Best fictional detectives? Page 4

Quote: Timbo @ July 15 2009, 11:48 AM BST

I do not read much detective fiction, but I do enjoy Leslie Thomas' Dangerous Davies stories. The Peter Davison TV series is not so hot. I never saw Bernard Cribbins in the role, though I imagine he would have been pretty good.

Foyle's War is possibly the best TV series ever about the home front, and Michaeal Kitchen's Christopher Foyle is a great character; he behaves in the way we would all like to think we would behave in the same circumstances, but probably wouldn't.

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Love Dangerous too and Foyle.

My faves though are Jill Gascoigne in the Gentle Touch and Caroline Catz in that one with her and the blonde girl.

Quote: sootyj @ July 15 2009, 3:20 PM BST

Yeh and don't miss or I'll set Jack Klugman on you he beats up ninjas and punks.

What about really fat detectives? Cannon, The fatman and that one who owns a pie shop.

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Pie in the sky? Yes I used to love that too. Richard Griffiths. All that talk about food did it for me.

Quote: Griff @ July 15 2009, 11:44 AM BST

The Mousetrap, the single most boring thing I have ever sat through apart from Terence McNally's Frankie And Johnny In The Claire De Lune.

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You've not seen Les Miserables then?

Quote: Timbo @ July 15 2009, 11:48 AM BST

For the same reason I enjoy historical detective fiction, and C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series is as good as it gets.

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I really want to read those. Wish I had the time.

Oh, and I'll say Jonathan Creek too.

Quote: Nil Putters @ July 15 2009, 1:16 PM BST

Fletch

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Finally, someone who knows him.

Quote: chipolata @ July 15 2009, 1:18 PM BST

Are we ever going to get a DVD release of that in this country?

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God I bloody well hope so. I believe E4 are showing it, or they're going to start show starting next Monday. I'm not sure though.

Quote: chipolata @ July 15 2009, 10:47 AM BST

Or Goran from law and Order Criminal Intent. He's great.

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Is it wierd I find him very "appealing"?....

Danger Mouse.

No avatar Gav?

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Quote: zooo @ July 15 2009, 6:17 PM BST

Yayyyy!

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Which one was the man again?

Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ July 15 2009, 6:22 PM BST

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Great theme tune.

Quote: Aaron @ July 15 2009, 6:21 PM BST

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Cagney and Lacey!

Awwwwwesome 1980s cop show.

Quote: Nil Putters @ July 15 2009, 6:23 PM BST

Great theme tune.

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Defo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO8jQkdaeNQ

Quote: Gavin @ July 15 2009, 6:09 PM BST

Danger Mouse.

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Fictional? You mean...............

Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 15 2009, 1:23 PM BST

gotta mention Horatio Caine from CSI:Miami.

Old school, wild west sheriff with a natty line in opening zingers.

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http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/CSI/

Nick and Nora from the Thin Man movies, my favourite!