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The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game

Odds Against (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 53 min | Mystery
After being hurt in a fall during a race, champion steeplechase jockey Sid Halley decides to investigate a number of strange accidents of Seabury race course. Sid's former father-in-law thinks Howard Graves, an entrepreneur looking to buy ...See moreAfter being hurt in a fall during a race, champion steeplechase jockey Sid Halley decides to investigate a number of strange accidents of Seabury race course. Sid's former father-in-law thinks Howard Graves, an entrepreneur looking to buy the course and build a large shopping complex on the site, maybe trying to lessen its reputation so as to reduce any purchase price. Sid doesn't think he'd make much of a detective but decides to give it a go. Slowly, he pieces together Graves' plan and soon uncovers an inside man at the racecourse. Written by garykmcd See less
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Writers
Dick Francis (novel) (story consultant) | Terence Feely (dramatised by)
Producer
Jacky Stoller
Composer
Mike Moran
Cinematographer
Peter Jackson (lighting cameraman)
Production Designers
Mike Long | Vic Symonds
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 21, 1979
Release date
Nov 21, 1979 (United Kingdom)

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