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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 ...
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.
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.
The truth is revealed: there is no friend. Raffles is actually planning to burgle the shop of the jeweler, named Danby, underneath. Though Bunny is shocked to learn that Raffles is a burglar, he reaffirms his commitment to Raffles. Raffles takes Bunny to the cellar, then across an outside yard to a door that Raffles forces open with a jimmy ...
The Amateur Cracksman is an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung.It was published in the UK by Methuen & Co., London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York. [1] Many later editions (T. Nelson & Sons, 1914; University of Nebraska Press, 1976; et al.) expand the title to Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman.
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Anthony Valentine (17 August 1939 – 2 December 2015) was an English actor best known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in Callan (1967–72), the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in Colditz (1972–74), the suave titular gentleman thief in Raffles (1977), and the murderous Baron Gruner in the Sherlock Holmes episode "The Illustrious Client" (1991).
A. J. Raffles (character), a fictional gentleman thief in a series of books by E. W. Hornung Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917 film) , a silent adaptation starring John Barrymore and Evelyn Brent Raffles (1930 film) , a sound adaptation starring Ronald Colman