Novelisation

Published by W.H Allen & Co in 1979, paperback copies of Bird's novelisation of the series still pop up for sale from time to time, although the hardback edition is more difficult to find.

A search on the net sites of ABE.BOOKS or ALIBRIS for "Michael J Bird" will usually throw up a copy somewhere for a couple of £s.

Copies also come up occasionally on e-Bay: Search e-Bay

Because of the nature of the story it merits an entry on the excellent UK Sci-Fi TV Book Site

(I often wonder why Bird changed the name of the policeman in the book.)