Ruth Rendell of the last 40 years into her work, bringing awareness to such issues as domestic violence. The Inspector Wexford series was successfully televised, starring George Baker as Inspector Wexford and Christopher Ravenscroft as Detective Mike Burden, under the title "The Ruth Rendell Mysteries", with 48 episodes from 1987 to 2000. Rendell praised Baker's performance, stating "It was a marvellous achievement as an actor to make him more and better than the author intended." Many of her other works have been adapted for film and television. She said that Chabrol's 1995 version of "A Judgement in Stone", "La Cérémonie" with Sandrine
The Great Detective Toronto and CBC's television Studio 7. The Great Detective The Great Detective is a Canadian television drama, which aired on CBC from 1979 to 1982. It starred Douglas Campbell and James Dugan. "The Great Detective" was inspired by the exploits of John Wilson Murray, Canada's first government-appointed detective, set in the latter part of the Victorian era. The leading character, Inspector Alistair Cameron, was a fictional counterpart of Murray. Inspector Cameron was ably assisted by his friend, forensic scientist Dr. Chisholm. A taped series, "The Great Detective" was produced on location at Rockwood, Kleinburg and Shadow Lake in Ontario, as