Sexton Blake

Sexton Blake
First appearanceThe Missing Millionaire (20 December 1893)
Created byHarry Blyth (as Hal Meredeth)
Portrayed byLanghorn Burton
George Curzon
David Farrar
Geoffrey Toone
William Franklyn
Laurence Payne
Jeremy Clyde
Simon Jones
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationDetective
FamilyHenry Blake (brother)
Nigel Blake (brother)
NationalityBritish

Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893.[1] Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications (in many languages) from 1893 to 1978, comprising more than 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors. Blake was also the hero of numerous silent and sound films, radio serials, and a 1960s ITV television series.

  1. ^ Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780199695140.