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An unconventional book shop owner, Gabriel Book (Mark Gatiss), helps police solve crimes in 1946 London. It also follows the story of Gabriel's marriage to Trottie (Polly Walker): they are in a lavender marriage. Book's interest in Jack (Connor Finch), a recently released petty criminal, whom he hires to work in the bookshop, is another thread through the first season.
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Episode 1
Sun, Jan 11, 2026
There's a new assistant to train up at Book's Books, but the excavation of a nearby bombsite that's full of skeletons leads to book-selling taking a back seat.





