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Pages in category "Fictional British police detectives" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The first famous detective in fiction was Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. [1] Later, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes became the most famous example and remains so to this day. The detectives are often accompanied by a Dr. Watson–like assistant or narrator.
Where two detectives work together, they are listed as A and B; where a single detective is regularly accompanied by a non-detecting sidekick or chronicler they are listed as A with B. The author who created the team appears in parentheses. Detective Duos: Anabel and Looker – Author Bryant and John May – (Christopher Fowler)
Detective Chief Inspector James Japp (later Assistant Commissioner) – Agatha Christie (played by Melville Cooper 1931, John Turnbull 1934, Maurice Denham 1965, David Suchet 1985, Philip Jackson in the British TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 to 2013 and Kevin McNally 2018)
Fictional British police detectives (1 C, 90 P) S. Fictional Scottish detectives (5 P) W. Fictional Welsh detectives (2 P) Pages in category "Fictional British ...
He was the first fictional private investigator [18] Nameless Detective: Bill Pronzini: The Snatch [19] (1971) Harry Orwell: Howard Rodman: Harry O (TV) (1974) Hercule Poirot: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Ellery Queen: Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee: The Roman Hat Mystery (1929) Agatha Raisin: M.C. Beaton
This is a list of fictional male detective characters from novels, short stories, radio, television, and films. A. Detective Chief-Inspector Roderick Alleyn ...
The Secret Seven written by Enid Blyton (four child detectives) Tim Donohue, British secret agent from the book The Constant Gardener by John le Carré; Tom Klay in Bryan Christy's 2021 novel In the Company of Killers; Wyman Ford, from books by Douglas Preston