Sexton Blake is one of the most written about characters in the English language. For the greater part of the 20th Century, he was a household name and a publishing phenomenon, starring in nearly five thousand fantastic stories written by over two hundred authors. This site catalogues and celebrates his daring escapades and the people who recorded them. Meet Sexton Blake — Detective! >>
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A Comedy Take on Blake! The Adventures of Sexton Blake
SEXTON BLAKE! The name that spells HURTLING ADVENTURE! The name that spells DOOM for VILLAINY!
In a series of thrilling adventures packed with incident and hilarity, Sexton Blake, (Simon Jones) and his plucky assistant Tinker (Wayne Forester), aided by Mrs Bardell (June Whitfield) battle diabolical masterminds, bewitching thieves and sinister fiends, out-thinking them in the head and out-punching them in the jaw! Also featured in this cinematic audio romp from Award-Winning Dirk Maggs is a cameo from BBC Radio's original Sexton Blake — the legendary and coolly dashing William Franklyn.
Transmitting from a BBC 2 wireless station near you ... SOON!
And listen out for THE HUNT FOR SEXTON BLAKE documentary, too!
Sexton Blake's Deadly Enemies The Sexton Blake stories are populated with some of the most colourful villains ever to appear in British fiction. They include the super-sinister, the insane, the sadistic, the power-obsessed and the utterly bizarre. View the villainous line-up >>
Assistants, Friends and Dubious Allies In addition to the indefatigable Tinker, Sexton Blake counted among his allies Scotland Yard detectives, gentleman adventurers, very daring ladies and a few personalities who weren't always on the right side of the law. Meet the helpers >>
Stage, Screen and Airwaves Such was his popularity that Sexton Blake couldn't be confined to the printed medium; he also appeared in radio dramas, stage plays, television serials and the cinema. You can listen to some of the radio broadcasts here. Tune into Sexton Blake >>
Credit The name BLAKIANA is used by permission of the Editor of the Collectors' Digest, Mary Cadogan. Articles about Sexton Blake appeared in that magazine under the BLAKIANA heading for 60 years, alongside a great deal of other fascinating material concerning the "old boys' papers" of years past. Regretably, the Collectors' Digest ceased publication in 2008. This website is dedicated to all the men and women who contributed to it during its long lifetime.
This is the most detailed Sexton Blake bibliography in existence. The MASTER LIST is a straightforward listing. The year-by-year links below provide a detailed view, including reviews, issue notes and cover scans.
