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COLLECTION · Series · 1985

Bulman

**Bulman** is a 1985-87 police procedural created and primarily written by Murray Smith. Produced by Granada Television for ITV, it's the second and final spin-off from **The XYY Man** (1976-78), following **Strangers** (1978-82). Don Henderson returns as the iconic former DCI George Bulman, seemingly retired and restoring old clocks, but secretly working as a private investigator. Lucy McGinty plays his assistant. The pair often finds themselves entangled in the shadowy world of intelligence services, thanks to the manipulations of security chief Bill Dugdale or Bulman's former boss, Jack Lambie.

Source: TMDB
* 7.0 (4)CrimeDramaUnited Kingdom
Creators
Murray Smith
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV1 · Granada Television
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
05/06/1985
Score
7.0 / 10 (4)
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Seasons and episodes
Series 1
Series 1
13 episodes · 1985
Episode 1. Winds of Change
1985-06-05 · 49 min

Bulman's fresh start is shadowed by murder, and the arrival of a new business partner and the daughter of an old colleague called Lucy McGinty won't let old habits die.

Episode 2. The Daughter Was a Dancer
1985-06-12 · 52 min

A trendy businessman needs a bodyguard, but Bulman is too late. His murder investigation leads to a pretty dancer.

Episode 3. Pandora's Many Boxes
1985-06-19 · 50 min

High flyer Dylan Chadwick wants to know why he's failed security clearance for an executive post. Can he stand investigation to clear his name? And whatever happened to his wife?

Episode 4. Death of a Hitman
1985-06-26 · 49 min

An underground 'godmother' hires Bulman to learn the truth about her son's death. Dugdale is interested too — and Bulman is 'recruited' by the Russians.

Episode 5. The Name of the Game
1985-07-03 · 50 min

A criminal's widow wants revenge on the policeman who killed him. Bulman joins forces with organised crime to prevent a war.

Episode 6. One of Our Pigeons Is Missing
1985-07-10 · 52 min

Bulman turns tramp to solve the murder of a old dosser friend who knew too much about pigeons passing secrets over the Iron Curtain.

Episode 7. Sins of Omission
1985-07-17 · 51 min

A beautiful Russian assassin kills in London. Lucy disappears on a job with British intelligence. Bulman must find the link and a KGB ally in old friend Pushkin.

Episode 8. Another Part of the Jungle
1985-07-24 · 50 min

A church clock needs mending in a quiet Yorkshire village, but the vicar may not be as he seems. There is a ghost on the loose and a professional killer on the prowl.

Episode 9. Born Into the Purple
1985-07-31 · 50 min

A thief preys on an aristocratic family. Bulman and Lucy join the upper crust, where the latter finds a suitor and a new role as a singer.

Episode 10. A Cup for the Winner
1985-08-07 · 50 min

An American diplomat wants to trace a family heirloom stolen in 1746. Finding it seems too good to be true.

Episode 11. I Met a Man Who Wasn't There
1985-08-14 · 52 min

When a deported villain returns from exile to settle an old debt, Bulman and Lucy slide into a seedy world of strippers and peep shows.

Episode 12. A Moveable Feast
1985-08-21 · 51 min

Bulman faces fatality from a plate of lamb. A young couple want to know who's sabotaging their takeaway food business.

Episode 13. A Man of Conviction
1985-08-28 · 51 min

Bulman goes undercover in prison to trap a gangland leader, but when his life is threatened, it's up to Lucy to save him.

Series 2
Series 2
7 episodes · 1987
Episode 1. Chinese Whispers
1987-06-20 · 50 min

To escape a contract placed on his life by old adversary Joe Revel, Bulman and Lucy have spent eighteen months in China. On their return to England, Revel makes several attempts on Bulman's life before he's forced to acknowledge that his…

Episode 2. Death by Misadventure
1987-06-27 · 52 min

Bulman is hired by newspaper proprietor Lord Jonathan Fairfax to investigate the death of ace crime reporter Desmond Geraldine, killed as he greeted racing correspondent Archie Ferris. The motive remains elusive — until Lucy discovers…

Episode 3. White Lies
1987-07-04 · 50 min

Bulman is honoured to receive an invitation by Commander Andrew Morrison, Head of C-13, to visit Scotland Yard. Lucy is less enthusiastic particularly when they are handed a 'delicate' mission that brings them face to face with the Irish…

Episode 4. Chicken of the Baskervilles
1987-07-18 · 49 min

Bulman goes undercover to investigate the disappearance of the butler and housekeeper from the country estate of Lord Kilmartin. While he takes on the identity of the butler, Lucy discovers that there's no death registration for the…

Episode 5. Thin Ice
1985-07-25 · 52 min

What does Russian intelligence officer Vladimir Ragozhkin want with Bulman? And why does Dugdale seek Bulman's help on a 'security matter'? When Dugdale is found murdered, Bulman and Lucy's investigation unearths dirty work in British…

Episode 6. W.C. Fields Was Right
1987-08-01 · 51 min

Bulman's unexpected encounter with his ex-wife and her son prompts a reassessment of his life, while a stolen dog leads to the discovery of a murder plot. Add a visit by VAT man Mr Pollock, and Bulman and Lucy are in for an unwelcome…

Episode 7. Ministry of Accidents
1987-08-08 · 50 min

Top civil servant Julian Czinner needs help; the contents of his missing briefcase could prove useful to enemies of the state. Asked to step into the line of fire once again, Bulman and Lucy find themselves becoming pawns in a game where…

Cast by season
Don Henderson
Don Henderson
George Bulman
Siobhan Redmond
Siobhan Redmond
Lucy McGinty
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