Bulman

1985

Bulman

8 | en | Drama

Bulman is a Granada TV series which ran from 1985–1987 and followed the fortunes of the major character from the earlier XYY Man and Strangers series. Bulman was based - increasingly loosely - on the character featured in the XYY Man novels by Kenneth Royce. In this incarnation, Don Henderson appeared again as former Detective Chief Inspector George Bulman, ostensibly retired from police work and repairing old clocks but active as a private investigator, with Lucy McGinty as his assistant. They are frequently drawn into the clandestine world of the secret service through the machinations of security chief Dugdale or Bulman's one-time police boss Lambie.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP7 Ministry of Accidents

Aug. 08,1987

Bulman helps Dugdale again.

EP6 W.C. Fields was Right

Aug. 01,1987

Troubles with children and animals.

EP5 Thin Ice

Jul. 25,1985

Bulman investigates when Dugdale is apparently dead.

EP4 Chicken of the Baskervilles

Jul. 18,1987

Bulman poses as a butler to investigate a butler's disappearance.

EP3 White Lies

Jul. 04,1987

Bulman helps Commander Morrison on a case.

EP2 Death by Misadventure

Jun. 27,1987

Bulman investigates when a reporter is killed at a racetrack.

EP1 Chinese Whispers

Jun. 20,1987

Bulman re-encounters a convict.

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Released: 1985-06-05 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Don Henderson , Siobhan Redmond

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Cast

Don Henderson

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Reviews

Sebastian (sts-26) Bulman seems to be a little known/remembered series, but was popular enough at the time (enough to be shown in the U.S. on PBS), and has had tremendous influence on subsequent - but, alas, lesser - detective/police/crime dramas.The series was unique, but not in the sense that it was so far superior to predecessors or contemporaries. No, Bulman was one of several excellent detective/police/crime dramas to come out of the seventies and eighties, including The Sweeney and Minder. Each show had a very unique concept, and featured memorable and real characters played by amazingly talented actors. The one characteristic all these series shared was true grit - they reflected real toughness, machismo, and cynicism, as opposed to the ridiculous posing one sees in modern cop dramas.Anyone who thinks modern programs like From Ashes to Ashes or Life on Mars are so wonderful should watch or re-watch any one of those afore-mentioned series. A direct comparison would be evidence that, where television is concerned, quality has suffered over time. Sure production values have improved, but writing and performance have greatly suffered. Prime Suspect is the one exception I can think of.While television today is primarily all style and no substance, series like Bulman proved that great substance produces remarkable style.

paul bolger Why oh why must we suffer constant repeats of average stuff when gems like the 20 episodes of this brilliant series lie idle in the vaults having only been shown once (?). It can't even be bought on DVD as far as I know....come on you budding entrepreneurs !! make the copyright holder an offer and release this wonderful set....if only as a testament to the brilliant but sadly no longer with us Don Henderson - a truly great character actor - don't let his memory pass relatively unappreciated. Even the previous 'Strangers' series (during which he was a cop - this led to the writing of Bulman) is worthy of a re-run - his two police sidekicks (whose names escape me) being completely in awe of his idiosyncratic ways.

inframan Gawd I miss this show. Did anyone else ever see it? The characters (especially the lead, Bulman himself played by the brilliant Don Henderson), the plots, the acting were the very best. Bulman was this mercurial Shakespearean personality, complex, explosive, completely unpredictable, always raging, always tragic, always most human. Years & years ago Sam Peckinpah had a short-lived western series on American TV called, I think "The Westerner" starring Brian Keith that was sort of like this. Real jewels amidst the garbage.