TramMatrix3001 Look, I'm no critic with the same level of expertise as those above. All I can say is that Hazell was fantastic! The 'edginess' of Hazell always gripped me; the short sharp characters, the fast efficient script. And all beautifully introduced with fabulous Maggie Bell thumping out her very best blues (too bad I can't find a quality copy). Perhaps best was the rock solid foundation provided by all the supporting cast. OK, 'Hazell' seemed a little young to have so much 'experience' but Nicholas Balls' interpretation was perfectly believable if you simply accepted that the character started out young and grew fast, and what's so unusual about that in a large brutal city? Oddly, the series reminded me of the quality of Callan, which I love. Golly me, both so much better than usual politically correct diatribe presented as drama these days.

Deepburn1 Hazell is one of the best shows from ITV, wow it seems funny saying that now especially with all the garbage currently on. The brilliant Nicholas ball stars a James Hazel a private detective in London and Roddy McMillan as Choc minty a Scottish detective on his case. Many appearances from known faces such as derrick o Connor, Micheal Elphick etc also episodes written by Trevor Preston and Tony Hoare of minder fame. While some people may find this slow going you will definitely appreciate the way old school programs such as this allowed the story to breathe, not like today where you pretend to no what is going on Too too good just get the DVD, and oh yeah network sort it out with series 2!

jcbain You will notice Season 1 has ten episodes while Season 2 has twelve.This is because at the time that Season 1 was being broadcast the actor John Bindon, who was playing a gangster in the episode "Hazell and the Public Enemy", was up at the Old Bailey on trial for the murder of Johnny Darke in a pub in Putney (improbably named Ranelagh Yacht Club). At the request of Bindons defence team, who felt that a jury might confuse the character with Bindon in real life, Thames Television 'pulled' the episode from the schedule. During the trial fellow actor Bob Hoskins was one of those who appeared as a character witness for Bindon.By the time Season 2 of Hazell was broadcast, Bindon had been acquitted of the murder, so Thames just tagged the episode "Hazell and the Public Enemy" on to the end of Season 2.

Justafan101 I loved this show. I was 18 and thought Nick Ball was the dream man. That Pam left him for the Big Yin!! (Who I thought was really funny but not a bit, well, sexy! Really unnerved me.)I don't think the show needs a remake(other great and more modern ideas need a public airing) However, I have to say - if it were to be re-made please spare TV fans from the prospect of ex-east-ender's actors hamming it up as Hazell!I have never really understood the need to re-film really great pieces of TV history. Very few even touch the originality or charm of the first take.