Poirot

Apologies for arriving at your thread so late.

Current favourite detective?

Inspector Rex.

And his handlers (both actors) are not too hard on the eye either.

Detective past? Callan, Edward Woodward R.I.P.

Favourite detective novel? Two extremes; Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose (concur with Poirot and Foxy). And for a complete change of pace James Ellroy's L.A. quartet; "the Black Dahlia", "The Big Nowhere", "L A Confidential" and "White Jazz".

I did read Agatha Christie when I was a teenager and also went through a Raymond Chandler phase as well.

Overall, I guess I have a preference for noir and edgy.

Dear Severin,

Yes, I remember enjoying Callan too.

Inspector Rex is most enjoyable. Love Moser - also enjoy seeing a bit of European architecture - great show.

This genre does lend itself very well to noir - atmosphere again.

How fascinating is this thread.
I think my favorite is Morse and Lewis is still there.
Certainly Barnaby is always good and the English villages are almost
a tourist attraction.

In the TV series, Jack meadows and Mickey in the Bill are very
well drawn. The series is ending, oh dear, what will I do Saturday nights ?

Notice how, except for Colombo & Perry Mason all the ones mentioned are
British productions. The yanks just cannot do it.

On a different slant Judge John Deed is always a good story.

Must agree that Joan Hickson is the best ever Miss Marple and David Suchet is superb as Poirot.

I still enjoy Maigret.

But my favourites among the golden oldies are the unbeatable team of Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe.

Among the more modern fictional detectives I liked PD James' DALGLEISH.

I enjoyed the early Inspector Lynley mysteries but I think Elizabeth George's latest offering are a bit too portentous.

For something completely different try Matt Beynon Rees

http://www.amazon.com/Collaborator-Bethlehem-Matt-Beynon-Rees/dp/156947442

o sung wu,
Like you and Foxy I read the Five and I recall rushing home from school to listen to Biggles (adventure) in the afternoon. Police File was on radio on Monday nights and Randy Stone covered the Night Beat on Saturday night.

Early TV favourite was Peter Gunn, the music was terrific. Yep, Perry Mason and Rumpole. Agatha Christie is good, Murder she Wrote, Frosty and Midsomer Murders, but don't they have a lot of murders for a small place?

Talking about Rumpole!

Some may not know, but Old Bailey website has a search facility and it is interesting to put your, or any, surname in and see how many were victims, witnesses or criminals over the years. Some of mine were all of those and some were transported and others hung.

Sorry about going off topic, but could be classed as detective work