Patrick Wymark died suddenly in 1970 and it was decided not to continue with the series without its most notorious and memorable character.
On the other hand, he dreaded reading about a notorious character and realizing it was himself.
Perhaps it was their accepting attitude, they surmised, that let so many notorious characters feel welcome.
You don't want to get involved with a notorious character like that.
He built up a notorious new character for himself.
Johnny Gardner was described as a "notorious character" and a "gangster of the worst kind".
He is best known as a notorious character who speaks with harsh words and has been a cruel priest during his stay in the town.
They expect to make more arrests of notorious characters, and expel all evil-disposed men from the region.
The more notorious the character, the more popular the legends.
But it has never happened quite like this, with such intense rivals making the deal and the primary figure such a notorious character.