In general, Delderfield's novels celebrate English history, humanity, and liberalism while demonstrating little patience with entrenched class differences and snobbery yet also sometimes advocating individualism, self-reliance, and other traditional Victorian values. Delderfield wrote "The Adventures of Ben Gunn" (1956) which follows Ben Gunn from sexton's son to pirate and is narrated by Jim Hawkins in Gunn's words. It describes the life of Ben Gunn from the events which led him to leave Devon, and eventually to his presence on Treasure Island and involvement in the story told by Stevenson, and follows up with a brief summary of Ben Gunn's life afterwards. Delderfield's works include:    British TV has made five series based on Delderfield's books. Nigel Havers played Paul Craddock in BBC TV's "A Horseman Riding By" (1978), adapted from the eponymous novel. And John Duttine played David Powlett-Jones in BBC TV's "To Serve Them All My Days" (1980), adapted by Andrew Davies from the eponymous novel and as Archie Carver in London Weekend Television's "People Like Us" (1977), adapted from the Avenue novels. "Diana" was adapted in 1984 into a BBC miniseries starring Jenny Seagrove in the title role and Patsy Kensit as her younger self. Unusually, neither of the BBC adaptations of "A Horseman Riding By" or "Diana" were ever repeated on BBC television. "Come Home Charlie, and Face Them" was adapted as a mini-series by London Weekend Television in 1990. The first "Carry On" film, "Carry On Sergeant" (1958), was based on Delderfield's play "The Bull Boys". A 1961 film "On the Fiddle" starring Sean Connery was based on Delderfield's novel "Stop at a Winner". His play "Worm's Eye View" was filmed with Diana Dors under its original title. The 1956 film "Now and Forever" was based on his play "The Orchard Walls".