Top billed cast

1. 

   Glyn Houston

   Tom Corby

2. 

   Simon Fisher-Turner

   John Corby

3. 

   Jan Francis

   Susan Fraser

4. 

   Brian Peck

   Bowers

5. 

   David Sinclair

   Selby

6. 

   Edward Brooks

   Kessler

7. 

   Hilary Minster

   Motorcyclist

8. 

   Peter Copley

   Morrison

9. 

   Walter Jackson

   Bartas

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Current Season

Season 1

1972 | 13 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Babooshka1959

Written by Babooshka1959 on 2025-12-26

John and his father are on a bird watching holiday in Devon when John's father mysteriously vanishes. Searching along the cliffs, John spots a young woman (Susan) stranded by the tide and helps her back to land. Together, John and Susan set out to find John's father, a disgraced police officer suspected of involvement with an international criminal gang. Their adventures lead them across the British Isles, taking in some beautiful and sometimes bleak scenery and small isolated villages along the way, until they end up Edinburgh. When this went out on BBC1 in 1972 I was hooked from the start...read the rest

Recommendations

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2. Scarecrow and Mrs. King66%
3. M.I. High61%
4. Dempsey and Makepeace66%
5. Legends77%
6. Kung Fu74%
7. Who Is Erin Carter?69%
8. Starsky & Hutch72%
9. The Saint73%
10. Mannix67%
11. War of the Worlds64%
12. Gangs of London78%
13. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries71%
14. Hardcastle and McCormick64%
15. Chosen68%
16. Strike71%
17. El final del paraíso75%
18. Almost Paradise71%
19. Walker70%
20. Danger Man74%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Long Chase

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