Call Me Mister (TV series)

Call Me Mister
Created by	Robert Banks Stewart
Starring	Steve Bisley David Bamber Dulice Liecier
Theme music composer	George Fenton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer	Robert Banks Stewart
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	5 September (1986-09-05) – 7 November 1986 (1986-11-07)

Call Me Mister is a British television drama series, created by Robert Banks Stewart who had previously developed Shoestring and Bergerac for the BBC. One series of ten episodes was broadcast between 5 September and 7 November 1986.

The series starred Steve Bisley as Jack Bartholomew, an Australian former police officer who returns to England after his father dies, having inherited his substantial estate. Uncomfortable with his new found status, Bartholomew prefers to use his police skills working as a private detective. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

Main / regular

• Steve Bisley as Jack Bartholomew
• David Bamber as Fred Hurley
• Dulice Liecier as Julie Columbus
• Dermot Crowley as Det. Sgt. McBride
• Haydn Gwynne as Bridget Bartholomew
• Rupert Frazer as Philip Bartholomew

Guests

• Arky Michael as Barman (1 episode)
• Kate Fitzpatrick as Ingrid (1 episode)
• Norman Kaye as Sir James Bartholomew (1 episode)

Episodes

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate (UK)
1	"Long Shot"	Colin Bucksey	Robert Banks Stewart	5 September 1986 (1986-09-05)
2	"Tour De Force"	Ken Hannam	Michael Aitkens	12 September 1986 (1986-09-12)
3	"The Creative Accountant"	Ken Hannam	Bob Baker	19 September 1986 (1986-09-19)
4	"Humpty Dumpty"	Roger Tucker	Glenn Chandler	26 September 1986 (1986-09-26)
5	"Something in the City"	Mike Vardy	Glenn Chandler	3 October 1986 (1986-10-03)
6	"Frozen Assets"	Laurence Moody	Terry Hodgkinson	10 October 1986 (1986-10-10)
7	"Running Time"	Peter Ellis	Peter Miller	17 October 1986 (1986-10-17)
8	"The Other Woman"	Don Leaver	Robert Bennett	24 October 1986 (1986-10-24)
9	"The Bombay Duck"	Guy Slater	Terry Hodgkinson	31 October 1986 (1986-10-31)
10	"The Carve Up"	David Carson	Michael Aitkens	7 November 1986 (1986-11-07)

References

1. "Memorable TV review". Memorable TV. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
2. Cornell, Day & Topping (1996). The Guinness Book of Classic British TV (2nd ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 250.

External links

• Call Me Mister at IMDb