The Long Chase
The Long Chase
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The Long Chase

10.0 / 10
1972
1 season
13 episodes
Action & AdventureMysteryDrama

A father-son birdwatching outing becomes a widespread mystery when teenage John Corby—after coming to the aid of neighbour Susan Fraser—finds that his father Tom has vanished.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    25-09-197260m

    John Corby is birdwatching with his father Tom. Susan Fraser has found herself cut off from land so John helps her. Reaching land, she gives him a note to explain his absence to hi...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    02-10-197260m

    John and Susan seek police help to look for Tom. The police won't intervene, as Tom Corby is suspended from Scotland Yard. Tom and his two contacts meet up with Kessler. Police sur...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    09-10-197260m

    John and Susan catch sight of Tom but are unaware that a hitman is assigned to stop them. Tom wants the hitman stopped but the police are closing in. A motorcycle driver has been h...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    16-10-197260m

    John and Susan realise they're being tailed and outsmart their pursuer. When John gets too close to seeing his father, the pair are trapped underground.

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    23-10-197260m

    Tom refuses to leave the Falcon pub unless he knows John is safe, but Bowers has conned him. With his father long gone, John and Susan reach an exit to the surface.

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    30-10-197260m

    Susan finds a rope to help John but the motorcyclist is still in the area. A friendly garage attendant learns that the group holding John's father bought a map of Ullswater. John a...

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    06-11-197260m

    John and Susan are rescued from the lake. With Susan in hospital care, John learns his father is using an alias.

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    13-11-197260m

    The motorcyclist forces John and Susan to ascend the mountain but he takes a bad fall. John leaves Susan to get help. The delirious biker gives a cryptic message to Susan.

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    20-11-197260m

    Tom warns John about Bowers close by. Bowers takes Kessler to the airport to show him the target. John and Susan overhear Selby revealing information to his father.

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    27-11-197260m

    Tom finds the man, who fit him up, is in charge so he asks for a deal. He knows Bartas is their target and wants in on the hit in Edinburgh.

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    04-12-197260m

    John sees Kessler preparing his sniper's rifle, which puts the youngsters in grave danger. Tom is warned about asking questions. With the Tattoo drowning out the noise, John and Su...

  • Ep 12

    12.Episode 12

    11-12-197260m

    Bartas is struck by a sniper's dart. Bowers pretends to be a doctor, pronounces cardiac arrest, and whisks him off in an ambulance. John goes in pursuit while Susan tells the polic...

  • Ep 13

    13.Episode 13

    18-12-197260m

    The police discover the stolen ambulance and close in. Bartas is moved but Tom makes a run for it before he's killed. He is thwarted by John's capture but by the time the gang reac...

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