# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2271
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45406 "2016-07-31T05:26:19Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45407 "2016-07-31T05:48:37Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45408 "2016-07-31T11:22:24Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45409 "2016-07-31T11:55:37Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45410 "2016-07-31T12:52:13Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45411 "2016-07-31T12:52:24Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45412 "2016-07-31T13:05:06Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman ABC Radio series, ca. 1951. ---
**Author:** ![Bambita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Bambita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambita)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45413 "2016-07-31T13:07:43Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 8. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45414 "2016-07-31T14:39:27Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 8. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin 9. Inspector Boobie / kid’s joke ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45415 "2016-07-31T15:15:56Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 8. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin 9. Inspector Boobie / kid’s joke 10. Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45416 "2016-07-31T15:19:36Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 8. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin 9. Inspector Boobie / kid’s joke 10. Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter 11. Detective Inspector Alec Hardy / Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45417 "2016-07-31T16:42:06Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 8. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin 9. Inspector Boobie / kid’s joke 10. Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter 11. Detective Inspector Alec Hardy / Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”) 12. Charles Parker / Dorothy Sayers from the Lord Peter Wimsey books ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45418 "2016-07-31T16:47:20Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Claire Quilty / Vladimir Nabokov 5. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 6. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 8. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin 9. Inspector Boobie / kid’s joke 10. Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter 11. Detective Inspector Alec Hardy / Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”) [/QUOTE] 12. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison/Performed Helen Mirren/written Lynda La Plante (“Prime Suspect”) ETA: Wait, what? #4 Claire Quilty? He was a playwright perv not a detective. There is one in Lolita, though, but not worth citing. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45419 "2016-07-31T16:51:40Z")
I’ll wait ruling on judges. Either 13 is up (requiring a cx to simulpost numbering, and I’m up to bat, and will fix this list, or I’m #12. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45420 "2016-07-31T17:19:37Z")
Fictional Inspectors and their creators 1. Inspector Wexford / Ruth Rendell 2. Inspector Javert / Victor Hugo 3. Inspector Clouseau/ Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 4. Inspector Japp / Agatha Christie 5. Inspector Lestrade / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 6. Hearthstone of the Death Squad / Robert Tallman 7. Inspector Gadget / Jean Chalopin 8. Inspector Boobie / kid’s joke 9. Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter 10. Detective Inspector Alec Hardy / Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”) 11. Charles Parker / Dorothy Sayers 12. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison/Performed Helen Mirren/written Lynda La Plante (“Prime Suspect”) Corrected the list. Number 13 is up for grabs. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45421 "2016-07-31T17:41:05Z")
Fictional conductors or bandleaders (best if named; characters otherwise featured why not) 1. Sir Alfred de Carter /Rex Harrison/ Unfaithfully Yours ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45422 "2016-07-31T17:45:19Z")
- Fuck. Misread my own instructions \* ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45423 "2016-07-31T17:52:04Z")
Fictional conductors or bandleaders (best if named; characters otherwise featured why not) 1. Sir Alfred de Carter /Rex Harrison/ Unfaithfully Yours 2. Professor Harold Hill / Robert Preston / The Music Man ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45424 "2016-07-31T19:00:22Z")
Here’s an entry to round out the previous category 13. Adam Dalgliesh / P.D. James (he’s an inspector in the 1st book in her series and then is promoted to Superintendent and Commander Fictional conductors or bandleaders (best if named; characters otherwise featured why not) 1. Sir Alfred de Carter /Rex Harrison/ Unfaithfully Yours 2. Professor Harold Hill / Robert Preston / The Music Man 3. Adam Erskine / Sam Wanamaker / The Competition I loved this film when it came out in the 80s. Now I find both Amy Irving and Richard Dreyfuss just too annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45425 "2016-07-31T19:05:25Z")
1. Sir Alfred de Carter /Rex Harrison/ Unfaithfully Yours 2. Professor Harold Hill / Robert Preston / The Music Man 3. Adam Erskine / Sam Wanamaker / The Competition 4. Glenn Holland / Patrick Duncan / Mr. Holland’s Opus [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2272)