The Racing Game(1979)

series - first aired/released 1979-11-21 - audience 7.8

Drama

Directed by Colin Bucksey, John Mackenzie, Peter Duffell

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.