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''The Ruby in the Smoke'' (1985) is a novel by the English author
Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'', a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, ''The ...
. This book went on to win the 1987 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. It was also adapted for television in 2006. It is the first of the
Sally Lockhart Veronica Beatrice "Sally" Lockhart (later Goldberg) is a fictional character in a series of books by Philip Pullman. Sally Lockhart is a dazzling 16-year-old, middle-class orphan whose father taught her a variety of useful things: accounting, mar ...
Quartet. It is followed by ''
The Shadow in the North ''The Shadow in the North'' ( 1986) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. It was originally published as ''The Shadow in the Plate''. Plot This second ''Sally Lockhart'' mystery takes place in late 1878, six years after the events of ...
'', '' The Tiger in the Well'' and ''
The Tin Princess ''The Tin Princess'' ( 1994) is a young adult novel by the English author Philip Pullman, part of the Sally Lockhart series. Plot introduction Sixteen-year-old Becky is about to have her life changed. A dramatic explosion is only the start of ...
''. The book was also adapted for the stage at the
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in August 2016.


TV adaptation

A TV film adaptation written by
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and starring
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was produced by the
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. It aired on
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on 27 December 2006 and on
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's ''
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'' as ''The Sally Lockhart Mysteries: The Ruby in the Smoke'' on 4 February 2007. The UK broadcast attracted 7.07 million viewers. It is notable as marking the TV debut of actor
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, who would later take over the role of the
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in Piper's former series, ''
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''. All four Sally Lockhart books were expected to be adapted for television; however, as of January 2015 no information has arisen regarding an adaptation of ''The Tiger in the Well''.


Cast


Stage adaptation

In the summer of 2016, a stage adaptation written and directed by Madeleine Perham was performed at
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during the
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after receiving Pullman's blessing. Running for the month of August in the King Dome venue, the performance was hailed as a critical success, with the Scotsman stating that the show was 'a compelling tale, and full of surprises, moral ambiguities and people who are other than they seem'. Jane Berg from Three Weeks awarded the show five stars, stating that the show 'was one of the most enjoyable hours I’ve spent at this festival'. Broadway Baby, the local reviews website, stated that the show 'delighted in its Victorian setting' and was an 'excellent piece of storytelling', going on to award The Ruby in the Smoke four stars. The show was created by new theatre company Reprint Productions (now Escapade), with a cast of six who multi-rolled the numerous characters in the show - Rebecca Lenihan, Sydney Austin, Tris Hobson, Martin Coates, Hamish Forbes and Madeleine Golding (who also served as producer and co-founder of Reprint).


References


External links


Tickets.edfringe.com
(Advertisement for stage adaptation. Archive.org)
Pullman's page on the book
(Archive.org)
Overview and backgroundReview of the book
(written at the time of the BBC adaptation),
Scotland on Sunday ''Scotland on Sunday'' is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published in Edinburgh by JPIMedia and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemate ''The Scotsman''. It was originally printed in broadsheet format but in 2013 ...
, 10 December 2006
BBC mini-site
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