Hazell - Complete Series DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Nicholas Ball stars in his best-known role as a tough charismatic private detective in this hit Thames series first aired in the late 1970s & created by journalist & novelist Gordon Williams & future England coach Terry Venables Hazell paid homage to classic film noir while boasting rounded characterisations sparkling Cockney dialogue & highly credible action scenes all set in the kind of seedy London locations that would be revisited in Minder
- the series created by screenwriter Leon Griffiths following his work on Hazell; other high-profile writers here include Trevor Preston (The Sweeney) & author Richard Harris (A Touch of Frost) Following the curtailment of his police career after an injury & subsequent slide into alcoholism the newly reformed James Hazell sets himself up as a private eye Utterly ruthless when he needs to be Hazell is also blessed with a breezy charm effortless style robust sense of humour & the ability to think on his feet
- vital when tackling blackmail missing persons cases organised crime & the drugs trade or dour Scottish CID adversary & Choc& Minty (played to perfection by Roddy Mc Millan) Desmond Mc Namara stars as Hazell&s cousin & assistant Tel with Barbara Young as landlady & sometime employer Dot
- one of British TV&s first regular gay characters; a memorably raunchy theme composed by Roxy Music&s Andy Mackay provided a Top 40 hit for bluesrock singer Maggie Bell This set contains all 22 episode from both series Actors Nicholas Ball Charles Gray Desmond Llewelyn & Lynda Bellingham Certificate 12 years & over Year 1979 Screen Fullscreen 1331 Languages English Duration 18 hours & 20 minutes (approx)