Bulman
{{about|the British television series|the surname|Bulman (surname)|the cattle station town in Australia|Bulman, Northern Territory}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Crime drama
| creator = Murray Smith
| based_on = The XYY Man by Kenneth Royce
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Don Henderson
- Siobhan Redmond
- Thorley Walters
- John Benfield
- Mark McManus
- Simon Molloy
- Dennis Blanch
- Jeremy Gagan
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| composer = Dick Walter
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 20
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| executive_producer = Richard Everitt
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Steve Hawes
- Sita Williams
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| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Barry Bowmer
- Paul Griffiths-Davies
- Kim Horton
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| cinematography = Mike Blakeley
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Granada Television
| network = ITV
| first_aired = {{Start date|1985|06|05|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1987|08|08|df=yes}}
| related = Strangers
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Bulman is a British television crime drama series, principally written and created by Murray Smith. It was first broadcast on ITV on 5 June 1985.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6fa44283|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025156/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6fa44283|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2017|title=Sins of Omission (1985)}} The series, featuring retired ex-cop George Bulman (Don Henderson) and his assistant Lucy McGinty (Siobhan Redmond), was a spin-off from the 1978 TV series Strangers, itself a spin-off of the 1976 TV series The XYY Man, which was adapted from the novels of Kenneth Royce.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-xyy-man/ |title=The XYY Man - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com |access-date=19 January 2017 |archive-date=31 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131200413/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-xyy-man/ |url-status=dead }} Produced by Granada Television, Bulman ran for two series, with the final episode broadcast on 8 August 1987.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/bulman/ |title=Bulman - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com |access-date=19 January 2017 |archive-date=1 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234054/http://www.tv.com/shows/bulman/ |url-status=dead }}
In this incarnation, Don Henderson once again stars as former Detective Chief Inspector George Bulman, who is ostensibly retired from police work and now spends his spare time repairing old clocks. However, aside from fixing clocks, Bulman is also working as a private investigator, and even has an assistant, Lucy McGinty.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUXIAgAAQBAJ&q=XYY+Man+novels+Kenneth+Royce&pg=PA2608 |title=Encyclopedia of Television |first1=Horace |last1=Newcomb |authorlink=Horace Newcomb |first2=Lambdin Kay Distinguished Professor for the Peabody Awards Horace |last2=Newcomb |date=3 February 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135194727 |via=Google Books}} Aside from a number of private clients, Bulman and Lucy are frequently drawn into the clandestine world of the secret service through the machinations of security chief Bill Dugdale (Thorley Walters), and also find themselves helping the police with cases under the instruction of Bulman's former boss Jack Lambie (Mark McManus).{{Cite web|url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/bulman.html|title=Sorry, pal…|date=28 March 2021}} Bulman's former assistant, Derek Willis (Dennis Blanch), also appears in two episodes.
Both series were released on DVD via the Network imprint on 1 July 2013; however, these have since gone out of production. A complete box set was released on 20 August 2018, again via Network Distributing.
Cast
- Don Henderson as George Bulman
- Siobhan Redmond as Lucy McGinty
- Thorley Walters as William 'Bill' Dugdale (Series 1 — Episodes 4, 6, 7 & 13; Series 2 — Episodes 5 & 7)
- John Benfield as DI Holmes (Series 1 — Episodes 1, 5 & 11)
- Mark McManus as DCS Jack Lambie (Series 1 — Episodes 1, 2 & 13)
- Simon Molloy as DS Mackay (Series 1 — Episodes 1, 5 & 7)
- Dennis Blanch as DS Derek Willis (Series 1 — Episodes 1 & 3)
- Jeremy Gagan as DCI Faulkner (Series 1 — Episodes 1 & 3)
Episodes
=Series overview=
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| episodes1 = 13
| start1 = {{Start date|1985|06|05|df=y}}
| end1 = {{End date|1985|08|28|df=y}}
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| episodes2 = 7
| start2 = {{Start date|1987|06|20|df=y}}
| end2 = {{End date|1987|08|08|df=y}}
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=Series 1 (1985)=
{{Episode table
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| overall = 5
| series = 6
| title = 21
| writer = 13
| director = 13
| airdate = 14
| episodes =
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = {{va|Winds of Change}}
| DirectedBy = William Brayne
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|06|05|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Despite having retired from the police force to fix clocks, Bulman is asked to help out on a case.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = {{va|The Daughter Was a Dancer}}
| DirectedBy = Ken Grieve
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|06|12|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman acts as safeguard for a businessman.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = {{va|Pandora's Many Boxes|Pandora’s Many Boxes}}
| DirectedBy = Christopher King
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|06|19|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman investigates when a man fails a security check.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = {{va|Death of a Hitman}}
| DirectedBy = Bill Gilmour
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|06|26|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman helps a woman find out why her son was killed.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = {{va|The Name of the Game}}
| DirectedBy = William Brayne
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|07|03|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman assists the police when a woman who blames her husband's death on a policeman swears revenge.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = {{va|One of Our Pigeons is Missing}}
| DirectedBy = Charlie Nairn
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|07|10|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman goes undercover as a tramp to solve a case.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = {{va|Sins of Omission}}
| DirectedBy = Roger Tucker
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|07|17|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Lucy is used as bait to catch a female KGB agent.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = {{va|Another Part of the Jungle}}
| DirectedBy = Christopher King
| WrittenBy = Henry Livings
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|07|24|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman is hired to fix a church clock but must contend with a hitman instead.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = {{va|Born Into the Purple}}
| DirectedBy = Bill Gilmour
| WrittenBy = Paul Wheeler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|07|31|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman investigates thefts in a wealthy household.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = {{va|A Cup for the Winner}}
| DirectedBy = David Carson
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|08|07|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman is hired by an American to find his family property.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = {{va|I Met a Man Who Wasn't There|I Met a Man Who Wasn’t There}}
| DirectedBy = Ken Grieve
| WrittenBy = Henry Livings
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|08|14|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman interferes with the schemes of a vengeful villain.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = {{va|A Moveable Feast}}
| DirectedBy = Bill Gilmour
| WrittenBy = Paul Wheeler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|08|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman helps a couple running a catering service.
| LineColor = D48142
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = {{va|A Man of Conviction}}
| DirectedBy = Tom Cotter
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|08|28|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman goes undercover to investigate robberies by prisoners.
| LineColor = D48142
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=Series 2 (1987)=
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| overall = 5
| series = 6
| title = 21
| writer = 13
| director = 13
| airdate = 14
| episodes =
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = {{va|Chinese Whispers}}
| DirectedBy = William Brayne
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|06|20|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman re-encounters a convict that he helped to put away during his time in the police force.
| LineColor = 43C210
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = {{va|Death by Misadventure}}
| DirectedBy = David Carson
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|06|27|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman investigates when a reporter is killed at a racetrack.
| LineColor = 43C210
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = {{va|White Lies}}
| DirectedBy = Gareth Morgan
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|07|04|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman helps Commander Morrison on a case.
| LineColor = 43C210
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = {{va|Chicken of the Baskervilles}}
| DirectedBy = William Brayne
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|07|18|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman poses as a butler to investigate a butler's disappearance.
| LineColor = 43C210
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = {{va|Thin Ice}}
| DirectedBy = Bruce MacDonald
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|07|25|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman investigates when he hears rumours that Dugdale has been found dead.
| LineColor = 43C210
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = {{va|W.C. Fields Was Right}}
| DirectedBy = Sarah Harding
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|08|01|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman investigates a series of incidents involving young children and animals.
| LineColor = 43C210
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = {{va|Ministry of Accidents}}
| DirectedBy = Brian Mills
| WrittenBy = Murray Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|08|08|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Bulman offers to help out Dugdale one last time.
| LineColor = 43C210
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0083393|title=Bulman}}
- {{Epguides|Bulman}}
Category:1980s British crime television series
Category:ITV television dramas
Category:1985 British television series debuts
Category:1987 British television series endings
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:1980s British drama television series
Category:British television spinoffs
Category:Television series by ITV Studios