With the information that Mark Gatiss is unconventionally making a novel out of his TV drama Bookish, our RT specialists have chosen ten of the best TV exhibits that began life on the web page.
We begin with the novice sleuths of “cosy crime” earlier than transferring on to cop and spy dramas – and should you like TV with such a literary contact, there’s extra excellent news, as many extra highly-anticipated adaptations are within the pipeline.
For instance, there’s Down Cemetery Street from Sluggish Horses writer Mick Herron (on Apple TV+ later this yr), the Rev Richard Coles-penned cosy-crime present Homicide Earlier than Evensong (due this autumn on 5), Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley circumstances (BBC1, this autumn), a nuclear-war spy drama known as Atomic (coming quickly on Sky) — and the small matter of The Night time Supervisor 2, anticipated on the BBC in 2026…