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The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game
Starring: Mike Gwilym , Mick Ford
Directed by: Peter Duffell
Produced by: Jacky Stoller
Written by: Terence Feely , Dick Francis
Saddle up for six exciting adventures in the life of champion steeplechase jockey Sid Halley, based on the best-selling works of Dick Francis, Britain's famous jockey-turned-mystery writer.
Item Number: 14869
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 5 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- PBS Mystery!
- Number of Discs:
- 2
Saddle up for six exciting adventures in the life of champion steeplechase jockey Sid Halley, based on the best-selling works of Dick Francis, Britain's famous jockey-turned-mystery writer. After a riding accident ends his career as a jockey, Sid tries his hand as a private detective and finds new risks inside the cutthroat world of British horse racing. As owners scheme, bookies connive and greed leads to murder, Halley uses his hard-won experience to expose scoundrels in the Sport of Kings. The odds are in your favor in Odds Against, Trackdown, Gambling Lady, Horses for Courses, Horsenap and Needle. As seen on PBS Mystery!
| Sid Halley | --- | Mike Gwilym |
| Chico Barnes | --- | Mick Ford |
| Charles Roland | --- | James Maxwell |
| Jenny Halley | --- | Susan Wooldridge |
| Doria Graves | --- | Rachel Davies |
| Howard Graves | --- | Gerald Flood |
| Surgeon | --- | Michael Turner |
| Annabel Hatton | --- | Allyson Rees |
| Geoffrey Bynge | --- | Peter Land |
| Terry Flynn | --- | John Bindon |
| Terry | --- | Peter Blake |
| Sylvia Guicoli | --- | Caroline Blakiston |
| Fred | --- | Maurice Bush |
| Charles Grindley | --- | David Calder |
| Tom Mansfield | --- | Jeremy Clyde |
| Lankester | --- | Iain Cuthbertson |
| Wendy | --- | Holly De Jong |
| Kate Ellis | --- | Jan Francis |
| Steve | --- | Larry Lamb |
| Captain Oxon | --- | Roger Milner |
| George Benson | --- | Maurice O’Connell |
| Carol Tomes | --- | Susan Penhaligon |
| Trish Latham | --- | Carol Royle |
| Jack Beater | --- | Leslie Sands |
| Mr. Dysart | --- | David Scase |
| Count Guiccoli | --- | Anthony Steel |
| Seth Ellis | --- | Geoffrey Tomlinson |
| Mrs. Dysart | --- | Rosalie Williams |
| Sally | --- | Meg Davies |
| John Fenby | --- | Davyd Harries |
| Dolly Lanchester | --- | Margaretta Scott |
Written by Terence Feely, Dick Francis, Leon Griffiths, Evan Jones, Trevor Preston
Directed by Peter Duffell, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Colin Bucksey, John Mackenzie
Produced by Jacky Stoller
Executive Produced by David Cunliffe
Original Music by Mike Moran
Cinematography by Peter Jackson
Film Editing by Tudor Lloyd, Alwyn Jones, Tim Ritson
