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There've been any number of TV and film adaptations of crime-fictional sleuths' adventures. And as a dedicated crime fiction fan, you know all your crime dramas don't you? Or do you? Take this handy quiz and find out. Match each question with the correct answer. At the end of the quiz, submit your answers to see how well you did. You can also go through your results to see which ones you got correct. Ready? Let's go!

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Frage 1 von 10

10

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has been portrayed by a number of different actors. Which of these have *not* taken the role of Poirot in film or television?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • David Suchet

  • Peter Ustinov

  • Kevin Whately

  • Albert Finney

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Frage 2 von 10

10

'Vera,' starring Brenda Blethyn, is a popular television adaptation of one of this author's series. Who created the show's lead character Vera Stanhope?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Ann Cleeves

  • Ruth Rendell

  • P.D. James

  • Elly Griffiths

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Frage 3 von 10

10

In The Dance of the Seagull, this author actually makes reference to Luca Zingaretti, who plays his creation Salvo Montalbano in the TV adaptation of that series. Who is this author?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Donna Leon

  • Andrea Camilleri

  • Michael Dibdin

  • Giorgio Scerbanenco

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Frage 4 von 10

10

This Kerry Greenwood creation has been very successfully played by Tasmanian actress Essie Davis. Whom does Davis play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Corinna Chapman

  • Miss Marple

  • Ella Marconi

  • Phryne Fisher

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Frage 5 von 10

10

This Henning Mankell series has been adapted twice. One version stars Krister Henriksson. The other stars Kenneth Branagh. Which fictional sleuth have both these actors portrayed?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Inspector Erlendur

  • Kurt Wallander

  • Inspector Van Veeteren

  • Marin Beck

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Frage 6 von 10

10

Caroline Graham's DCI Tom Barnaby series only included seven novels. Yet it was the basis for a series that's still going on years after its debut. Which series is based on Graham's novels?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Midsomer Murders

  • Taggart

  • The Killing

  • A Touch of Frost

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Frage 7 von 10

10

This actor was so closely associated with Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse that for many people, he *was* Morse. Who played that iconic character in the Inspector Morse series?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Kevin Whately

  • Kenneth Branagh

  • David Jason

  • John Thaw

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Frage 8 von 10

10

This fictional sleuth has been portrayed by actors from Basil Rathbone to Benedict Cumberbatch. Jeremy Brett and Frank Langella have played him too. Who's the sleuth these actors have played?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Jules Maigret

  • Sherlock Holmes

  • C. Auguste Dupin

  • Mike Hammer

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Frage 9 von 10

10

Lynda La Plante did the writing for this series about DCI/Superintendent Jane Tennison, one of the first female Chief Inspectors at the Met. Dame Helen Mirren became famous for taking that lead role. What's the name of this groundbreaking series?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Bones

  • Hill Street Blues

  • Prime Suspect

  • Broadchurch

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Frage 10 von 10

10

Which rumpled, cigar-smoking TV detective did Peter Falk make famous for having 'just one more question?'

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Jim Taggart

  • Andy Dalziel

  • Lieutenant Cramer

  • Lieutenant Columbo

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