Eldridge, Jim: - Jim Eldridge is an award-winning scriptwriter (500 scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally) and best-selling children's author (100 books published). Assassins, featuring DCI Stark, marks Jim's entry into the world of adult crime fiction. Jim's script credits include writing and creating Radio 4's long-running comedy- drama series King Street Junior (100 eps over 20 years) and the classic radio sitcom Parsley Sidings (starring Arthur Lowe). On TV, he wrote Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde, Woof, Bad Boyes, Time Riders, and many more, including writing TV scripts for Disney and other American companies.