
Inspector Resnick
Five BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
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Narrated by:
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Philip Jackson
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Keith Barron
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full cast
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Tom Georgeson
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Tom Wilkinson
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By:
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John Harvey
About this listen
Five BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas featuring DI Charlie Resnick.
Jazz-loving Policeman Charlie Resnick is one of the most popular characters in contemporary crime fiction. This thrilling collection brings together three dramatisations and two original radio stories starring the Nottingham-based detective, all scripted by his creator, award-winning author John Harvey.
Wasted Years
It's 1992, and two incidents of violent robbery force Detective Inspector Resnick to relive painful memories of 10 years earlier, when his marriage collapsed - and he arrested an armed criminal.... Starring Tom Wilkinson.
Cutting Edge
When a young doctor is attacked on a deserted hospital walkway, the clues seem to lead nowhere for DI Charlie Resnick. As he desperately searches for motives, another victim is assaulted.... Starring Tom Georgeson.
Slow Burn
When Jimmy Nolan's Nottingham jazz club burns down, it looks like an insurance job. But for Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick and his team, it is the start of a more sinister and deadly chain of events. Starring Philip Jackson.
Cheryl
While Detective Inspector Resnick pursues a gang of armed robbers, meals-on-wheels Lady Cheryl takes the law into her own hands on behalf of an elderly client. It isn't long before their investigations collide.... Starring Keith Barron.
Bird of Paradise
Jerzy Grabianski is a high-class burglar with a passion for ornithology and British Impressionist paintings. Like DI Charlie Resnick, he has Polish roots, a firm sense of justice and a soft spot for the ladies - especially the energetic Sister Teresa.... Starring Keith Barron.
Directed by David Hunter.
©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution LtdCritic reviews
"John Harvey is one of the all-time greats and remains one of my favourite writers." (Ian Rankin)
A great listen
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Great listen
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Resnick
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The stories are closely plotted and twisty enough without being impossible to follow, and the characters and characterisation interesting, convincing and more than stereotypes.
At the heart is Resnick himself, who - although played by different actors in the different adaptations- is likeable, interesting, competent and, unlike just about every other contemporary fictional detective, not a renegade at war with his senior officers. He has to have his dark side of course (wouldn’t it be nice to have a cheery, happily married detective!) but in Resnick’s case this is mainly his ex-wife, unless you hate jazz of course.
Which brings us to the music! I see that other reviews have almost unanimously marked the books down because of this: I happen to really like jazz, and it is after all part of the detective’s personality. But I have to admit that the title music - I believe specifically written for Wasted Years - is dreadful. HOWEVER! That is what the ‘Skip’ button is for. A couple of 30 second skips at the beginning and end will silence the howling person.
Other points - in the main, although generally downbeat and a bit East Mids gloom, things resolve properly with no loose ends (but a few which kind of fade out), and people get their just deserts; he draws strong women and abusive men well (his obnoxious medical student is a case in point); Resnick’s dourly matter-of-fact Nottingham sergeant is a joy, particularly in ‘Cutting Edge’. And the final, short story is actually quite upbeat, even charming. His Raffles-like Polish art thief is lovely- a Flambeau to Resnick’s Father Brown.
Definitely worth a credit.
Enjoyable- slightly different
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Gentle crime stories...
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Five stars for four stars
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So enjoyable
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wonderful
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omg the music!!!! awful
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Awful presentation
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