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Big Breadwinner Hog

7.5/10
TMDB2 votes
Original: 1 seasons

Big Breadwinner Hog is a British television thriller serial devised by Robin Chapman, produced by Granada TV and transmitted in eight parts, starting at 9.00pm on 11 April 1969 on the ITV network. It portrayed the ruthless rise through the criminal underworld of the trendy young London gangster Hogarth. He exploits the resources of a declining gangster, Ryan, to take over the dominant crime syndicate Scot-Yanks, controlled by the equally ruthless and manipulative Lennox. The key to Hogarth's success is knowledge of a murder arranged by Lennox, of which there is a crucial witness, Ackerman, a one-time private eye who has been blackmailed into working for Scot-Yanks, and bitterly resents Lennox as a consequence.

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About Big Breadwinner Hog

Big Breadwinner Hog (1969) is a TV series in the crime, drama genres. The cast includes Peter Egan, James Hunter, Timothy West, David Leland.

Released
Original language
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Status
Ended
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Granada Television
Creators
Robin Chapman
Writers
Robin Chapman

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What is Big Breadwinner Hog about?

Big Breadwinner Hog is a British television thriller serial devised by Robin Chapman, produced by Granada TV and transmitted in eight parts, starting at 9.00pm on 11 April 1969 on the ITV network. It portrayed the ruthless rise through the criminal underworld of the trendy young London gangster Hogarth. He exploits the resources of a declining gangster, Ryan, to take over the dominant crime syndicate Scot-Yanks, controlled by the equally ruthless and manipulative Lennox. The key to Hogarth's success is knowledge of a murder arranged by Lennox, of which there is a crucial witness, Ackerman, a one-time private eye who has been blackmailed into working for Scot-Yanks, and bitterly resents Lennox as a consequence.

Who stars in Big Breadwinner Hog?

Peter Egan, James Hunter, Timothy West, David Leland, Alan Browning, Rosemary McHale. See the cast cards above for character names.

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