Headhunters (TV series)

Headhunters
Genre	Drama
Created by	Doug Lucie
Written by	Doug Lucie
Directed by	Simon Langton
Starring	James Fox Francesca Annis James Fleet Eleanor David Andrew Woodall
Composer	Patrick Gowers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Bill Bryden
Producer	Andy Park
Production locations	London, England, UK
Cinematography	Ken Westbury
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC Scotland
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	16 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 from 16 to 30 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]

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

Cast

• James Fox as Simon Hall
• Francesca Annis as Sally Hall
• James Fleet as Alan Spence
• Eleanor David as Barbara Levy
• Andrew Woodall as Rupert Fuller
• Alan David as Philip
• Jeremy Child as Roddy Metcalfe
• Jonathan Cullen as Martin Lloyd
• Pippa Haywood as Antonia Watkins
• Amanda Royle as Emma Schulman
• Rupert Vansittart as Michael Best
• Tony Doyle as Bob McCauley
• Saul Reichlin as Howard Levy
• Danny Webb as Roger Garrison
• Serena Scott Thomas as Miranda
• Alex Norton as Sammy

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release 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 Langton	Doug Lucie	23 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 Langton	Doug Lucie	30 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]

Home media

• Notably, the series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD or VHS.

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.

External links

• Headhunters at IMDb