The Racing Game 1979
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What is The Racing Game?
The Racing Game is a television series first released in 1979. Catalogued under Drama.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1979
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 6
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 21, 1979
- Networks
- ITV1
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.8/10
- Format
- 1 season · 6 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ITV1
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The Racing Game is a television series first released in 1979. Catalogued under Drama. Produced and broadcast by ITV1. Current status: Ended. Spans 1 seasons and 6 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“A fallen champion steeplechase jockey reinvents himself as a private detective.”
- compelling character arc from self-pity to dignity
- engaging premise featuring a literary gumshoe
- protagonist deals with a devastating career-ending injury
- starts with the character in deep self-pity
Watch it if you enjoy stories about characters overcoming physical and personal devastation to find a new purpose.
The tone involves themes of career loss, injury, and personal recovery.
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Who is the main character of The Racing Game?
The main character is Sid Halley, a champion steeplechase jockey.
What happens to Sid Halley's career?
His career as a jockey ends after he suffers a devastating injury in a fall.
How does Sid react to his injury initially?
He sinks into self-pity following the end of his career.
What new profession does Sid try?
He becomes a private detective after being bullied into it by his aristocratic father-in-law.
What year was The Racing Game released?
The television series was released in 1979.
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