TV series

Bulman

Name: Bulman
Released: 1985
Cast: Don Henderson, Siobhan Redmond

1985–1987· 2 seasons· 60 min episodes★ 7.0Ended

On ITV1 — From Granada Television

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Synopsis

Bulman is a 1985–87 police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith. Produced by Granada Television for ITV, it is the second and final spin-off from The XYY Man (1976–78), and following Strangers (1978–82). Don Henderson reprises his iconic role as former DCI George Bulman, ostensibly retired from and repairing old clocks but active as a private investigator, with Lucy McGinty as his assistant. The duo are frequently drawn into the clandestine world of the secret service through the machinations of security chief Bill Dugdale or Bulman's former superior Jack Lambie.

Themes

based on novel or book private investigator spin off police procedural police crime drama

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E1 Winds of ChangeNext upJun 5, 1985 · 49 min
Synopsis
Bulman's fresh start is shadowed by murder, and the arrival of a new business partner and the daughter of an old colleague called Lucy McGinty won't let old habits die.
Guest stars: Dennis Blanch (DS Derek Willis), Mark McManus (DCS Jack Lambie), Jeremy Gagan (DCI Faulkner), John Benfield (DI Holmes), Simon Molloy (DS McKay), Valerie Lush (Annie Richards), Gary Holton (Bernard Scroop), Vincent Brimble (Vic Crawford)
E2 The Daughter Was a DancerJun 12, 1985 · 52 min
Synopsis
A trendy businessman needs a bodyguard, but Bulman is too late. His murder investigation leads to a pretty dancer.
Guest stars: Mark McManus (DCS Jack Lambie), Shirley Dixon (Gwenn Thomas), Neil Cunningham (Richard Pelling), David Hargreaves (Martin Borthwaite), Aeva May (Fiona McPherson), Henry Stamper (Murdo McPherson), Tony Robinson (Professor Allerton), Henry Moxon (Professor Runcie)
E3 Pandora's Many BoxesJun 19, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
High flyer Dylan Chadwick wants to know why he's failed security clearance for an executive post. Can he stand investigation to clear his name? And whatever happened to his wife?
Guest stars: Dennis Blanch (DS Derek Willis), Jeremy Gagan (DCI Faulkner), Clive Francis (Dylan Chadwick), Basil Henson (Lord Breconbury), Toby Salaman (Arnold Flexner), Hugh Dickson (Morton Hughes), Lloyd Peters (Henry ('Iron Lung')), Richard Ireson (DS Cooper)
E4 Death of a HitmanJun 26, 1985 · 49 min
Synopsis
An underground 'godmother' hires Bulman to learn the truth about her son's death. Dugdale is interested too — and Bulman is 'recruited' by the Russians.
Guest stars: Thorley Walters (Bill Dugdale)
E5 The Name of the GameJul 3, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
A criminal's widow wants revenge on the policeman who killed him. Bulman joins forces with organised crime to prevent a war.
Guest stars: Lesley Manville (Karen Tait)
E6 One of Our Pigeons Is MissingJul 10, 1985 · 52 min
Synopsis
Bulman turns tramp to solve the murder of a old dosser friend who knew too much about pigeons passing secrets over the Iron Curtain.
E7 Sins of OmissionJul 17, 1985 · 51 min
Synopsis
A beautiful Russian assassin kills in London. Lucy disappears on a job with British intelligence. Bulman must find the link and a KGB ally in old friend Pushkin.
E8 Another Part of the JungleJul 24, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
A church clock needs mending in a quiet Yorkshire village, but the vicar may not be as he seems. There is a ghost on the loose and a professional killer on the prowl.
E9 Born Into the PurpleJul 31, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
A thief preys on an aristocratic family. Bulman and Lucy join the upper crust, where the latter finds a suitor and a new role as a singer.
E10 A Cup for the WinnerAug 7, 1985 · 50 min
Synopsis
An American diplomat wants to trace a family heirloom stolen in 1746. Finding it seems too good to be true.
Guest stars: Delia Lindsay (Lady Eggar)
E11 I Met a Man Who Wasn't ThereAug 14, 1985 · 52 min
Synopsis
When a deported villain returns from exile to settle an old debt, Bulman and Lucy slide into a seedy world of strippers and peep shows.
E12 A Moveable FeastAug 21, 1985 · 51 min
Synopsis
Bulman faces fatality from a plate of lamb. A young couple want to know who's sabotaging their takeaway food business.
Guest stars: Carolyn Pickles (Lisa)
E13 A Man of ConvictionAug 28, 1985 · 51 min
Synopsis
Bulman goes undercover in prison to trap a gangland leader, but when his life is threatened, it's up to Lucy to save him.