Just Finished Reading Peter Robinson's Latest Book About Dci Banks

[viv38]

which I thoroughly enjoyed. I also like Peter James' books about Roy Grace. Which policeman do you like best ?

[viv38]

Hugh Bonneville is the right shape, but he's not good looking enough imo.

[shaneystar2]

Oh dear I didn't realise that link was that old dave !
No, Hugh Boneville doesn't really cut it as Roy Grace .
Can't think who I would choose for him .Clive Owen perhaps ...ooooh:)
I like David Morrisey .I think he would have been good as Banks .

[craft1948]

I thought Morgan Freeman was good as Alex Cross, but considering his age, and in the books his grandmother lived with him it wasn't really credible.

[davetuc]

Actually, David Morrissey is a good shout for either, Shaney. Forgot about him.

[viv38]

I agree David Morrisey would have been good as Banks, as long as he lightened up a bit, Tomkinson is just too miserable.

There's no mention of Annie's baby in the latest book. Does she only have one in the series on TV?

[shaneystar2]

Annie Cabot has never had a baby in the books .
I think they take a bit of poetic licence with TV and film adaptions sometimes They're never really true to the books .
The only television I have ever seen that was practically word for word from the book was Brideshead Revisited .

[EdmundD]

Montalbano in the Andrea Camilleri series
Troy in the John Lawton books
Bernie Gunther in the Philip Kerr books

[EdmundD]

And Martin Beck in the Sjowall & Wahloo 10 book series

[Tilly2]

Who was the 'posh' detective whose wife got shot. I think her name was Helen.

[daftgrandad]

Good evening viv.
I have read all the books by both authors and my favourite,is Roy Grace.
I watched the first TV adaptation of DCI Banks and was very disappointed.
IMO Stephen Tompkinson in the lead role was a very bad choice.Also,as was
said earlier,there is too much poetic licence involved.

[shaneystar2]

The John Lawton books are great .Have to agree with you there EdmundD.
I recently read his latest one, Then we Take Berlin ..brilliant .
If you like him you may like the series by David Downing
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/david-downing/

[shaneystar2]

That was Inspector Lynley Tilly .

[Tilly2]

No help for me re the posh detective?

[Tilly2]

Thank you, shaney!

[tonyav]

He had a Jenson Interceptor. Yilly !.

[Tilly2]

In the books he drives a Bentley, Yont.

[tonyav]

Does he I'm impressed[i, on the tv it's a Jenson [i]even more impressed].

[Tilly2]

Isn't it Jensen?

[tonyav]

Yes it is, Yilly, built in West Brom.

[Tilly2]

Another detective I can't think of is one who lived in a lovely flat overlooking a Cathedral and he had a sister who was a doctor. Her husband died. He was a farmer.