Headhunters (TV series)

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Headhunters
Genre Drama
Created by Doug Lucie
Written byDoug Lucie
Directed by Simon Langton
Starring James Fox
Francesca Annis
James Fleet
Eleanor David
Andrew Woodall
Composer Patrick Gowers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producer Bill Bryden
ProducerAndy Park
Production locations London, England, UK
CinematographyKen Westbury
Running time50 minutes
Production company BBC Scotland
Original release
Network BBC1
Release16 January (1994-01-16) 
30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)

Headhunters is a British television drama miniseries, written and created by Doug Lucie, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 16 January 1994, and ran for three weeks on Sunday nights. [1] The series, directed by Simon Langton, stars James Fox as Simon Hall is a partner in a firm of recruitment consultants. Troubles at work and at home lead him to question the values and morality of the business in which he has been so successful. [2]

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The series co-starred Francesca Annis, James Fleet, Eleanor David and Andrew Woodall.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Golden Hello" Simon Langton Doug Lucie 16 January 1994 (1994-01-16)
Simon Hall is a head-hunter, and the best in the business. If the price is high enough, he can poach the most powerful businessmen and land them on the payroll of their rivals. The go-between's rewards are high: a town house, a country cottage, a beautiful wife and two children at boarding school. But Hall's life is falling apart. His wife, Sally, is forging her own career as a "sex and shopping" novelist and thinking of leaving home. And the trail of suffering that he's left in his professional life seems to be catching up with him. [3]
2"Maradona Land"Simon LangtonDoug Lucie23 January 1994 (1994-01-23)
Hall is trapped in an agony of self-doubt as his misgivings about himself and his profession take a firmer grip on his psyche. Things get even worse when a business associate whom he has always considered more unscrupulous than himself, accuses him of causing terrible suffering to the people whose companies he raids. Hall's wife Sally is too wrapped up in her burgeoning fame to be concerned, but his young colleagues are becoming increasingly worried about his state of mind. [4]
3"Right as Rain"Simon LangtonDoug Lucie30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)
When Sally Hall arrives home with her children, she finds the house wrecked and her husband Simon in a desperate state. Does he have either the inner toughness or the desire to make it in the headhunting game? [5]

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References

  1. "Headhunters – BBC One London – 16 January 1994 – BBC Genome". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. "Headhunters (TV Series 1994– )". IMDb. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. "Headhunters: The Golden Hello". 16 January 1994. p. 45 via BBC Genome.
  4. "Headhunters: Maradona Land". 23 January 1994. p. 45 via BBC Genome.
  5. "Headhunters: Right as Rain". 30 January 1994. p. 57 via BBC Genome.