Actor Stephen Tompkinson's boyhood dream of playing a detective like Columbo has come true.The Ballykissangel star is slipping into a mac to play Chief Inspector Alan Banks in Aftermath - a TV adaptation of Peter Robinson's gritty novels. Stephen, 44, said: "There is probably room for a new detective on ITV now that Morse has gone and Frost is going. I've always wanted to play a detective. I adored Columbo so I will have to wear a mac in tribute to him."
The character is a divorced dad-of-two who investigates murders in a Yorkshire market town.
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I adore Aftermath so this will be a test for Tompk, i think.
Your news is news to me! I might watch this - I, too, enjoyed Aftermath - in fact you recommended it to me I believe, as a good place to embark on this author. I found it a powerful novel.
I'm reading Robinson's books now. Really enjoying the series. I've wondered why they haven't been filmed. I hope this film shows up in the US>
I am a masive fan of Peter Robinson and I truly hope that the tv do this wonderful author justice.
Pity that the pilot could not have been the first book in the series - Gallows View
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