About this season
Hadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a sequel to the writer's earlier Gazette for the same company. The theme music was composed by Alan Moorhouse and, from series 3, Tony Hatch. James Hadleigh played by Gerald Harper, was "the perfect squire, paternalistically careful of his tenantry's welfare, beloved in the village, respected in the council." A "knight in a shining white Aston Martin V8, he sets about correcting local injustices." His wife, from a lower-class background, was played by Hilary Dwyer. The series attracted around 17 million viewers at its peak.
Episodes (13)
1. The Sory of a Panic
Aired 5 March 1976 • 60 min
James Hadleigh is the man who has everything - wealth, status, and a beautiful wife. But the man who has everything has more to lose than most. When Hadleigh's wife mysteriously disappears, is it the beginning of the end?
2. God Save Us from Moralists
Aired 12 March 1976 • 60 min
3. Bloodline
Aired 19 March 1976 • 60 min
4. Echoes
Aired 26 March 1976 • 60 min
5. Divorce
Aired 2 April 1976 • 60 min
6. The Charm Factor
Aired 9 April 1976 • 60 min
7. Film Story
Aired 16 April 1976 • 60 min
Hadleigh leases Melford to a film company, and as the staff walk out, the film's leading lady walks in.
8. Hong Kong Rock
Aired 23 April 1976 • 60 min
Hadleigh goes to Hong Kong to sell a rare diamond to a mysterious buyer. The middlemen are ruthless, and sometimes deadly. There are compensations, however; one is the exotic city itself, and another, equally exotic, is Hadleigh's guide and mentor - the enigmatic Kai Yin.
9. A Household of Gamblers
Aired 30 April 1976 • 60 min
10. Time Out
Aired 7 May 1976 • 60 min
11. Incident
Aired 14 May 1976 • 60 min
12. Favours
Aired 21 May 1976 • 60 min
13. Broke
Aired 28 May 1976 • 60 min