in 1998. This was inspired by his own bout with self-diagnosed obsessive–compulsive disorder. Initially, Michael Richards was considered, but ABC and Touchstone (now ABC Studios) worried"
"by appearing as Spade on the first episode of the new series with what Dunning called ""a vocal telegram, wishing the new hero well."" Private investigator Charlie Wild had his headquarters in New York City. Leon Morse wrote in a review in the trade publication ""Billboard"" that the program had ""tough talk, vivid similies, a hard-guy hero and fantastic descriptions of females."" George Petrie played Wild in the NBC episodes. Kevin O'Morrison replaced Petrie when the program went to CBS, and John McQuade replaced O'Morrison on March 25, 1951. Peter Hobbs portrayed McCoy, Wild's assistant. The producers were Edwin Marshall"
"Scobie Malone Scobie Malone is a fictional Sydney homicide detective created by Australian novelist Jon Cleary. Named after the jockey Scobie Breasley, Malone made his first appearance in Cleary's 1966 novel ""The High Commissioner"". Cleary says he got the idea from meeting an Australian policeman he knew walking out of Australia House in London one day. He was on six months leave but Cleary wondered what if he had come to arrest the Australian High Commissioner for murder. Although the original novel was a best seller and turned into a film, Cleary did not originally intend to create a series"
"Anthony E. Zuiker Anthony E. Zuiker (pronounced ; born August 17, 1968) is an American creator and executive producer. He is best known as the creator of """". He produced all four editions of the ""CSI"" franchise: """", """", """" and """". Besides his work on ""CSI"", he created the murder mystery show ""Whodunnit?"" with Chris Abrego for ABC. Zuiker was also the creator of Cybergeddon for Yahoo!. He received a 2013 Pioneer Award from the International Digital Emmy Awards for Cybergeddon. In 2011, he launched ""BlackBoxTV"" for YouTube. He also assisted in the writing of ""Terminator Salvation"". Most recently,"
"Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a ""consulting detective"" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's ""A Study in Scarlet"", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ""The Strand Magazine"", beginning with ""A Scandal in Bohemia"" in 1891; additional tales appeared"
"Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a ""consulting detective"" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's ""A Study in Scarlet"", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ""The Strand Magazine"", beginning with ""A Scandal in Bohemia"" in 1891; additional tales appeared"
"of Ludlum's works are published under the trademark Treadstone, which is held by ""The Executor Of The Robert Ludlum Estate"". Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original ""The Bourne Trilogy"" series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Ludlum was born in New York City,"
"Company. The team completed the journey in 104 days. He later wrote, produced and directed the 1957 film, ""The Boy and the Bridge"", with financial assistance from heiress Josephine Hartford Bryce (sister of Huntington Hartford) and her husband Ivor Bryce a friend of Ian Fleming. Bryce was a close friend of Ian Fleming. In 1958 Fleming approached McClory to produce the first Bond film. McClory rejected all of Fleming's books but felt that the character James Bond could be adapted for the screen. McClory, Bryce, Fleming and Jack Whittingham developed the new James Bond character through a number of treatments"
"Police Department, the Police surgeon Thomas Bond offered a basic profile of Jack the Ripper based on his post mortem examination of the canonical victims. Based on the killer's anatomical understandings, the surgical skill of the brutal mutilations, as well as the sexual nature of the murders, Bond surmised that the serial killer (who later came to be known as Jack the Ripper) was a male with basic medical knowledge harboring misogynistic rage. The first known successful (though only semi-accurate) criminal profile was the one compiled by the psychiatrist James Brussel on New York City's Mad Bomber in 1956. After"
"detective agency, inspired three films starring Jim Bannon. ""I Love A Mystery"" (1945), ""The Devil's Mask"" and ""The Unknown"" (both 1946) combined offbeat murder mystery stories with atmospheric horror elements. Chester Morris played Boston Blackie, a former jewel thief turned detective, in fourteen films from 1941 to 1949. Produced by Columbia Pictures, many were mysteries laced with comic relief such as ""Meet Boston Blackie"" (1941), ""Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion"" (1945), ""The Phantom Thief"" (1945), and ""Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture"" (1949). Columbia also turned the Crime Doctor radio show into a series of mystery films starring Warner Baxter. Most of"
"James Bond was created by 20th Century author and mentor to Fleming, Phyllis Bottome in her 1946 novel, ""The Lifeline"". Distinct similarities between the protagonist in ""The Lifeline"", Mark Chalmers and Bond have been highlighted by spy writer, Nigel West. Fleming took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist James Bond, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the definitive field guide ""Birds of the West Indies""; Fleming, a keen birdwatcher himself, had a copy of Bond's guide and he later explained to the ornithologist's wife that ""It struck me that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and"
"Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles as Private Leonard ""Gomer Pyle"" Lawrence in ""Full Metal Jacket"" (1987), Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in ""Daredevil"" (2015–2018), NYPD Detective Robert Goren in """", Edgar the Bug in ""Men in Black"" (1997), and Vic Hoskins in ""Jurassic World"" (2015). Among other honors, D'Onofrio is a Saturn Award winner and an Emmy Award nominee. D'Onofrio was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Sicily. His parents, Gennaro and Phyllis D'Onofrio, an interior"
"Jack Frost (detective) Detective Inspector William Edward ""Jack"" Frost, GC, is a fictional detective created by R. D. Wingfield—characterised as sloppy, untidy, hopeless with paperwork—but unmatched at solving mysteries. The character has appeared in two radio plays, ten published novels, and a TV series spanning 42 episodes between 1992 and 2010. ""Jack"" is a nickname, alluding to Jack Frost. The character first appeared in a radio play entitled ""Three Days of Frost"" first transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 12 February 1977. He was portrayed by Leslie Sands. The character's second appearance was also on BBC Radio 4, in a"
"was a truly diverse and adventurous crew of creatives. Without Colony, the sci-fi TV landscape is far less interesting."" Cuse and writer Graham Roland created for television a series based on Jack Ryan, the CIA analyst character, created by novelist Tom Clancy in the 1980s. Amazon Video has given an 8-episode straight-to-series order. Cuse co-wrote, with Roland, five of the eight episodes. Jack Ryan is an original story that borrows from Tom Clancy's DNA rather than an adaptation of any of Clancy's work. The series stars John Krasinski as Ryan, ""an up-and-coming CIA analyst as he uncovers a pattern in"