In Blow Out Hackett has been on the trail of a group of Jewel blaggers for some time but finally gets a break when one of the gang is injured and then left to die by the rest of the gang. His girlfriend decides to get her revenge.
Lots of well known faces appear in this episode, Sandy Ratcliff, Ron Pember, Maurice Roeves and Kenneth Colley all have substantial parts. It’s hard hitting stuff too especially when convict Tom Farlow scalds his wife after discovering her in bed with another man. He tips boiling water over and although you don’t see anything it is still powerful stuff.
David Agnew who contributes the script for this episode is actually a pseudonym used by cult tv writer Roger Marshall who had had the initial idea for the series which was then developed by Philip Hinchcliffe and Colin Tucker into something a bit different hence the fact that didn’t want his name on the series.
production details
UK / BBC One / 1×50 minute episode / Broadcast 16 September 1977
Writer: David Agnew (aka Roger Marshall) / Director: Douglas Camfield
Series: Target Season 1 Episode 2
cast
PATRICK MOWER as Det. Supt. Steve Hackett
PHILIP MADOC as Det. Chief Sup. Tate
BRENDAN PRICE as Det. Sgt. Bonney
VIVIEN HEILBRON as Det. Sgt. Louise Colbert
MAURICE ROEVES as Harry Skeats
SANDY RATCLIFF as Angie Dawson
KENNETH COLLEY as Jessal
CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN as Panter
RON PEMBER as Tom Farlow
HILARY CRANE as Judy Farlow
DOROTHY WHITE as Maureen Wall
MICHAEL McKEVITT as Rocky Wall
JOHN LYONS as Smith
TOM McCABE as Rigby
MICHAEL WALKER as Gerry
JOHN RAPLEY as Jeweller
SHEILA DUNN as Hospital Sister
GEOFFREY LEESLEY as Doctor Warren
BARBARA GRANT as Hotel Manageress
NICHOLAS McARDLE as Waiter
HARRY FIELDER as Detective
