# Charlie Resnick

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**Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick** is the protagonist of a series of twelve [police procedural](/source/Police_procedural) novels by British writer [John Harvey](/source/John_Harvey_(author)), based in the city of [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham). Resnick is of [Polish](/source/Poland) descent and loves [sandwiches](/source/Sandwich) and [jazz](/source/Jazz). The series consists of 12 novels and a collection of short stories.

## Publishing history

The first novel in the series, *Lonely Hearts* was published in 1989, and was named by *[The Times](/source/The_Times)* as one of the "100 Greatest Crime Novels of the Century".[1] What was believed to be the final novel in the series, *Last Rites*, was published in 1998. However, in an interview on [BBC Four](/source/BBC_Four) on 7 November 2006 John Harvey mentioned that he was working on a new novel in the Resnick series. In an interview with the BBC on 20 October 2007, it was confirmed that the novel would be entitled *Cold in Hand* and would see Resnick retire from the police force.[2] *Cold in Hand* was published in 2008. The final novel *Darkness, Darkness* was released in 2013.

## Titles

Title Year of Publication Notes 1 Lonely Hearts 1989 2 Rough Treatment 1990 3 Cutting Edge 1991 4 Off Minor 1992 5 Wasted Years 1993 6 Cold Light 1994 7 Living Proof 1995 8 Easy Meat 1996 9 Still Water 1997 10 Last Rites 1998 11 Now’s the Time 1999 collection of 12 short stories featuring Charlie Resnick 12 Cold in Hand 2008 13 Darkness, Darkness 2014

## Adaptations

### Television

There were [two TV movies](/source/Resnick_(TV_series)) made about Resnick, based on *Lonely Hearts* and *Rough Treatment*, for the BBC in 1992 and 1993, starring [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) nominee [Tom Wilkinson](/source/Tom_Wilkinson_(actor)) as the character. Screenplays for both were written by Harvey himself.

### Radio

Some of the novels have been adapted for radio, with Harvey himself also writing original radio plays featuring the character. They often appear in the rotation on [BBC Radio 4 Extra](/source/BBC_Radio_4_Extra). Numerous actors played Resnick, including Tom Wilkinson, reprising his role from the TV series.[3] The adaptations included:

- *Wasted Years* (1995) - Starring Tom Wilkinson.
- *Cutting Edge* (1996) - Starring [Tom Georgeson](/source/Tom_Georgeson).
- *Slow Burn* (1998) - Starring [Philip Jackson](/source/Philip_Jackson_(actor)).
- *Cheryl* (2001) - Starring [Keith Barron](/source/Keith_Barron).
- *Bird of Paradise* (2002) - Starring Keith Barron.

Sean Baker appeared in all the plays as Sergeant Graham Millington.

### Stage

Harvey adapted the final novel *Darkness, Darkness* as a play for the Nottingham Playhouse, with [David Fleeshman](/source/David_Fleeshman) playing Resnick.[4][5][6]

## References

1. ["Charlie Resnick | John Harvey - writer, UK"](http://mellotone.co.uk/?page_id=108)

1. ["Resnick to retire"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2007/10/20/john_harvey_interview_feature.shtml). [BBC](/source/BBC). 20 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-07.

1. ["BBC Radio 4 Extra - Inspector Resnick - Episode guide"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0440s05/episodes/guide#b00mbwqw)

1. ["Darkness, Darkness at Nottingham Playhouse"](http://www.nottinghamplaeyhouse.co.uk/whats-on/drama/darkness-darkness/). nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.[dead link]

1. ["New Perspectives Theatre – Production details"](http://newperspectives.co.uk/?idno=1168&s=53). newperspectives.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

1. ["David Fleeshman | Some Days You Do ..."](https://straight75nochaser.wordpress.com/tag/david-fleeshman/). *straight75nochaser.wordpress.com*. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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