Original title
Hazell
Released
1/16/1978
Origin country
GB
Genre
Crime, Drama
Production companies
Thames Television
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
22
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.
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.
Keith O'Rourke has just been released from prison, intent on settling a score with the person who put him there — James Hazell.
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.
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.
Hazell cruises the upper strata of society as he delves into the background of a financial genius.
Hazell's previous life as a policeman comes back to haunt him when he's accused of taking bribes whilst still on the force.
Hazell is hired by a suspicious wife to investigate the suspected infidelity of her bookmaker husband.
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.
It's a bad day for Hazell when he finds himself pursued by the police — and has no idea why they should want him.
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.
A divorce case turns messy when Hazell is invited to help out private investigator Neville Fitch.
Hazell is hired to find a family heirloom but soon discovers he isn't the only one chasing after it.
Hazell is hired by a doctor who believes her cousin is being blackmailed and he learns to play a set of drums on a ship only to discover that the two other members of the band are smuggling illegal immigrants.
Hazell finds himself in deep trouble when he is hired by local villian Big Dave Castle to find his stolen Bentley.
Hazell is hired by a gorgeous woman after her shop is vandalised and gets mixed up with bird smuggling and a illegal marriage scam.
A job finding a thief in a London hotel puts Hazell in harm's way when he comes up against organised crime.
A quiet time by the Suffolk Coast turns out to be anything but for Hazell as he discovers a plot to cheat a man of his bequest.
It's a difficult case for Hazell as he's hired by a father to find his daughter, who lives among dossers and drug addicts.
Hazell is hired to find a runaway wife but hadn't counted on her husband being such a nasty piece of work.
Hazell is hired to find a stolen necklace at a film studio, but things get awkward when he starts appearing in front of the cameras.
Hazell crosses a disreputable army officer, but his luck goes from bad to worse when he bumps into an ear-biting, bald-headed maniac wrestler.
It's a close call for Hazell when he finds himself caught between a bank robber, a gangster, and a female reporter.
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