Harry Martineau | |
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First appearance | Hell Is a City |
Last appearance | Hideaway |
Created by | Maurice Procter |
Portrayed by | Stanley Baker (film) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Police inspector |
Nationality | British |
Harry Martineau is a fictional British police detective created by Maurice Procter. He is a Chief Inspector in the industrial Northern city of Granchester, which was inspired by Manchester. [1] Procter, himself a former police officer, wrote fourteen novels in the series published between 1954 and 1968. Martineau has been described as a transitional figure in detective fiction standing between the Golden Age detectives such as Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn and Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant and the newer fashion for police procedurals. [2]
In 1960 the first novel in the series was adapted into the film Hell Is a City directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker as Martineau. [3] The film was shot on location in Manchester. [4]
Harry Martineau | |
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First appearance | Hell Is a City |
Last appearance | Hideaway |
Created by | Maurice Procter |
Portrayed by | Stanley Baker (film) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Police inspector |
Nationality | British |
Harry Martineau is a fictional British police detective created by Maurice Procter. He is a Chief Inspector in the industrial Northern city of Granchester, which was inspired by Manchester. [1] Procter, himself a former police officer, wrote fourteen novels in the series published between 1954 and 1968. Martineau has been described as a transitional figure in detective fiction standing between the Golden Age detectives such as Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn and Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant and the newer fashion for police procedurals. [2]
In 1960 the first novel in the series was adapted into the film Hell Is a City directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker as Martineau. [3] The film was shot on location in Manchester. [4]