Call Me Mister (TV series)

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Call Me Mister
Created by Robert Banks Stewart
Starring Steve Bisley
David Bamber
Dulice Liecier
Theme music composer George Fenton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerRobert Banks Stewart
Running time50 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC1
Release5 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.

Contents

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

Guests

Episodes

#TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal 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 VardyGlenn Chandler3 October 1986 (1986-10-03)
6"Frozen Assets" Laurence Moody Terry Hodgkinson10 October 1986 (1986-10-10)
7"Running Time" Peter Ellis Peter Miller17 October 1986 (1986-10-17)
8"The Other Woman"Don LeaverRobert Bennett24 October 1986 (1986-10-24)
9"The Bombay Duck"Guy SlaterTerry Hodgkinson31 October 1986 (1986-10-31)
10"The Carve Up" David Carson Michael Aitkens7 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.