About this season
Bulman is a 1985–87 police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith. Produced by Granada Television for ITV, it is the second and final spin-off from The XYY Man (1976–78), and following Strangers (1978–82). Don Henderson reprises his iconic role as former DCI George Bulman, ostensibly retired from and repairing old clocks but active as a private investigator, with Lucy McGinty as his assistant. The duo are frequently drawn into the clandestine world of the secret service through the machinations of security chief Bill Dugdale or Bulman's former superior Jack Lambie.
Episodes (13)
1. Winds of Change
Aired 5 June 1985 • 49 min
Bulman's fresh start is shadowed by murder, and the arrival of a new business partner and the daughter of an old colleague called Lucy McGinty won't let old habits die.
2. The Daughter Was a Dancer
Aired 12 June 1985 • 52 min
A trendy businessman needs a bodyguard, but Bulman is too late. His murder investigation leads to a pretty dancer.
3. Pandora's Many Boxes
Aired 19 June 1985 • 50 min
High flyer Dylan Chadwick wants to know why he's failed security clearance for an executive post. Can he stand investigation to clear his name? And whatever happened to his wife?
4. Death of a Hitman
Aired 26 June 1985 • 49 min
An underground 'godmother' hires Bulman to learn the truth about her son's death. Dugdale is interested too — and Bulman is 'recruited' by the Russians.
5. The Name of the Game
Aired 3 July 1985 • 50 min
A criminal's widow wants revenge on the policeman who killed him. Bulman joins forces with organised crime to prevent a war.
6. One of Our Pigeons Is Missing
Aired 10 July 1985 • 52 min
Bulman turns tramp to solve the murder of a old dosser friend who knew too much about pigeons passing secrets over the Iron Curtain.
7. Sins of Omission
Aired 17 July 1985 • 51 min
A beautiful Russian assassin kills in London. Lucy disappears on a job with British intelligence. Bulman must find the link and a KGB ally in old friend Pushkin.
8. Another Part of the Jungle
Aired 24 July 1985 • 50 min
A church clock needs mending in a quiet Yorkshire village, but the vicar may not be as he seems. There is a ghost on the loose and a professional killer on the prowl.
9. Born Into the Purple
Aired 31 July 1985 • 50 min
A thief preys on an aristocratic family. Bulman and Lucy join the upper crust, where the latter finds a suitor and a new role as a singer.
10. A Cup for the Winner
Aired 7 August 1985 • 50 min
An American diplomat wants to trace a family heirloom stolen in 1746. Finding it seems too good to be true.
11. I Met a Man Who Wasn't There
Aired 14 August 1985 • 52 min
When a deported villain returns from exile to settle an old debt, Bulman and Lucy slide into a seedy world of strippers and peep shows.
12. A Moveable Feast
Aired 21 August 1985 • 51 min
Bulman faces fatality from a plate of lamb. A young couple want to know who's sabotaging their takeaway food business.
13. A Man of Conviction
Aired 28 August 1985 • 51 min
Bulman goes undercover in prison to trap a gangland leader, but when his life is threatened, it's up to Lucy to save him.