Hazell (Season 1)

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.

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    Hazell Plays Solomon (Episode 1)

    Writer: Terry Venables

    Air date: 1978-01-16

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Hazell Pays a Debt

    Hazell Pays a Debt (Episode 2)

    Writer: Terry Venables

    Air date: 1978-01-23

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Hazell and the Walking Blur

    Hazell and the Walking Blur (Episode 3)

    Writer: Richard Harris

    Air date: 1978-01-30

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Hazell Settles the Accounts

    Hazell Settles the Accounts (Episode 4)

    Writer: Tony Hoare

    Air date: 1978-02-06

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Hazell Meets the First Eleven

    Hazell Meets the First Eleven (Episode 5)

    Writer: Tony Hoare

    Air date: 1978-02-13

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade

    Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade (Episode 6)

    Writer: Richard Harris

    Air date: 1978-02-20

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Hazell Goes to the Dogs

    Hazell Goes to the Dogs (Episode 7)

    Writer: Tony Hoare

    Air date: 1978-02-27

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Hazell and the Weekend Man

    Hazell and the Weekend Man (Episode 8)

    Writer: Richard Harris

    Air date: 1978-03-06

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Hazell Works for Nothing

    Hazell Works for Nothing (Episode 9)

    Writer: Peter Ransley

    Air date: 1978-03-13

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Hazell and the Maltese Vulture

    Hazell and the Maltese Vulture (Episode 10)

    Writer: Trevor Preston

    Air date: 1978-03-20

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

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