inquiry agent

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inquiry agent - a private detective

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, operative, PI - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

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BACK in 1963, Liverpool-born private inquiry agent Mike McNeil, 38, was walking from his office in an alleyway off Fleet Street, in London, when a woman in shades and a headscarf threw bleach in his face.

TALES FROM THE PAST

Paddy Considine returns as the tenacious private inquiry agent Jack Whicher in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher series.

Whicher hunt is on; Paddy Considine on how his return as TV's Mr Whicher will reveal more of the mysterious private investigator - with a little help from his friends

The second follows Whicher as he takes on the bread and butter of the private inquiry agent - divorce work.

Unsolved case of missing hat! As Victorian detective Jack Whicher is back on the small screen, JEANANNE CRAIG discovers how actor Paddy Considine finally cracked the code for playing the sleuth

The previous Whicher films, inspired by real-life Scotland Yard detective Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, saw Considine's character suffer a breakdown, get pushed out of the police force and pursue a career as a 'private inquiry agent.

He's back and still suspicious; Paddy Considine on the crime scene

05PM NEW The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Paddy Considine, left, returns as Victorian detective Whicher, no longer an inspector for the Met but now a private inquiry agent.

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She asked me to suggest an inquiry agent to investigate.

MILLIE DOWLER LAWYER USED EX-CON PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; He was jailed for aiding 'kill' fugitive

While an investigator is days away, Sebastian Gage, a guest at the party with some experience as an inquiry agent, and Lady Keira Darby try to discover who committed the murder.