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Raffles is a 1977 television series adapted from the A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung. [2] The stories were adapted by Philip Mackie.. Set in Victorian era London, the series features the criminal adventures of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, as they test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables ...
Raffles is a British radio programme including eighteen episodes that first aired on BBC Radio 4 from 1985 to 1992, [1] and an additional radio play that aired in 1993 on the BBC World Service. [2] The series was directed by Gordon House and was based on the A. J. Raffles stories (first published 1898–1909) by author E. W. Hornung .
Anthony Valentine portrayed Raffles in the 1977 television series Raffles and its 1975 pilot episode. Nigel Havers portrayed Raffles in the 2001 television film Gentleman Thief. The BBC had been developing a new Raffles series, to be helmed by BAFTA winner Sukey Fisher. [61] As of 2021, its status is unknown.
1904 Collier's illustration by J. C. Leyendecker. A. J. Raffles is a British fictional character – a cricketer and gentleman thief – created by E. W. Hornung.Between 1898 and 1909, Hornung wrote a series of 26 short stories, two plays, and a novel about Raffles and his fictional chronicler, Harry "Bunny" Manders.
The story was adapted as the seventh episode of the Raffles television series, with Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders. The episode, titled "A Trap to Catch a Cracksman", first aired on 8 April 1977.
The story was adapted into the pilot episode of the Raffles television series, with Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders. The episode, titled "The Amateur Cracksman", first aired on 10 September 1975.
The story was adapted as the fifth episode of the Raffles television series, with Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders. The episode, titled "The Chest of Silver", first aired on 25 March 1977.
The story was adapted into the pilot of the Raffles television series, with Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders. The episode, titled "The Amateur Cracksman", first aired on 10 September 1975.