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Whicher (other)
Whicher may refer to: *Jack Whicher (1814–1881), one of the original members of the Detective Branch at Scotland Yard ** The protagonist of the British TV series ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' is a British series of television films made by Hat Trick Productions for ITV, written by Helen Edmundson and Neil McKay. It stars Paddy Considine in the title role of detective inspector Jack Whicher of the Met ...'', based on the police officer * Ross Whicher (1918–2002), Canadian politician * Whicher Range, Western Australia ** Whicher National Park See also * Wicher (other) * Which (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Whicher
Detective Inspector Jonathan "Jack" Whicher (1 October 1814 – 29 June 1881) was an English police detective. He was one of the original eight members of London's newly formed Detective Branch, which was established at Scotland Yard in 1842.Constance Kent and the Road Hill House Murder – website During his career, Whicher earned a reputation among the finest in . In 1860, he was involved in investigating the |
The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher
''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' is a British series of television films made by Hat Trick Productions for ITV, written by Helen Edmundson and Neil McKay. It stars Paddy Considine in the title role of detective inspector Jack Whicher of the Metropolitan Police. The first film, ''The Murder at Road Hill House'' (broadcast in 2011), was based on the real-life Constance Kent murder case of 1860, as interpreted by Kate Summerscale in her 2008 book ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House'', which was the winner of Britain's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction in 2008, and was read as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week in April the same year. Subsequent TV episodes are fictionalised accounts of Whicher's career as a private enquiry agent. McKay wrote the first of these, ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder In Angel Lane'', which was filmed in early 2013 and was broadcast on 12 May 2013. It was followed by two episodes written by Edmundson, ''The Suspicions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Whicher
Ross MacKenzie Whicher (February 13, 1918 – April 19, 2002) was a Canadian politician and businessman. Whicher served in World War II with the 4th anti-tank regiment of the Canadian military. Following the war, he returned home and opened the Wiarton Dairy, operating it for several decades. Whicher served as mayor of Wiarton, Ontario from 1953 until 1955 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bruce. In 1958, he was a candidate for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, but received only 39 votes and dropped off after the first ballot at the party's leadership convention. Whicher was re-elected to the legislature in 1959 and 1963 and served as the Liberals' finance critic. During this period, the Progressive Conservative government of John Robarts was often to the left of the Liberals, and Whicher often criticised it for overspending. Following his provincial career, Whicher served two terms in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whicher Range
Whicher Range, also known as Whicher Scarp, is a range in the South West region of Western Australia. The range has an average elevation of above sea level. Bounded by the Swan Coastal Plain to the west and the south, the Darling Scarp to the north and the Blackwood Plateau to the east, the range is approximately south of Busselton. The range has the form of a crescent shaped scarp. Composed of lateritic Mesozoic sediments, the range marks the southern and western edge of the Yilgarn Block. Ecological fragility The range is also the location of endemic rare flora and this had been identified in the 1970s. It has also been surveyed more recently in 2008, showing that further interest in the range's floristic uniqueness deserved more study. The most critically endangered species that inhabits the Whicher range is '' Petrophile latericola'' also known as Laterite petrophile, Ironstone Petrophile or the Ironstone Pixie Mop, which has a range of approximately within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whicher National Park
A National Park in the Whicher Range of South West of Western Australia. The park is home to the protected Petrophile shrub and the source of the Margaret River. References See also * List of protected areas of Western Australia Western Australia is the second largest country subdivision in the world. It contains no fewer than separate Protected Areas with a total area of (land area: – 6.30% of the state’s area). Ninety-eight of these are National Parks, totalli ... National parks of Western Australia Protected areas established in 2019 South West (Western Australia) Jarrah Forest {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicher (other)
Wicher may refer to: * Wicher-class destroyer * ORP Wicher ** ORP Wicher (1958) ** ORP Wicher (1928) * PZL.44 Wicher * Maria Wicher * Enos Regnet Wicher, * De Wicher, Kalenberg, Netherlands *Wicher Berkhoff, Dutch name of Vasily Berkov See also * Witcher (other) *Whicher (other) Whicher may refer to: *Jack Whicher (1814–1881), one of the original members of the Detective Branch at Scotland Yard ** The protagonist of the British TV series ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' is a British ser ... * Whitcher {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
