TV series · 1979

The Racing Game

“The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game”

First aired 21 November 1979 Drama TMDB ↗

Sid Halley, champion steeplechase jockey, suffers a devastating injury in a fall that ends his career. He sinks into self-pity until his aristocratic father-in-law bullies him into trying something new: becoming a private detective. A great literary gumshoe emerges as Halley regains his dignity, faces his vulnerability, and finds new meaning in life.