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Harry

3.5 / 10
1993
2 seasons
20 episodes
Drama

Harry is a television drama series produced by Union Pictures for the BBC, and shown on BBC1 between 18 September 1993 and 12 April 1995. The programme follows a journalist called Harry Salter, who ran a news agency in the English town of Darlington.

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  • Ep 1

    1.First Strike

    18-09-199350m

    Harry Salter was once a Fleet Street high-flier: he got the stories, he got the expense account and he got drunk. But now he lives on his wits running a Darlington news agency. His...

  • Ep 2

    2.Time Like This

    25-09-199350m

    Earlier in his career, Salter reached features editor status on Fleet Street, before the drink took hold. Now he's sniffing out stories for his agency. In this time, a routine patr...

  • Ep 3

    3.Thought Invigoration

    02-10-199350m

    A trio of graverobbers think they've struck lucky until an antiques expert enlightens them. Meanwhile, Salter anxiously awaits the arrival of an old friend.

  • Ep 4

    4.Tooth to Claw

    09-10-199350m

    Salter's fictional colleagues feature when an ex-army officer is murdered on his patch. He goes off in hot pursuit of the IRA suspects, intent on selling the story to the national...

  • Ep 5

    5.Seeing Birthdays

    16-10-199350m

    Jonathan takes his video camera to cover a sick child's birthday party, which escalates into a hostage situation. Meanwhile, Salter is contacted by the sinister owner of a champion...

  • Ep 6

    6.Waiting for the Day

    23-10-199350m

    Salter could go to jail for what he did at the scene of a siege, but insists on dealing with the problem in his own way.

  • Ep 7

    7.Clamouring

    30-10-199350m

    Darlington's fearless newshounds stumble across the perfect tabloid shocker this week when Salter, just out of prison, sees a man breaking down a door with an axe. But this turns o...

  • Ep 8

    8.Outshined

    06-11-199350m

    With an important Italian client to impress, Salter turns to invention. At the same time, he has an exclusive interview with a local football hero, but how can he make him sound in...

  • Ep 9

    9.Dealing with the Devil

    20-11-199350m

    Nothing more than a conventional Sunday-paper tribute would seem to be called for, as far as the news agency is concerned. But a visit to ex-reporter Dan Finch raises the ghost of...

  • Ep 10

    10.Pointless Situations

    27-11-199350m

    During a surprise party to celebrate the broadcast of Jonathan's Video Diary, he gives Salter some bad news, which causes bad feeling all round. But Salter is soon on the trail of...

  • Ep 11

    11.Out of the Black: Part 1

    12-04-199350m

    A surgeon appeals for help, but Salter's hot on the trail of a much bigger story — so big he's prepared to ditch his crew to follow his lead to London and abroad.

  • Ep 12

    12.Out of the Black: Part 2

    11-12-199350m

    Salter goes out with a real scoop, causing a disgraced MP to resign, earns plaudits and more work from his Fleet Street masters, and manages to upset his wife and staff back at the...

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