James Runcie

The Honourable James Runcie
Born	1959 Cambridge, England
Nationality	British
Education	Dragon School Marlborough College
Alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Occupation	Novelist, documentary filmmaker, television producer, theatre director
Spouse(s)	Marilyn Imrie
Children	1 daughter, 1 stepdaughter
Parent(s)	Robert Runcie Rosalind Runcie

James Robert Runcie (born May 1959 in Cambridge) is a British novelist, documentary film-maker, television producer and playwright. He is Commissioning Editor for Arts on BBC Radio 4, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and visiting professor at Bath Spa University.

Runcie is the son of Robert Runcie, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and Rosalind Runcie. He was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford,Marlborough College, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He gained a first-class degree in English from Cambridge University in 1981, and subsequently trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Runcie has written the novels Canvey Island (2006), The Discovery of Chocolate (2001), The Colour of Heaven (2003), and East Fortune (2009).

In 2012, the publication of Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death drew a favourable critical reception. The book, which consists of six short stand-alone mysteries, is the first in a series of six works of detective fiction, entitled The Grantchester Mysteries. The second, Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night, was published in 2013. The third, Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil was published in 2014, followed by Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins in 2015 and then Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation in 2016. The series will conclude with Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love in 2017. Runcie is published by Bloomsbury.

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