Call Me Mister (TV series)

Call Me Mister
Created byRobert Banks Stewart
StarringSteve Bisley
David Bamber
Dulice Liecier
Theme music composerGeorge Fenton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerRobert Banks Stewart
Running time50 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release5 September (1986-09-05) –
7 November 1986 (1986-11-07)

Call Me Mister is a British television drama series, created by Robert Banks Stewart who had previously developed Shoestring and Bergerac for the BBC. One series of ten episodes was broadcast between September and November 1986.

The series starred Steve Bisley as Jack Bartholomew, an Australian former police officer who returns to England after his father dies, having inherited his substantial estate. Uncomfortable with his new found status, Bartholomew prefers to use his police skills working as a private detective.[1][2]

Cast

Main / regular

Guests

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original airdate (UK)
1"Long Shot"Colin BuckseyRobert Banks Stewart5 September 1986 (1986-09-05)
2"Tour De Force"Ken HannamMichael Aitkens12 September 1986 (1986-09-12)
3"The Creative Accountant"Ken HannamBob Baker19 September 1986 (1986-09-19)
4"Humpty Dumpty"Roger TuckerGlenn Chandler26 September 1986 (1986-09-26)
5"Something in the City"Mike VardyGlenn Chandler3 October 1986 (1986-10-03)
6"Frozen Assets"Laurence MoodyTerry Hodgkinson10 October 1986 (1986-10-10)
7"Running Time"Peter EllisPeter Miller17 October 1986 (1986-10-17)
8"The Other Woman"Don LeaverRobert Bennett24 October 1986 (1986-10-24)
9"The Bombay Duck"Guy SlaterTerry Hodgkinson31 October 1986 (1986-10-31)
10"The Carve Up"David CarsonMichael Aitkens7 November 1986 (1986-11-07)

References

  1. ^ "Memorable TV review". Memorable TV. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ Cornell, Day & Topping (1996). The Guinness Book of Classic British TV (2nd ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 250.