Britains Favourite Detective??

[ToraToraTora]

Just watched this, How is the Guvnor, Jack Regan not even in the top 30? What's shilo pitt.

[iluvmargie]

Columbo for me, although he's not British, I notice he is in the list. Hated Stephen Tomkinson as Banks, Banks was written as more handsome and debonair than Tomkinson could every portray. I like John Simms very much, but again Roy Grace is described as a much bigger man, while John Simms is only slight in build. However, I would definitely watch if they did re-schedule after covid.

[EdmundD]

I quite liked Inspector George Gently, mainly for the 1960s setting. Ditto Endeavour.

[andy-hughes]

tomus - // Most people that know who jack regan is are dead by now. //

Do you mind!!!!!!

The Sweeney first aired in 1975, I was twenty that year, and I'm only sixty-five now!!

Cheek!!!!!

Young people today ….. (sound of muttering and mumbling and a door quietly closing …)

[andy-hughes]

Wot no Sweeney????

SHEEEAAATTT IT!!!!!!!!

[ummmm]

When I was in hospital the lady in the bed next to me was called Holmes. My surname is Moriarty. I convinced the nurse to write Sherlock and professor and see if anyone noticed.

[Atheist]

For me, Basil Rathbone is Sherlock Holmes.

[ummmm]

Andy....have you seen The Sweeney with Ray Winston? I thought it was brilliant.

[Calibax]

This poll was conducted among current ITV viewers, most of whom will never have watched or even heard of The Sweeney, No Hiding place, Peter Wimsey, Sexton Blake etc.

[ummmm]

I used to love The Sweeney as a kid. The one with Ray Winston is very violent in comparison.

[ToraToraTora]

I've seen the Movie version with Ray Winstone, it'd alright but not a patch on the real Guvna! YOU'RE NICKED SUNSHINE!

[MargoTester]

I liked Gene Hunt - Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. Not PC enough for today's audience I guess

[bhg481]

Does anybody else remember Fabian of the Yard? Perhaps he doesn't count as they were real stories from his memoirs; he was played by Bruce Seaton, I think.

[cashier]

As Iluvmargie said Roy Grace is a bigger man than John Simm, also considerably taller.
John Simm is 5'9" the same as Alan Banks. Stephen Tomkinson isn't. I don't like him as Alan Banks because of this and also he is far too intense, for the role.

[ummmm]

TTT....give it a go. I think it's sympathetic to the original but just more realistic.

[iluvmargie]

Actually cashier, after just reading your post, John Simm would be far better to play Alan Banks, just about sexy enough!

[BAKERS DOZEN]

For all the Jeremy Brett fans I am currently recording the shows from series 1. They are on ITV 4 at 07.40 am each morning and then ITV 4+1 at 08.40 am.

[ToraToraTora]

I was always a Rathbone man but for a more recent version I Liked Johnny Lee Miller in Elementary, nice variation having Lucy Liu as Watson. Cummerbund is pretty good but I think JLM has the edge.

[Captain2]

1 Rebus (Ken Stott) by a country mile for me (and the books are brilliant too, if read in order of publication).
2 Morse
3 Taggart (Mark McManus series only though)

[Togo]

Where did Inspector Gadget come,.....and Danger Mouse?

[Sipowicz]

Andy Sipowicz.