Worlds Greatest Detective

[Penfold]

Just who is the most popular detective?
By this, I don't mean the one with the greatest detectoring skill, but the one we most enjoy watching or reading. So, if anyone wishes to nominate their five most favourite from literature, film, tv, or stage; I can then compile a poll of the top five (or more depending on the spread/amount of interest) most nominated 'tecs on the 1st Oct with the voting to run for a couple of weeks before announcing the winner. Incidentally, detectives that come as a pair, such as Starsky & Hutch for example, only counts as one nomination.

Just to kick off, my five nominations are:

• 1: Sherlock Holmes
  2: Kojack
  3: 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
  4: Hercule Poirot
  5: Endeavour Morse

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Can I pick Sam Vimes too?

 

[Tonyblack]

1. Temperance Brennan (the book version) - Kathy Reichs
2. Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee - Tony Hillerman
3. Thursday Next - Jasper fforde
4. Frankie MacFarlane - Susan Cummins Miller
5. Sarah Burke - Elizabeth Gunn

 

[Sjoerd3000]

1. Hercule Poirot
2. Jurriaan de Cock
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Harry Callahan
5. Sam Vimes

 

[Sjoerd3000]

I already want to change my top 5

1. Hercule Poirot
2. Jurriaan de Cock (Baantjer Dutch writer)
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. (Dennis Lehane)
5. Sam Vimes

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

1. Miss Marple (Joan Hickson)
2. Cracker
3. Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett)
4. Morse
5. Adam Dalgliesh

 

[mspanners]

Vimes, Data from Star Trek (on Holodeck as Holmes), Columbo.... the guy who found America (well thats what Rimmer said on Red Dwarf), Ironside and finally Starsky and Hutch because they were cool.......

 

[BatrickPatrick]

Batman (he does detecting all the time! A cat hair! IT WAS CAT WOMAN OMG)
Dirk Gently (Holistic Detective Agency...The fundemental interconectedness of all things...)
Vimes (obviously)
Holmes (classic)
Gene Hunt? (not sure if he counts or not )

 

[Bouncy Castle]

What?

Why no Monk love?

 

[Tonyblack]

Batman (he does detecting all the time! A cat hair! IT WAS CAT WOMAN OMG)

And he first appeared in 'Detective Comics'.

 

[Doughnut Jimmy]

Miss Marple
Lord Peter Wimsey
Adam Dalgleish
Hercule Poirot
Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee

 

[BatrickPatrick]

Batman (he does detecting all the time! A cat hair! IT WAS CAT WOMAN OMG)

And he first appeared in 'Detective Comics'.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/detec ... s/27-1.jpg

Well that's exactly my point.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Lazlo Woodbine


Edited to add:

Mike Hammer
Garret P.I.
Master Li

 

[Bickaxe]

Danger Mouse
Sam Vimes
Thursday Next
Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Gadget

Does James Bond count?

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

What?

Why no Monk love?

Damn! Forgot all about the Monk!

Sorry Adam...

1. Miss Marple (Joan Hickson)
2. Cracker (Robbie Coultrane)
3. Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett)
4. Morse
5. Monk

 

[Penfold]

Wow! The nominations are looking surprisingly well spread. I forgot to say "other than Discworld Characters" as it stands to reason Vimes (or one of the other Watch members) would most likely get the popular vote here. However, I'm not going to change it now so all Vimes nominations still count and will continue to be accepted!

Bickaxe: James Bond doesn't count for this one, but I might run a future nominations/poll for the spy & espionage genre later if anyone's interested.

mspanners: I counted your Data nomination as a Sherlock Holmes nomination since Data is not really known for being detective or part of a detective series, as such (although as a trekkie, I also liked his portrayal). Please post again if you want to me to change it to someone else.

BatrickPatrick: Gene Hunt is fine, as is Batman due to his early comic book appearance (although, like with the spy/espionage genre, I might run a seperate Superheroes 'World's Greatest' at a later date.

I have to confess, however, that there are quite a few that I've never even heard off!

 

[poohcarrot]

Lord Peter Wimsey
Columbo
Lazlo Woodbine
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Inspector Clouseau

 

[Da Gamer]

I know you have already mentioned him but for me the best detective has to be Sherlock Holmes (the new one not the old one)

Can't think of too many others not already mentioned

 

[Penfold]

Da Gamer: I will be totalling up all the nominations at the end of the month and putting the five (or so, depending on the numbers) with the most nominations into a poll to find an overall winner. So if you want to nominate your top five, I will include them in the tally.

 

[Da Gamer]

Ok then here are mine:

1. Sherlock
2. Inspector Morse
3. Inspector Gadget
5. Inspector Clouseau
5. Monk