Hazell (1978)

Crime · Drama

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 program ran for 2 series, from January 1978 to July 1979.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (249 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Nicholas Ball James Hazell

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.19 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.4

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hazell Plays Solomon	7.5	26
2	Hazell Pays a Debt	7.2	19
3	Hazell and the Walking Blur	6.8	21
4	Hazell Settles the Accounts	7.7	28
5	Hazell Meets the First Eleven	7.1	24
6	Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade	7.3	21
7	Hazell Goes to the Dogs	7.3	22
8	Hazell and the Weekend Man	7.0	16
9	Hazell Works for Nothing	6.6	18
10	Hazell and the Maltese Vulture	7.4	19

Season 2 (1979)

7.08 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.9

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hazell and the Baker Street Sleuth	7.2	23
2	Hazell and the Deptford Virgin	7.0	20
3	Hazell Bangs the Drum	6.5	20
4	Hazell Gets the Boot	7.5	22
5	Hazell Gets the Bird	7.7	21
6	Hazell and the Big Sleep	6.9	20
7	Hazell and the Suffolk Ghost	6.6	20
8	Hazell and Hyde	7.3	18
9	Hazell and the Happy Couple	6.7	21
10	Hazell Gets the Part	7.1	20
11	Hazell and the Greasy Gunners	6.5	21
12	Hazell and the Public Enemy	7.9	25

Hazell (1978)

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