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Gentleman Thief (2001 film)

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Gentleman Thief
GenreCrime drama
Created byMatthew Graham
Based onthe stories by E.W. Hornung
Directed byJustin Hardy
Starring
ComposerChristian Vassie
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer
  • Mal Young
ProducerVictoria Fea
CinematographyTim Palmer
EditorMichael Harrowes
Production companiesBravo Cable
BBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release24 June 2001 (2001-06-24)

Gentleman Thief is a 2001 British television film loosely based on the A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung.[1] It stars Nigel Havers as A. J. Raffles and Michael French as Ellis Bride, an original character who appears as Raffles's sidekick instead of Bunny Manders, Raffles's sidekick in Hornung's stories.[2][3] It aired on 24 June 2001 on BBC One.[4]

Plot

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Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles finds himself caught up in murder following the theft of a ruby.

Production

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The television film was written by Matthew Graham and directed by Justin Hardy. The executive producer was Mal Young and the producer was Victoria Fea. The music was composed by Christian Vassie.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "TV review". TheGuardian.com. 25 June 2001.
  2. ^ Nancy Banks-Smith "Culture: 'Stealing the Show'" The Guardian June 24, 2001 [1]
  3. ^ "BBC Four - Gentleman Thief".
  4. ^ "Gentleman Thief". BBC Genome. BBC. 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Gentleman Thief (2001)". British Film Institute. BFI. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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