1 Season
6 Episode
The Racing Game
The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game
Sid Halley, champion steeplechase jockey, suffers a devastating injury in a fall that ends his career. He sinks into self-pity until his aristocratic father-in-law bullies him into trying something new: becoming a private detective. A great literary gumshoe emerges as Halley regains his dignity, faces his vulnerability, and finds new meaning in life.
- Year: 1980
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: ITV1
- Keyword: horse racing, private detective
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- Cast: Mike Gwilym, Holly De Jong, James Maxwell, Gerald Flood, Mick Ford, Maurice Bush