movies by BBC Drama and broadcast on BBC One in the UK, with Billie Piper cast in the role of Sally Lockhart. The first story, The Ruby in the Smoke, aired on 27 December 2006. The second, The Shadow in the North, aired on 30 December 2007. To date there has been no indication of plans to follow up with productions of the final two novels. The first two stories aired in the US as part of the Masterpiece Mystery! series. Notes Book series introduced in 1985 Characters in British novels of the 20th century Fictional people from London Literary characters introduced in 1985 Series of children's books Works by Philip Pullman Female characters in literature