Bloomfield (ITV 1983 with Michael Elphick and Carol Hawkins)

Drama series Bloomfield told stories of unsuccessful private eye Billy Gibbs and his ex-wrestler assistant Bloomfield.

This short run series only ran 3 episodes and was from the pen of Roy Clarke more normally associated with straight out sitcom.

The three episodes were titled Twilight for A Private Eye, Time Runs Out for Tony and The Art of Finding Edna.

production details
UK / ITV – Yorkshire) / 3×60 minute episodes / Broadcast 4-18 January 1983 (shown Tuesdays @ 9:00pm)

Writer: Roy Clarke / Producer: Derek Bennett / Executive Producer: David Cunliffe / Designer: Peter Kindred / Music: Anthony Isaac

cast
MICHAEL ELPHICK as Billy Gibbs
MARC ZUBER as Bloomfield
CAROL HAWKINS as Trish Gibbs
JOHN LEES as Winter
EDWARD PEEL as Gorman
JOANNA DUNHAM as Mrs Stovall
GARFIELD MORGAN as Stovall
CLAIRE TOEMAN as Cherry Gibbs
LUCINDA CURTIS as Sylvia
JONATHAN NEWTH as Tony
FRASER KERR as MacHugh

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