[1] Initially a chief inspector, later a superintendent, Jury is invariably assisted in his cases by Melrose Plant, a British aristocrat who has given up his titles, and by his hypochondriacal but dependable sergeant, Alfred Wiggins.
Although he is handsome, kind, and attractive to women, he is unlucky in love (spectacularly so — one of the novels involves the death of a woman with whom he has a sudden, passionate affair).
His good looks - including an attractive smile and chestnut hair - and the ease with which he wins the hearts of women and children arouse envy in his wealthy and cultured friend, Plant, but neither man is successful in romantic relationships.
EG, see https://groveatlantic.com/book/knowledge-the/ where a young lady (?12) outwits adults to an absurd extent Recurring characters in the series include his neighbors in his Islington flat, personnel at his New Scotland Yard office, and friends of Plant in the Northamptonshire village of Long Piddleton.
[2] Fritz Karl starred as Jury, with Götz Schubert as Plant and Katharina Thalbach as "Lady" Agatha Ardry.