Hazell

4.8
197850m

Hazell is a British television drama based on the novel series by Terry Venables and Gordon Williams (collectively known as P.B. Yuill), and starring Nicholas Bell as James Hazell, a 'smart parody' of Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade. The programme ran for two series, from January 1978 to July 1979.

Production

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Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 1978

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1. Hazell Plays Solomon

Hazell is hired to find out if the Abreys' daughter was swapped in the hospital as Mrs Abrey was in the next bed to Georgina Gunning, a redhaired lady.

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2. Hazell Pays a Debt

Keith O'Rourke has just been released from prison, intent on settling a score with the person who put him there — James Hazell.

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3. Hazell and the Walking Blur

A Scotsman hires Hazell to discover how he woke up from a drunken bender with £1,000 of someone else's money in his pocket.

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4. Hazell Settles the Accounts

Hazell's on the trail of a dodgy accountant, but he hadn't reckoned on dealing with a bunch of vicious thugs running a 'protection' scam.

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5. Hazell Meets the First Eleven

Hazell cruises the upper strata of society as he delves into the background of a financial genius.

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6. Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade

Hazell's previous life as a policeman comes back to haunt him when he's accused of taking bribes whilst still on the force.

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7. Hazell Goes to the Dogs

Hazell is hired by a suspicious wife to investigate the suspected infidelity of her bookmaker husband.

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8. Hazell and the Weekend Man

Hazell is hired to follow a man in lodgings. Expecting an easy job, Hazell is more than surprised when the man vanishes into thin air.

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9. Hazell Works for Nothing

It's a bad day for Hazell when he finds himself pursued by the police — and has no idea why they should want him.

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10. Hazell and the Maltese Vulture

A simple job of background research into a company executive turns nasty for Hazell when a dead body turns up and his girlfriend is kidnapped.

Cast

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Nicholas Ball

James Hazell

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