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42 unusual facts about Scotland Yard


101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor

Players must time their throw of the barrels of explosives just right in order to land in another pile of explosives, blasting Cruella from the mine to be arrested by Scotland Yard.

A Study in Emerald

Early on in their acquaintance, Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard arrives at their lodgings in Baker Street with a matter of extreme and delicate urgency regarding a brutal murder in a Whitechapel slum, and the detective is to be hired to solve the case.

Aetheric Mechanics

At the time of Watcham's return, Raker has been commissioned by Inspector Jarratt of Scotland Yard to investigate another case.

Angie Girl

The show focuses on Angie as she solves a variety of crimes alongside detectives of Scotland Yard.

Barbara Havers

The character of Detective Sergeant Havers serves as a sidekick and foil to the lead character, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard.

Behind That Curtain

It is set almost exclusively in California (as opposed to Chan's native Hawaii), and tells the story of the former head of Scotland Yard, a detective who is pursuing the long-cold trail of a murderer.

Bells of San Angelo

Lionel Bates arrives from England saying Scotland Yard is on the hunt for an English national named George Wallingford Lancaster.

Black Jack Tarr

Eventually, he was assigned to the command of Sir Denis Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard.

Bleak House

This character is probably based on Inspector Charles Frederick Field of the then recently formed Detective Department at Scotland Yard.

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

On the eve of his wedding Captain Hugh Drummond has more pressing concerns when he sets off from London for Morocco after a Scotland Yard Commander is kidnapped by an international criminal intent on forcing him to reveal the secrets of the British Empire's latest military technology.

Charlie Chan Carries On

Inspector Duff, a Scotland Yard detective and friend of Chan's, first introduced in Behind That Curtain, is pursuing a murderer on an around-the-world voyage; so far, there have been murders in London, France, Italy and Japan.

Combat 18

These raids were part of several operations conducted by Scotland Yard in co-operation with MI5.

DNAPrint Genomics

In 2006, Scotland Yard and London's Metropolitan Police announced that they would be investigating the use of DNAWitness to narrow suspects in the search for a long-standing effort to capture a serial rapist known as the Minstead Rapist.

Dr. Priestley

In later books Dr. Priestley becomes an armchair detective and the bulk of the legwork is done by Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn of Scotland Yard and Priestley's secretary and companion, Harold Merefield.

Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby

In 1841 the murder of Mrs Jane Robinson (née Wilson 1777) was one of the first cases in which an officer from Scotland Yard was sent to investigate a serious crime in the provinces.

Harold Soref

The previous month gunmen shot at a London businessman's chauffeur-driven car close to Soref's residence, and Scotland Yard were convinced that it was mistaken identity and the work of the IRA, because of the striking resemblance between the victim, who later died, and Harold Soref.

Jessica Fletcher

With time, she makes friends in many police departments across the US, as well as a British police officer attached to Scotland Yard.

Joseph Pilates

Pilates was originally a gymnast, diver, and bodybuilder, but when he moved to England in 1912, he earned a living as a professional boxer, circus-performer, and self-defense trainer at police schools and Scotland Yard.

Kriminal

Kriminal has a female companion, Lola Hudson, who was once the wife of Scotland Yard Inspector Patrick Milton, his main enemy.

Liam Devlin

He succeeds and is later described by a Scotland Yard detective as "the most cold blooded executioner the movement has seen since Collins and his murder squad".

London Derriere

The Inspector chases jewel thief Louie Le Swipe, across Europe and finally arriving in London, where the captain of Scotland Yard keeps reprimanding him for shooting, at police in London do not carry guns.

London Hilton bombing

Having notified Scotland Yard which immediately sent three officers to investigate, but they were not able to evacuate the building before the bomb exploded at 1218 BST.

Melrose Plant

Superintendent Richard Jury is a Scotland Yard detective who frequently calls on Plant to assist him, unofficially, in his cases.

Messina Brothers

During the time, crime journalist Duncan Webb of The People newspaper began accusations regarding information from Scotland Yard being leaked to Alfred Messina.

Murder Over New York

On a flight to New York for an annual police convention, Chan encounters his old Scotland Yard friend, Hugh Drake (Frederick Worlock).

Reno 911!: Miami

Dangle continues the briefing, and reveals the group have been invited to a convention at Scotland Yard.

Saber of London

One of the longest performing of the cast members was Colin Tapley as Inspector Parker of Scotland Yard.

See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy

The Andy Earl cover caused outrage that led to an investigation by Scotland Yard, instigated by Lwin's mother.

Sivagurunathaswamy Temple

The case was entrusted to the Crime Branch CID and investigations were carried out with the assistance of the Scotland Yard.

Tetragrammaton Labyrinth

Tetragrammaton Labyrinth is set in alternate pre-industrial London, where in Scotland Yard call on Meg Cross, a nun with a special talent in exorcism, and her eternally youthful partner Angela to deal with extraordinary crimes.

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Jealous of his more famous brother, Sigerson teams up with a Scotland Yard records clerk (Feldman) and a would-be opera singer (Kahn) to solve a case that Sherlock is unable to attend to, putting him up against both Moriarty (McKern) and a blackmailer (DeLuise).

The Adventures of Clint and Mac

He's formed a friendship with Mac, his neighbor, whose father is a Scotland Yard Inspector.

The Blackbird

Seeing how the plan backfired, The Blackbird turns Bertie in to a Scotland Yard inspector.

The First Casualty

Meanwhile, Douglas Kingsley, a liberal Inspector for Scotland Yard, has refused national service because he considers the war to be an affront to his highly prized sense of logic.

The Hot Scots

The Stooges try to get jobs with Scotland Yard after graduating from a correspondence detective school.

The Invisible Detective

Detective Sergeant Peter Drake: Peter Drake, a Scotland Yard detective, is the father of Art Drake, the leader of Cannoniers, and the great-grandfather of Arthur Drake.

The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes

The player, as Sherlock Holmes, is engaged by Scotland Yard to help with the murder investigation of a young actress.

The Notorious Landlady

When a Scotland Yard detective arrives at the embassy, he convinces Gridley, who by this time is in love with Carly, to spy on her without letting her realizing she is being investigated.

Tif et Tondu

Other characters from this period included the young Countess Amélie d'Yeu (known as Kiki), Inspector Ficshusset of Scotland Yard and Inspector Allumette of the French Sûreté, who ably led the official struggle against Choc.

Under the Rainbow

Bruce Thorpe (Chevy Chase) is there to meet an Austrian royal duke (Joseph Maher) who has enjoyed the protection of Inspector Collins (Anthony Gordon) of Scotland Yard.

Venezia Giulia Police Force

From 1945 to 1954 it was directed by Col. Gerald Richardson, a former Scotland Yard officer.

While London Sleeps

While London Sleeps is a 1926 film about a police-dog, Rinty, who helps Scotland Yard defeat a dangerous criminal organisation known as the Mediterranean Brotherhood that operates out of the Limehouse district of London.


A Study in Terror

The Holmes-Ripper idea was later taken up in Murder by Decree (1978), in which Frank Finlay reprised his role as Lestrade and Anthony Quayle once again had an important part (though this time as Sir Charles Warren of Scotland Yard).

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Shortly afterwards Cody and Derek chase Diaz, armed with a rocket gun, through London streets, but Cody is captured by the Metropolitan Police Service and taken to Scotland Yard.

Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali

The investigation carried out by Sri Lanka Police and Scotland Yard separately concluded that the assassination was carried out by a Tamil youth named Appiah Balakrishnan alias Ragunathan, who was affiliated to LTTE.

Elizabeth George

It introduces Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, actually Lord Asherton, privately educated (Eton College and Oxford University) and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, Lynley's partner, (secondary modern educated and from a working-class background) – both from Scotland Yard.

Heat of the Sun

Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard officer sent to Nairobi after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya.

I Killed the Count

Cockney comedian Syd Walker plays it more or less straight as Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Davidson, at present trying to determine who murdered the much-hated Count Mattoni (Leslie Perrins).

Jack Whicher

Detective Inspector Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher's fame had spread, and he was at the height of his powers when in July 1860 he was sent by Scotland Yard to assist the local police in the small village of Rode (then in Wiltshire) in investigating the murder of 3-year-old Francis Saville Kent.

Konon Molody

One of the five was Gordon Lonsdale who was caught by Scotland Yard taking secrets from a British spy Harry Houghton on Waterloo Bridge.

Murder of Lesley Whittle

An investigation led by Detective Chief Superintendent Robert Booth of West Mercia Police, with assistance from Scotland Yard sent a team led by Commander John Morrison that included DCI Walter Boreham.

Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

The senior officer, Detective Superintendent Herbert Hannam of Scotland Yard was known for having solved the infamous Teddington Towpath Murders in 1953.29 He was assisted by Detective Sergeant Charles Hewett.

Seven Days to Noon

Detective Superintendent Folland (André Morell) of Scotland Yard's Special Branch is charged with tracking down Willingdon and stopping him.

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard brings Holmes a seemingly trivial problem about a man who shatters plaster busts of Napoleon.

The Solitaire Man

Suave cat burglar Oliver Lane (Herbert Marshall), fashioned the "Solitaire Man" in the newspapers after seven years of eluding Scotland Yard, proposes marriage to his lovely accomplice Helen (Elizabeth Allan) and informs her he has bought a country house in Devonshire to which they can all retire.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

When three year-old Saville Kent is found murdered in dreadful circumstances at the family home in Wiltshire, Commissioner Mayne (Tim Pigott-Smith) sends Scotland Yard detective Inspector Jack Whicher (Paddy Considine) to investigate the crime.

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

In his remote hideaway in the Chinese province of Gansu, the evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) plots the death and downfall of his arch rival, Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, as the first step in his plan to become leader of the world's most terrible criminals.

Trevor Bigham

On 29 January 1914, he succeeded Frederick Bullock as Assistant Commissioner "L", in charge of the Legal Department of Scotland Yard.