Last month I finally visited the British Museum for the first time since the British Library moved out to St Pancras. Crossing the forecourt I enjoyed musing on Raffles and Bunny's visit in 'A Jubilee Present' (TV episode 'The Gold Cup').

It’s Raffles’ first visit too, '...since they got the one good portable piece which I believe that they ( Read more... )

Indulging in 80s nostalgia (1980s, not 1880s lol) I bought Euston Films' The Fear (1988).

When I say "80s nostalgia", The Fear is It, self-consciously styled to portray a stereotyped image of the decade.

D'you know, I'd forgotten that Anthony Valentine was in it? Not just in it, but a major character, in a characteristic role of cold but oh-so ( Read more... )

I just caught the brand new "Foyle's War", and spiffing it was too. I hadn't meant to watch it, but my attention was grabbed by the very top brass officer with the War Ministry who had quite a major role - was that Anthony Valentine? does anyone know? The end-credits whizzed by too fast to read ( Read more... )

Title: Revenge is Sweet.
Author: constantmuse
Words: 1000
Pairing: Raffles/Bunny
Disclaimer: Raffles and Bunny are the creations of E.W. Hornung, and were reincarnated in the Yorkshire Television series, “Raffles” (1975 and 1977).
Note: Written for the inaugural crimeandcricket challenge, The Ides of March ( Read more... )

Title: The Anniversary Toast.
Author: constantmuse
Words: 800
Pairing: Raffles/Bunny
Disclaimer: Raffles and Bunny are the creations of E.W. Hornung, and were reincarnated in the Yorkshire Television series, “Raffles” (1975 and 1977).
Note: Written for the inaugural crimeandcricket challenge, The Ides of March.

( The Anniversary Toast )

( How bad is it to write a fic and completely forget you wrote it? )

( More of Raffles in The Professionals )

Title: Champagne on ice ( Read more... )

A Raffles/The Professionals crossover, to be precise, "The Amateur Cracksman" by DVS. This was published in a Pros zine in 1993, and had remained about the only Pros fic by DVS that hadn't gone online - until now ( Read more... )

This was the first fic I ever posted anywhere, and I was so shy I only posted it to my own lj. After some revision, I'm reposting it now to put up at crimeandcricket.

( Pearls by candlelight )