Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes - Production & Contact Info

Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes (2016–2016)
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary

Primary photo for Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes

Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes (2016–2016)

TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary

Andrew Marr deconstructs detective fiction, fantasy epics and spy novels - the books we really read. He unpicks their conventions to show how these books keep us turning the page.

Seasons

1 See all

Directors

Sebastian Barfield | Andy Hall | Matthew Thomas

Producers

Andy Hall (producer) | Matthew Thomas (producer) | Sebastian Barfield (producer)

Cinematographer

Louis Caulfield

Editors

Alex Boyle | Oliver Isaacs (as Oli Isaacs) | Dilesh Korya | Natasha Martin

See all filmmakers & crew

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes.

Edit Released

Updated Oct 17, 2016

Release date (First episode)

Oct 17, 2016 (United Kingdom)

Awards

1 nomination

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes.

Cast	+ Add Cast
32 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Andrew Marr Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	3	Doctor Who (2005)
Philip Perry Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	2	Made in Dagenham (2010)
J.R.R. Tolkien Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
John le Carré Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Constant Gardener (2005)
Alan Garner Self Self See fewer	1	Spooky (1983)
Anthony Horowitz Self Self See fewer	1	Stormbreaker (2006)
Stella Rimington Self Self See fewer	1	The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (1972)
Frances Hardinge Self Self See fewer	1	Cuckoo Song
Neil Gaiman Self Self See fewer	1	Good Omens (2019)
W. Somerset Maugham Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Quartet (1948)
Sophie Hannah Self Self See fewer	1	The Mystery of Mr E (2023)
Eric Ambler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	A Night to Remember (1958)
Ruth Rendell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Live Flesh (1997)
Rob Wilkins Self Self See fewer	1	Good Omens (2019)
Joe Abercrombie Self Self See fewer	1	Borderlands (2024)
Mike Phillips Self Self See fewer	1	Blood Rights (1990)
Aly Monroe Self Self See fewer	1	Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes (2016)
Ian Fleming Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Casino Royale (2006)
Val McDermid Self Self See fewer	1	Wire in the Blood (2002)
William Boyd Self Self See fewer	1	The Trench (1999)
James Runcie Self Self See fewer	1	Grantchester (2014)
Ian Rankin Self Self See fewer	1	Rebus (2024)
Markus Wolf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ispoved' razvedchika (1990)
Len Deighton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Ipcress File (1965)
Frederick Forsyth Self Self See fewer	1	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Graham Greene Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	The Fallen Idol (1948)
Gerald Seymour Self Self See fewer	1	The Glory Boys (1984)
Charles Cumming Self Self See fewer	1	Plane (2023)
James Henri-Thomas Self - The Charming Young Man (uncredited) Self - The Charming Young Man (uncredited) See fewer	1	Andor (2022)
Rachel Marquez Self - The Secretary (uncredited) Self - The Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	1	16/03 (2017)
Samantha E. Hunt Self - Glamourous Lady (uncredited) Self - Glamourous Lady (uncredited) See fewer	1	Hedda Gabler (2016)
Francesco Rochira Self - Hairless Mexican (uncredited) Self - Hairless Mexican (uncredited) See fewer	1	Ravers (2018)