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  2. The Last Detective - Wikipedia

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    The Last Detective is a British TV comedy drama series, broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007, starring Peter Davison as the title character, Detective Constable "Dangerous Davies". The series is based on the "Dangerous Davies" series of novels written by Leslie Thomas, and was filmed in the north London suburbs of Willesden ...

  3. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Wikipedia

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    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith set in Botswana and featuring the character Mma Precious Ramotswe. The series is named after the first novel, published in 1998. Twenty-four novels have been published in the series between 1998 and 2022.

  4. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies - Wikipedia

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    Followed by. Blue Shoes and Happiness (2006) In the Company of Cheerful Ladies is the sixth in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Gaborone, Botswana, and featuring the Motswana protagonist Precious Ramotswe . Work and personal worries, and the reappearance of her cruel first husband, threaten ...

  5. The Street (British TV series) - Wikipedia

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    13 April 2006. ( 2006-04-13) –. 17 August 2009. ( 2009-08-17) The Street is a British drama television series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an all-star cast including Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane ...

  6. Jayne Middlemiss - Wikipedia

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    Jayne Middlemiss (born 3 February 1971) [citation needed] is an English television and radio presenter. She began presenting music television shows including The O Zone and Top of the Pops in the mid-1990s, as well as other television and radio shows, including on BBC Radio 6 Music. She has won both Celebrity MasterChef and reality show ...

  7. Corduroy Mansions - Wikipedia

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    Corduroy Mansions is the first online novel by Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. In the first series, the author wrote a chapter a day, starting on 15 Sep 2008, the series running for 20 weeks and totaling 100 episodes. The daily chapters, read by Andrew Sachs were also available as an audio download ...

  8. The Man Who Died Twice (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Man Who Died Twice was followed by The Bullet That Missed, the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series. This book released on 15 September 2022 [15] and was well-received, being mentioned as a New York Times best-seller. [16] The next sequel was The Last Devil to Die, published on 12 September 2023. [17]

  9. Philip Middlemiss - Wikipedia

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    Actor. Years active. 1986–2014, 2024. Philip Middlemiss (born Philip Sean Lloyd; 19 June 1963) is an English television, radio actor and businessman, best known for playing bookmaker Des Barnes in ITV 's Coronation Street between 1990 and 1998. The character was killed off, ordered by Brian Park, who was the programme's producer at the time.