▁detect ive ▁nov els ▁( set ▁in ▁Britain ' s ▁Georg ian ▁period ), ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁writer ▁Bruce ▁Cook ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Bruce ▁Alexander . ▁ ▁John ▁Field ing ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁detect ive ▁novel ▁Death ▁in ▁the ▁Dark ▁Walk ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁written ▁by ▁D ery n ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Leon ▁Gar field ' s ▁Smith ▁( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁which ▁de als ▁with ▁London ' s ▁under world , ▁highway men ▁and ▁foot p ads , ▁contains ▁a ▁blind ▁justice . ▁John ▁Field ing ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁David ▁Fox ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁BBC ▁production ▁of ▁Tom ▁Jones , ▁where ▁he ▁appears ▁as ▁the ▁judge ▁pres iding ▁over ▁the ▁protagon ist ' s ▁trial . ▁▁ ▁John ▁Field ing ▁is ▁port rayed ▁by ▁David ▁Warner ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁British ▁television ▁film ▁of ▁S ween ey ▁Tod d , ▁st arring ▁Ray ▁W inst one . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁television ▁series ▁City ▁of ▁Vice ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁crime ▁investigation ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Field ing ▁brothers . ▁I ain ▁Glen ▁plays ▁John ▁Field ing . ▁ ▁John ▁Field ing ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁supporting ▁character ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁myster ies ▁by ▁Robert ▁Lee ▁Hall — set ▁in ▁London ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 5 0 s . ▁In ▁many ▁instances ▁Field ing ▁himself ▁requests ▁Franklin ' s ▁help ▁solving ▁a ▁murder