Peter Robinson: R.I.P.

Such sad news. Peter Robinson, 72, died on October 4 after a short illness. I always enjoyed listening to him at mystery conferences where we often had a chance to chat. The Inspector Bank books were ones I always looked forward to, the ones that moved to the top of the TBR, when they arrived. A new Inspector Banks mystery, Standing in the Shadows, will be out in March.

Peter Robinson was nominated for virtually every mystery award -- Edgar, Arthur Ellis, Anthony, Barry, Macavity, Hammett, and Dilys. He won the Arthur Ellis, Barry, and Dilys awards. He was named a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada in 2010.

The DCI Alan Banks series of books, were set in  the fictional Yorkshire town of Eastvale. The stories were adapted into an ITV series with Stephen Tompkinson, which ran from 2011 to 2017. Robinson emigrated to Canada in 1974 after studying English Literature at the University of Leeds. He lived in Toronto with his wife Sheila Halladay.

Robinson also wrote short stories and poetry. 

His editor and managing editor of Hodder & Stoughton Carolyn Mays said he was a combination of "all the best bits" of his Alan Banks character. "Thoughtful and passionate about justice, he had fine taste and a totally down-to-earth view of the world." 

He will be missed.

Peter Robinson on casting DCI Banks/U.S. Schedule

I mentioned yesterday that the DCI Banks production would start airing on PBS stations in the U.S. this week. The TV productions are 'adapted' from Peter Robinson's novels. Here's an article by Peter Robinson about casting.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8016841/Peter-Robinson-on-DCI-Bankss-TV-debutp.html

Also, here's a link to the U.S. PBS schedule:
http://www.inspectorbanks.com/dl/DCI-Banks-PBS.pdf

Peter Robinson's DCI Banks on PBS!

Thanks to The Rap Sheet for alerting me to this great news!

Peter Robinson reports on his Web site that DCI Banks, the UK TV production based on his long-running series of Inspector Alan Banks books, starring Stephen Tompkinson, “is coming to PBS all across the United States.” The series according to Robinson is set to debut here sometime in January.  Can't wait!!!

The other good news is that the DCI Banks is set to film a third series of six one hour episodes based on three books still to be determined. Filming will take place between August and November 2013, for broadcast early in 2014.  That, of course, is in the UK, as we have yet to see the first season.

Peter Robinson talks about the DCI TV series HERE: