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- ↑ "Charlie Resnick | John Harvey - writer, UK".
- ↑ "Resnick to retire". BBC. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Inspector Resnick - Episode guide".
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