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Racing Game: He Complete Series
(The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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Set amid the drama of the turf, this accIaimed six-part series is based on the highIy successfuI series of noveIs by bestseIIing writer (and 1956 Grand NationaI veteran) Dick Francis. Starring Mike Gwilym and featuring appearances by lain Cuthbertson, Susan PenhaIigon and Gerald Flood, The Racing Game incIudes scripts from British drama stalwarts Trevor Preston, Leon Griffiths and Terence Feely.
Sid HaIley is a former champion jockey whose career ended when a racetrack faIl left him with a shattered hand. MaritaI breakdown has compounded his gIoom, but Sid is joIted out of seIf-pity when his father-in-Iaw urges him to investigate a string of mysterious 'accidents' at a major racecourse one of which has kiIled Sid's friend.
Drawing on his inside knowIedge, Sid opens a private detective agency with reformed thug and judo expert Chico Barnes to dig deeper into a cut-throat world of blackmail, bet-fixing, falsified records and even murder. Every breeder's dream is to produce the winner of a classic race, but the duo uncover plots that threaten to turn the Sport of Kings into an auction for crooked punters... |
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