Roy Grace - On TV

[andybaha]

He's not all that well known but everytime I see this guy on the TV I think Roy Grace. Shaun Dingwall is his name.

 

[The Large One]

Good shout Andy.

I don't recall if Peter James has physcially described Grace, but I have it in mind that he is blond.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yes, Johnny Depp is the first person I think of when I read Norman Potting's contributions

My impression is more of Ronnie Barker in his characterisation of Charlie Farley.

 

[mona]

The books really are a good read especially now he's dropped the spiritulist hokum that permeated the early ones.

Thanks for that info. I read two of the early ones and was a bit put off by that bollox. I'll get back to reading them.

As someone born and bred in Brighton, at a push parts of Hastings, Bristol and even Plymouth look a bit like back street Brighton. But it should be filmed in Btn.

 

[Notters]

Good shout Andy.

I don't recall if Peter James has physcially described Grace, but I have it in mind that he is blond.

he describes him near the start of every book pretty sure he has brown hair.

 

[Badger]

Thanks for that info. I read two of the early ones and was a bit put off by that bollox. I'll get back to reading them.

As someone born and bred in Brighton, at a push parts of Hastings, Bristol and even Plymouth look a bit like back street Brighton. But it should be filmed in Btn.

Hastings just looks like Brighton 20 years ago, if it was set back then it would be perfect!

 

[Norman Potting]

Who should play the very lovely Cleo? Also Roy is a fan of the game played by men with odd shaped balls (I believe he is fixtures secretary for the Police rugby team)

 

[Manx Shearwater]

The missus has read all his books and reckons it ought to be the fella from Dalziel and Pascoe.

Not Warren Clarke by the way.

 

[Easy 10]

Phillip Glenister should be Roy Grace (just drop the northern accent)

Thats who I picture anyway.

 

[The Large One]

The missus has read all his books and reckons it ought to be the fella from Dalziel and Pascoe.

Roy Grace - a sweatie?

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Is he scottish? I'm sure he could 'do an accent'

 

[Established1982]

I've always pictured Chris Ellison, even though he is blatantly older than how Peter James describes Grace.. Possibly just because he's Brighton and used to be quite a hard copper on TV..

 

[Knotty]

I think Peter James has said that he doesn't want Roy Grace to be played by an actor who has already been a TV cop.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

That's Todd Carty out the window then!!

 

[Hornblower]

The books really are a good read especially now he's dropped the spiritulist hokum that permeated the early ones. I like being able to relate to the locations & it's nice to see the Albion getting the occasional mention.
Did any literary anoraks spot the misquote from the Go-Between whch he allowed to appear twice in Dead Man's Grip?

I'd like to give these books a go, what is the first one called?

 

[thisistips]

It's worth reading the books in order.

I reckon they're written in a style that would be easy to convert to a screen play, lots of short chapters used to maintain the pace. Would be like scenes

 

[Hornblower]

It's worth reading the books in order.

I reckon they're written in a style that would be easy to convert to a screen play, lots of short chapters used to maintain the pace. Would be like scenes

....and the first book is called?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

....and the first book is called?

Roy Grace Novels

Dead Simple (2005)
Looking Good Dead (2006)
Not Dead Enough (2007)
Dead Man's Footsteps (2008)
Dead Tomorrow (2009)
Dead Like You (2010)
Dead Man's Grip (2011)
Not Dead Yet (2012)

 

[Hornblower]

Roy Grace Novels

Dead Simple (2005)
Looking Good Dead (2006)
Not Dead Enough (2007)
Dead Man's Footsteps (2008)
Dead Tomorrow (2009)
Dead Like You (2010)
Dead Man's Grip (2011)
Not Dead Yet (2012)

Many thanks

 

[surrey jim]

I'd like to give these books a go, what is the first one called?

Dead Simple