Inspector Alan Grant series

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 owing 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.{{Cite web |title=Inspector Grant |url=http://www.josephinetey.net/Inspector-Grant.html |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Josephine Tey}}

• The Man in the Queue (1929)
• A Shilling for Candles (1936)
• The Franchise Affair (1948)
• To Love and Be Wise (1950)
• The Daughter of Time (1951)
• The Singing Sands (1952)

• 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.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}
• John Bailey portrayed Grant in 1951's The Franchise Affair.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}

• 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.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}
• The Singing Sands was adapted as an episode of the BBC anthology series Detective with John Carson as Grant.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}

• Peter Coke starred as Grant in a 1955 adaptation of The Man in the Queue for the Saturday Night Theatre{{Cite web |date=1955-03-05 |title=Saturday-Night Theatre presents Peter Coke in 'THE MAN IN THE QUEUE' |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c3e1648fb9874ba38caaa4fcc87bb1e7 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}}
• A Shilling for Candles was adapted several times for BBC Radio. Grant was portrayed by Gordon Davies (1954),{{Cite web |date=1954-01-09 |title=Saturday-Night Theatre: A Shilling for Candles |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/702dbc119e844e8abd9290d2da13aac0 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}} Bryden Murdoch (1963),{{Cite web |date=1963-06-29 |title=SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5f72b635418d41a6a71927df8d3397a6 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}} Denys Hawthorne (1969){{Cite web |date=1969-06-21 |title=Saturday-Night Theatre: A Shilling for Candles |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3a49ccc88e6849988f0fd83bc6e5253b |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}} and Ben Crowe (1998){{Cite web |date=1998-12-05 |title=The Saturday Play: A Shilling for Candles |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7027cef8d0a04d49abb583023b4cb7ee |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}}
• The Franchise Affair was dramatised in 1952 with Duncan McIyntyre as Grant,{{Cite web |date=1954-09-04 |title=Saturday-Night Theatre presents 'THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR' |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0279016310bb4c7ea919ad0174a416e5 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}} and in 2005 with Steven McNicoll as the inspector.{{Cite web |date=2005-10-08 |title=The Saturday Play: The Franchise Affair |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/18831b4502164705b2cfc1ed18485caa |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}}
• The Daughter of Time was adapted in 1982 with Peter Gilmore as Grant.{{Cite web |date=1982-12-25 |title=Afternoon Theatre: The Daughter of Time |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d17e240a356c40c0b25145ca46bb932d |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}}
• The Singing Sands was dramatised in 1956 with Ewan Roberts as Grant.{{Cite web |date=1956-02-09 |title=David Knight, Esme Percy with Ewan Roberts in 'THE SINGING SANDS' |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cac259d7e84a4e739500856864a62d3c |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BBC Archive}}

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Inspector Alan Grant