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'''Patrick Petrella''' is a [[fictional]] [[police]] [[detective]], who appears in 6 [[books]] written by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[mystery fiction|mystery]] writer [[Michael Gilbert]] between 1958 and 1990. In the books, Petrella is a [[Detective Chief Inspector]] at the (fictional) Q Division of the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police]]. Petrella's character combines an erudite and cultured background with a fiery ("[[Mediterranean]]") temper.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| title = Obituary, Michael Gilbert | |||
| publisher = [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | |||
| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1510088/Michael-Gilbert.html | |||
| accessdate = March 1, 2014 }}</ref> He was born to a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[policeman]] father, from whom he gets his last name, and an [[English people|English]] mother who gave him his first name. He was educated in [[Madrid]], [[England]], [[Beirut]] and [[Cairo]].<ref name=Q>{{cite book | |||
| last = Gilbert | |||
| first = Michael | |||
| authorlink = Michael Gilbert | |||
| title = Petrella at Q | |||
| publisher = Harper & Row Publishers | |||
| year =1977 | |||
| isbn = 0-06-080963-9}}</ref> [[Michael Gilbert]] attributes reading the [[poem]] ''Who Has Seen The Wind?'' by [[Christina Rossetti]], during a boring [[christian Church|church]] [[sermon]], as the inspiration for the first Petrella mystery.<ref name=Q /> | |||
[[BBC Radio]] broadcast two series of radio plays adapted from the novels in 2007, with Petrella played by [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web | |||
| title = Petrella Episode Guide | |||
| publisher = [[BBC Radio]] | |||
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009v6ph/episodes/guide | |||
| accessdate = March 1, 2014 }}</ref> | |||
== Notes == | |||
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[[Category:Fictional British police detectives]] | |||
[[Category:Characters in British novels of the 20th century]] | |||
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[[Category:BBC Radio programmes]] | |||
Revision as of 20:30, 28 August 2016
Patrick Petrella is a fictional police detective, who appears in 6 books written by the British mystery writer Michael Gilbert between 1958 and 1990. In the books, Petrella is a Detective Chief Inspector at the (fictional) Q Division of the London Metropolitan Police. Petrella's character combines an erudite and cultured background with a fiery ("Mediterranean") temper.[1] He was born to a Spanish policeman father, from whom he gets his last name, and an English mother who gave him his first name. He was educated in Madrid, England, Beirut and Cairo.[2] Michael Gilbert attributes reading the poem Who Has Seen The Wind? by Christina Rossetti, during a boring church sermon, as the inspiration for the first Petrella mystery.[2]
BBC Radio broadcast two series of radio plays adapted from the novels in 2007, with Petrella played by Philip Jackson.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Obituary, Michael Gilbert. The Telegraph. Retrieved on March 1, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gilbert, Michael (1977). Petrella at Q. Harper & Row Publishers. ISBN 0-06-080963-9.
- ↑ Petrella Episode Guide. BBC Radio. Retrieved on March 1, 2014.