Gentleman Thief (2001 film)

Gentleman Thief is a 2001 British television film loosely based on the A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung.^[1] It stars Nigel Havers as A. J. Raffles and Michael French as Ellis Bride, an original character who appears as Raffles's sidekick instead of Bunny Manders, Raffles's sidekick in Hornung's stories.^[2][3] It aired on 24 June 2001 on BBC One.^[4]

Gentleman Thief
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Matthew Graham
Based on	the stories by E.W. Hornung
Directed by	Justin Hardy
Starring	Nigel Havers Michael French
Composer	Christian Vassie
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Mal Young
Producer	Victoria Fea
Cinematography	Tim Palmer
Editor	Michael Harrowes
Production companies	Bravo Cable BBC
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	24 June 2001 (2001-06-24)

Plot

Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles finds himself caught up in murder following the theft of a ruby.

Production

The television film was written by Matthew Graham and directed by Justin Hardy. The executive producer was Mal Young and the producer was Victoria Fea. The music was composed by Christian Vassie.^[5]