About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Hazell Plays Solomon
Aired 16 January 1978 • 60 min
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.
2. Hazell Pays a Debt
Aired 23 January 1978 • 60 min
Keith O'Rourke has just been released from prison, intent on settling a score with the person who put him there — James Hazell.
3. Hazell and the Walking Blur
Aired 30 January 1978 • 60 min
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.
4. Hazell Settles the Accounts
Aired 6 February 1978 • 60 min
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.
5. Hazell Meets the First Eleven
Aired 13 February 1978 • 60 min
Hazell cruises the upper strata of society as he delves into the background of a financial genius.
6. Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade
Aired 20 February 1978 • 60 min
Hazell's previous life as a policeman comes back to haunt him when he's accused of taking bribes whilst still on the force.
7. Hazell Goes to the Dogs
Aired 27 February 1978 • 60 min
Hazell is hired by a suspicious wife to investigate the suspected infidelity of her bookmaker husband.
8. Hazell and the Weekend Man
Aired 6 March 1978 • 60 min
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.
9. Hazell Works for Nothing
Aired 13 March 1978 • 60 min
It's a bad day for Hazell when he finds himself pursued by the police — and has no idea why they should want him.
10. Hazell and the Maltese Vulture
Aired 20 March 1978 • 60 min
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.