Hunter's Walk - 3-DVD Set

Hunter's Walk - 3-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
500 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1973 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Robert Tronson
Ron Francis

Written By:
Richard Harris
Peter Hammond

Actors:
Davyd Harries ..... Sgt. Ken Ridgeway (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Ewan Hooper ..... Det. Sgt. Smith (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Duncan Preston ..... PC Fred Pooley (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Charles Rea ..... PC Harry Coombes (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
David Simeon ..... Det. Con. Mickey Finn (38 episodes, 1973-1976)
Ruth Madoc ..... Betty Smith (37 episodes, 1973-1976)
Diana Rayworth ..... Brenda (4 episodes, 1974-1976)
Mike Lewin ..... PC Glenn (3 episodes, 1973-1976)
Wendy Gifford ..... Lil Foster / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1976)
Mary Healey ..... Alice Haines / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1976)
Norman Jones ..... Ferris / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1976)
David Neal ..... DCI Terry / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1976)
Adam Bridge ..... Johnny (2 episodes, 1976)
Barbara Ewing ..... Mrs. Danby (2 episodes, 1976)
Stuart Fell ..... Mr. Danby (2 episodes, 1976)
Hilary Martin ..... Susan Farnham (2 episodes, 1976)
David Griffith ..... PC Parfitt (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Devised by Dixon of Dock Green creator Ted Willis, Hunters Walk shared several similarities with the classic 1950s police drama - in particular a small-town setting, and storylines encompassing the more human aspects of police work. Based at a police station in a fictional Midlands town, Hunters Walk offered a contrasting alternative to the 1970's more hard-hitting, action-led urban crime dramas. Its small, idiosyncratic team of officers face a typically broad spectrum of cases, from neighbours' disputes and hooliganism to suspected murder. Offering an authentic portrayal of provincial police work - a premise later regaining in popularity with series like Juliet Bravo - Hunters Walk features excellent scripts by Roger Marshall (Public Eye) and Peter J. Hammond (Sapphire and Steel) among other noted writers. This release contains all the existing episodes of Hunters Walk that remain in the archive.

Disturbance
The police must act quickly when a failed marriage suddenly involves them in a manhunt for a disturbed and potentially dangerous man…
Written by Richard Harris
Directed by Robert Tronson
Original ITV Transmission 4 June 1973

Local Knowledge
Smith is awakened with the news that a woman has been assaulted. A sick man is at large, but Smith's reaction is typically straightforward: 'I don't want to understand him. I want him locked away for some other mug to sort out.' But what of the victim, Christine Lewis? How will the experience affect her, and the future of her marriage?
Guest Dennis Chinnery
Written by Richard Harris
Directed by Ron Francis
Original ITV Transmission 11 June 1973

Outcast
Stanley Haines returns to live in Broadstone after serving a two-year prison sentence for killing a baby. True, there were mitigating circumstances in his case; but, as Sgt. Ridgeway points out, and Stanley learns to his cost, no-one is a small town forgives or forgets a crime like this.
Guests Brian Pettifer and Jim Norton
Written by Nicholas Palmer
Directed by Robert Tronson
Original ITV Transmission 18 June 1973

Behaviour
Smith finds it a 'funny old day. One arriving and one trying to leave.' Trying to leave is young Jimmy Waller, a small-time crook who knows Broadstone too well and wants to escape its easy temptations. But what is Smith to make of Raymond Flack, returning after a twelve-year absence with an odd assortment of gifts for his relatives?
Guests Terence Rigby and Bella Emberg
Written by P.J. Hammond
Directed by Robert Tronson
Original ITV Transmission 25 June 1973

Vanishing Trick
Det. Sgt. Smith believes that there is a connection between a housebreaker who has been eluding the police for months and the death of Ben Lawrence in a car crash.
Written by Nicholas Palmer
Directed by John Cooper
Original ITV Transmission 2 July 1973

Reasonable Suspicion
Does the policeman's right of arrest on "reasonable suspicion" pose a threat to civil liberties?
Guest Brendan Price
Written by Richard Harris
Directed by Robert Tronson
Original ITV Transmission 9 July 1973

Kids
The Hunter's Walk officers are well aware of the problems of dealing with child offenders - and their parents. So in a week when not one, but seven kids brush against the law, there are headaches...
Written by Richard Harris
Directed by Robert Tronson
Original ITV Transmission 22 July 1974

Say Nothing
Broadstone's annual fete finds both the police and local hooligans on show.
Directed by Richard Bramall
Written by Brian Finch
Original ITV Transmission 6 July 1976

Spinsters
Neighbours can be a problem. No love is lost between Miss Sheldon and the Grahams, who live next door. What does it take for petty irritation to escalate into serious allegations that the police must investigate?
Written by Roger Marshall
Directed by Ron Francis
Original ITV Transmission 10 August 1976

Kicking and Screaming
Why should a man break into his own home and systematically destroy it? A puzzle for Sgt. Ken Ridgeway, who finds that he's dealing with a very violent customer…
Guest Christian Rodska
Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin
Directed by John Cooper
Original ITV Transmission 24 August 1976

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 October, 2012.