Four seasons. 6 episodes per season. A political thriller following the misadventures of English journalist Jack Telford through the final months of the Spanish Civil War and then all the way through World War Two. And it’s not just the obvious enemies that want to see him dead! Telford’s War, Season One: The Assassin’s Mark Logline: Murder … [Read more...] about Telford’s War – TV Series Outline
Jack Telford Introduction
Jack Telford, a left-wing reporter, unravels many mysteries. Driven by his passion for peace, Telford attempts to uncover hidden truths beneath conflict. View All Books
May Day in Pocklington
An extract from A Betrayal of Heroes. Mid-1944, an entire company of Spanish Republicans, now fighting the Free French, find themselves in Pocklington, Yorkshire, waiting to the posted to Normandy. It was May Day and the men of La Nueve had insisted on celebrating their socialism in style. They didn’t quite understand the Maypole or the Morris … [Read more...] about May Day in Pocklington
The Jack Telford Novels
Three books now in the Jack Telford series. Pretty much standalone novels, though they do follow on, one from the other. Action and intrigue at the end of the Spanish Civil War. The Assassin's Mark The first, The Assassin's Mark, sees journalist Jack sent by his editor (Sydney Elliott of Reynold's News) to Spain in September 1938. Why? To check … [Read more...] about The Jack Telford Novels
Nine Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About Jack Telford
Jack Telford’s début came with The Assassin’s Mark, set towards the end of 1938. His second set of misadventures were detailed in Until the Curtain Falls, during the final months of the Spanish Civil War, early in 1939. Next, A Betrayal of Heroes follows Jack’s developing career as a war correspondent from 1939 until 1945. And, finally, the … [Read more...] about Nine Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About Jack Telford
Five Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About the Spanish Heroes of the Second World War
My tenth novel, A Betrayal of Heroes, published in July. It picks up the story of Spanish Republicans who fought against Europe’s Nazis all through the Second World War. The Spanish Civil War - yes, it's a passion Yes, guilty! I write historical fiction. But all my stories solidly rooted in fact. My aim has always been to take special periods of … [Read more...] about Five Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About the Spanish Heroes of the Second World War