Dalziel and Pascoe book 2 · 1971
An Advancement of Learning
A skeleton is found at a college when a statue is moved.
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Book facts
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Series
- Dalziel and Pascoe, book 2 of 22
- Published
- 1971
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Mid-Yorkshire, England
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
An Advancement of Learning on screen
- Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007, series, BBC One). Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star as the blunt Yorkshire superintendent and his university-educated inspector, beginning with the novels and moving on to original cases.
Who is in An Advancement of Learning
4 recurring or key characters from Reginald Hill’s chart. Introduces Ellie Pascoe and Franny Roote.
Lead 2
- Andy DalzielDetective Superintendent
- Peter PascoeDetective, later Chief Inspector
Major 2
- Ellie PascoeFirst appearancePascoe’s wife, a writer and activistEllie Soper, Pascoe’s old friend
- Franny RooteFirst appearanceFormer student with a grudge against Pascoe
Also featuring these characters
Other Reginald Hill books that share the most characters with An Advancement of Learning.
- Dialogues of the Dead2002 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death’s Jest-Book2002 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Good Morning, Midnight2004 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- An April Shroud1975 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon