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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.
Raffles jams the door with wedge and gimlet, and Bunny draws the bolt on the connected dressing room's outer door. Bunny lowers the rope-ladder from the bedroom window, to prepare a way of escape. Raffles rifles the bedroom, but finds nothing of value. In the dressing room, Raffles is encouraged by the presence of the door's bolt.
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.
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.
BBC Radio adapted the story into the first episode of its Raffles radio series, "The Ides of March", which first aired on 20 October 1985. [6] The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The episode closely follows the plot of the original story, with some changes, including:
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.
The story was adapted into the ninth episode of the Raffles television series, with Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles and Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders. The episode, titled "A Bad Night", first aired on 22 April 1977.