What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
P. D. James
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One woman's devotion (or addiction) to television detective and crime shows from Columbo to Cracker, Morse to Monk, The Wire to Waking the Dead.
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Who is your favourite sidekick?
About Me
I’m fairly well-educated and pretty well-read. You might even say I’m quite cultured – I love the arts, cinema, fashion and have very particular taste in music. But amongst all of this, I love television detective programmes and crime shows. I can’t get enough of them. So I thought I’d write a blog about it.
Regular Features
Crime Hotspots - The settings for murders, mysteries and detection
Glossary of Terms - jargon explained
Quote of the Week - Words of wisdom about crime, television and detectives
Song of the Week - Vaguely crime-related songs
Style File - Clothing in crimeshow aka the Fashion Police!
Viewing - What I've been watching recently
Glossary of Terms - jargon explained
Quote of the Week - Words of wisdom about crime, television and detectives
Song of the Week - Vaguely crime-related songs
Style File - Clothing in crimeshow aka the Fashion Police!
Viewing - What I've been watching recently
Blog Archive
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- Quote of the Week: PD James
- Sunday Schedule
- Song of the Week: New Order "Thieves Like Us"
- Style File: Waking the Dead
- Ironside Triple
- Wot No Detectives?
- Theories on The Wire Part 3
- Resolution Update
- Theories on The Wire Part 2
- Theories on The Wire, Part 1
- A better version of Ashes to Ashes
- Glossary of Terms: Red Ball
- Game Over
- Song of the Week: The Clash "Somebody Got Murdered"
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If you were murdered, who would you want in charge of solving the crime?
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1 comment:
Well written article.
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