All the books by Ken Follett adapted to cinema and television, ranked

The Pillars of the Earth is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. Against the backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse.

A man calling himself Henry Faber is actually a German spy nicknamed ‘the Needle’ because of his preferred method of assassination, the stiletto. Cold and calculating, he is emotionlessly focused on the task at hand, whether the task is to signal a U-boat or to kill anyone who poses a threat to his mission.

Set in England during the 14th century, the series chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens. Edward III leads the nation into the Hundred Years’ War with France, while Europe faced the Black Death. Caris, a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin build a community that stands up to the crown and the church.

North Africa, Summer of 1942. Master spy, Alex Wolff is on a mission to send General Erwin Rommel’s advancing army the secrets that would unlock the doors to Cairo… and the ultimate Nazi triumph in the war. Wolff’s pursuer, Major Vandarn, engages the seductive charm of Elene Fontana to lure him into range for what is to be a startling and explosive confrontation.

The story is set during the Iranian Revolution (1978–1979). As Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is overthrown by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the takeover of Iran, two executives of Electronic Data Systems, are arrested on false charges and then imprisoned. The head of the company, H. Ross Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release.

University pscyhobiologist Jenny Ferrami, in the process of studying a possible link between genetics and criminal behavior, stumbles upon a secret cloning experiment conducted by a major company. Figuring prominently in the proceedings is likeable law student Steve Logan, who may or may not be the identical twin of a serial rapist… or possibly two rapists!

Doctor Peter Husak, introduces the American Jack Carver to his friend nurse Kate – and it’s love on first sight. But when she learns in a dramatic incident that Jack’s a CIA agent, she leaves him and marries Husak instead. Together they go into a war area in Nagorny Karabach for a relief organization.

Oxenford Medical is a small pharmaceutical company near Edinburgh, engaged in virus research. Within their laboratory the highest security level applies. But then the unthinkable happens.

A shocking secret behind a young boys death leads to three generations of treachery in this breathtaking saga of love, power and revenge, set amid the wealth and decadence of Victorian England.