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Twelve series were broadcast on ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000. Created by renowned author Ruth Rendell, the first six series focused entirely on her main literary character, Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, played by George Baker. Repeat airings of these series changed the programme's title to The Inspector Wexford Mysteries ...
The Wexford series of novels are set in "Kingsmarkham", a fictional town in Sussex. [2] Kingsmarkham has been reported as "inspired by Midhurst in West Sussex". [3]Rendell says that Kingsmarkham "is not romantic at all, (with) ugly modern buildings, huge supermarkets, open car lots and bus garages, and sprawling blocks of local authority housing with the police station a concrete box of tricks ...
The Inspector Wexford series was successfully televised, starring George Baker as Inspector Wexford and Christopher Ravenscroft as Detective Mike Burden, under the title The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, with 48 episodes from 1987 to 2000. Rendell praised Baker's performance, stating "It was a marvellous achievement as an actor to make him more and ...
Pages in category "Inspector Wexford series" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
This is a list of fictional male detective characters from novels, short stories, radio, television, and films. A. Detective ... Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, by ...
From Doon with Death was the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964. [1] The story was later made into a movie in 1988. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who went on to feature in 24 of her novels.
It is the 8th entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series. The book was adapted in 1990 into a TV movie starring Peter Capaldi. [1] Plot
The Speaker of Mandarin is a detective novel by British crime writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1983.It is the 12th novel in her popular Inspector Wexford series. The plot follows the popular Kingsmarkham (a fictional market town in the county of Sussex) policeman as he returns from a holiday to China and investigates the death of another tourist.