Inspector Alan Grant
| Alan Grant | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | The Man in the Queue |
| Last appearance | The Singing Sands |
| Created by | Josephine Tey |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Inspector |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Nationality | British |
Alan Grant is a fictional police detective created by Josephine Tey. He appears in six mystery novels, including The Daughter of Time, Tey's most acclaimed work.
Character
[edit]Physically, Grant is dark haired, has a Ronald Colman moustache, and is a dapper dresser. He has a keen interest in poetry (having occasionally dabbled himself), the theatre, fishing, horse riding and golf. He is quite wealthy owning to a legacy from a relative, and is very generous with money to others.
Grant has a good relationship with his colleagues, particularly Sergeant Williams who worships him. He has had some romantic prospects (including actress Marta Hallard), but prefers to remain single.[1]
Novels
[edit]- The Man in the Queue (1929)
- A Shilling for Candles (1936)
- The Franchise Affair (1948) (Grant has only a supporting role here)
- To Love and Be Wise (1950)
- The Daughter of Time (1951)
- The Singing Sands (1952)
Adaptations
[edit]Film
[edit]- A Shilling for Candles was adapted into the 1937 Alfred Hitchcock film Young and Innocent. Grant (renamed Inspector Kent and played by Hitchcock regular John Longden) plays only a small role.
- John Bailey portrayed Grant in 1951's The Franchise Affair.
Television
[edit]- The Franchise Affair was twice adapted as a serial for BBC Television. Grant was played by Clifford Earl in the 1962 series and by John Vine in the 1988 series.
- The Singing Sands was adapted as an episode of the BBC anthology series Detective with John Carson as Grant.
BBC Radio
[edit]- Peter Coke starred as Grant in a 1955 adaptation of The Man in the Queue for the Saturday Night Theatre.[2]
- A Shilling for Candles was adapted several times for BBC Radio. Grant was portrayed by Gordon Davies (1954[3]), Bryden Murdoch (1963[4]), Denys Hawthorne (1969[5]) and Ben Crowe (1998[6]).
- The Franchise Affair was dramatised in 1952 with Duncan McIyntyre as Grant[7], and in 2005 with Steven McNicoll as the inspector.[8]
- The Daughter of Time was adapted in 1982 with Peter Gilmore as Grant.[9]
- The Singing Sands was dramatised in 1956 with Ewan Roberts as Grant.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Inspector Alan Grant
- ^ BBC Genome: Saturday-Night Theatre presents Peter Coke in 'THE MAN IN THE QUEUE'
- ^ BBC Genome: A Shilling for Candles (1954)
- ^ BBC Genome: A Shilling for Candles (1963)
- ^ BBC Genome: A Shilling for Candles (1969)
- ^ BBC Genome: A Shilling for Candles (1998)
- ^ BBC Genome: Saturday-Night Theatre presents 'THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR'
- ^ BBC Genome: The Saturday Play: The Franchise Affair
- ^ BBC Genome: Afternoon Theatre: The Daughter of Time
- ^ BBC Genome: David Knight, Esme Percy with Ewan Roberts in 'THE SINGING SANDS'