TV Show Details
Air Date:November 21st, 1979
Last Air Date:January 9th, 1980
Network:ITV1
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Yorkshire Television
The Racing Game (1979 - 1980)
Scripted
"The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game"TV Series
Audience Score
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.
