| Harry Martineau | |
| First: | Hell Is a City |
| Last: | Hideaway |
| Creator: | Maurice Procter |
| Portrayer: | Stanley Baker (film) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Occupation: | Police inspector |
| Nationality: | British |
Harry Martineau is a fictional British police detective created by Maurice Procter. He is a Chief Inspector in the industrial Northern city of Granchester, which was inspired by Manchester.[1] Procter, himself a former police officer, wrote fourteen novels in the series published between 1954 and 1968. Martineau has been described as a transitional figure in detective fiction standing between the Golden Age detectives such as Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn and Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant and the newer fashion for police procedurals.[2]
In 1960 the first novel in the series was adapted into the film Hell Is a City directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker as Martineau.[3] The film was shot on location in Manchester.[4]