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The Racing Game
“The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game”
7.8 / 10• 1979•1 Season · 6 Episodes•TV-14• English•Ended
Drama
About the show
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.
Starring
Mike Gwilym
Sid Halley
Holly De Jong
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James Maxwell
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Gerald Flood
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Mick Ford
Chico Barnes
Maurice Bush
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Susan Wooldridge
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