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Mark Gatiss: The True Crime of the Bookish era

Mark Gatiss: The True Crime of the Bookish era

Update: 2025-07-22
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Mark Gatiss’s new crime drama is set in 1946 London: a city recovering from the Blitz, when gangs ran wild and gun crime was rife.

Bookish is inspired by both true crimes and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction which preceded the Second World War.

But what were the true crimes of this period?

And how does Mark, who works across so many genres (comedy, horror, sci-fi, action, period-drama) and platforms (TV, books, theatre, film) create a show which resonates? Bookish is already posting big audience numbers on U&Alibi in the UK.

You may know Mark from The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Dracula - and MANY other shows.

But what is it that brings him back to crime?

To watch this interview, click here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertmurphy/p/sherlocks-mark-gatiss-true-crime?r=1lsdh7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true



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Mark Gatiss: The True Crime of the Bookish era

Mark Gatiss: The True Crime of the Bookish era

Robert Murphy