Post by rubl on Dec 31, 2020 9:34:34 GMT 7
"The XYY Man began as a series of novels by Kenneth Royce, featuring the character of William (or Willie) 'Spider' Scott, a one-time cat-burglar who leaves prison aiming to go straight but finds his talents still to be very much in demand by both the criminal underworld and the British secret service. Scott has an extra Y chromosome that supposedly gives him a criminal predisposition – although he tries to go straight, he is genetically incapable of doing so.
Royce's original books were: The XYY Man (1970); Concrete Boot (1971); The Miniatures Frame (1972); Spider Underground (The Masterpiece Affair) (1973) and Trap Spider (1974), though he returned to the character in the 80s with The Crypto Man (1984) and The Mosley Receipt (1985).
Regular characters included Scott's long-suffering girlfriend Maggie Parsons; British secret service head Fairfax (although this is a codename; the character's real name is Sir Stuart Halliman. In one episode of the television series, Fairfax identifies himself as "Stuart" in a telephone conversation); Detective Sergeant George Bulman, the tenacious policeman who wants nothing more than to see Scott back behind bars; journalist Ray Lynch; gay photographer Bluie Palmer and KGB chief Kransouski."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_XYY_Man
The XYY Man - S01E01 - (1976)
The XYY Man - S01E02 - The Execution
Royce's original books were: The XYY Man (1970); Concrete Boot (1971); The Miniatures Frame (1972); Spider Underground (The Masterpiece Affair) (1973) and Trap Spider (1974), though he returned to the character in the 80s with The Crypto Man (1984) and The Mosley Receipt (1985).
Regular characters included Scott's long-suffering girlfriend Maggie Parsons; British secret service head Fairfax (although this is a codename; the character's real name is Sir Stuart Halliman. In one episode of the television series, Fairfax identifies himself as "Stuart" in a telephone conversation); Detective Sergeant George Bulman, the tenacious policeman who wants nothing more than to see Scott back behind bars; journalist Ray Lynch; gay photographer Bluie Palmer and KGB chief Kransouski."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_XYY_Man
The XYY Man - S01E01 - (1976)
The XYY Man - S01E02 - The Execution
