Detective Constable Colin Hards

Detective Constable Colin Hards is a non-canonical character created for the 2009 ITV adaptation of Nemesis. He is a policeman based at the village of Medhurst, one of the stops on the "Daffodil Mystery Coach Tour" which Jason Rafiel had arranged for Miss Marple. He takes an active role in investigating the various crimes and mishaps which occur during the tour with the help of Miss Marple and her nephew Raymond West. Colin Hards is portrayed by Lee Ingleby.

Besides being a policeman, Hards is also a fan of the novels of Raymond West. He is delighted to meet Raymond at the bar of the Flying Horse Inn at Medhurst where the tour group stayed. Hards also has aspirations of becoming a crime writer and asks Raymond to glance through his "jottings". Raymond at first says he is too busy. But later, after the death of one of the members of the coach tour, Miss Marple sees that it is important to secure a good relationship with Hards and she persuades Raymond to read Hards' "jottings" and give him some tips. The suitably grateful Hards draws Miss Marple and Raymond West into the subsequent investigation.

At the end of the show, Raymond West tells Colin that he has the makings of a good writer. Colin is very pleased and says he might leave the police to pursue a writing career. However Miss Marple counters that Colin Hards has the makings of a good detective.