Mark Gatiss has delighted in detective fiction since childhood, going on to co-create Sherlock with Steven Moffat and pen episodes of the David Suchet Poirot. Now he has his own crime-solver to explore: antiquarian bookshop owner Gabriel Book.
In a clear case of nominative determinism, Book’s bookshop is called “Book’s”, and from there he solves crimes largely through an encyclopaedic knowledge harvested from… books.
The six-part drama follows Gabriel Book, who solves crimes from his antiquarian bookshop. Three cases will span two episodes each, as Book will need all his wits – and the volumes lining his shelves – to deliver justice.
In 1946, Book keeps his sexuality hidden with a ‘lavender marriage’ to Trottie (Polly Walker, Bridgerton), who runs the wallpaper shop next door.
Bookish follows the proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop as he assists the police in solving crimes.
Though not a detective by trade, Gabriel has all the knowledge he needs in the books lining his shelves. Set in postwar London, the consultant sleuth has to conceal his sexuality with a ‘lavender marriage’ to Trottie, played by Polly Walker (Bridgerton).
