9-1325: For the TV series, see Hazell (TV series) . For the British musician, see Hazell Dean . Hazell is a surname of British origin, and may refer to: People [ edit ] Andrea Hazell , Canadian politician Andy Hazell (born 1978), British rugby player Bert Hazell (1907–2009), British politician Bob Hazell (born 1959), British football player Charles Hazell , Canadian architect Danielle Hazell (born 1988), British cricketer Darrell Hazell (born 1964), American football coach Eileen Hazell (1903–1984), Canadian sculptor and potter Heidi Hazell (1962–1989), German murder victim Horace Hazell (1909–1990), British cricketer Hy Hazell (1919–1970), British actress Jeremy Hazell (born 1986), American basketball player Keeley Hazell (born 1986), British glamour model Malcolm Hazell (born 1948), Australian public servant Reuben Hazell (born 1979), British football player Tim Hazell (born 1981), Australian football player Tom F. Hazell (1892–1946), British fighter pilot Tony Hazell (born 1947), British football player Fictional characters [ edit ] James Hazell, in
18-501: A Jaguar Mark 2 , indicates that episode 7 should have been twelfth, and episode 12 should have been ninth (after "Hazell and the Happy Couple", when the Stag is attacked by an angry client). Nicholas Ball (actor) John Nicholas Ball (11 April 1946 – 4 June 2024) was an English actor. He was best known for playing the title role in the television series Hazell . Ball portrayed
27-411: A fictional private detective named James Hazell. James Hazell was a cockney private detective character created by journalist and novelist Gordon Williams and footballer Terry Venables , who wrote under the joint pseudonym of P.B.Yuill. The first book, Hazell Plays Solomon , appeared in 1974. "Hazell Plays Solomon" was also the first episode of the TV series. The wise-cracking private detective
36-406: The British television series Hazell Thorpe Hazell , in stories by Victor Whitechurch See also [ edit ] Hazel (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Hazell . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
45-415: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hazell&oldid=1204437800 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hazell (TV series) Hazell is a British television series that ran from 1978–1979, about
54-516: The part of Lenny Henry 's manager. Ball was born in Leamington Spa , Warwickshire , and raised in Hastings , Sussex , and trained to be an actor at Bristol Old Vic . Ball was married to actress and psychologist , Pamela Stephenson from 1978 until she left him for the comedian Billy Connolly . He later married his long-term partner, actress Ayda Kay, in 2019. Ball died on 4 June 2024, at
63-457: The theme music with added lyrics, written by Judy Forrest and sung by Maggie Bell . An academic work, Hazell: The Making of a TV Series by Manuel Alvarado and Edward Buscombe (BFI Publishing) appeared in March 1978. The main and most frequent cast members were: (*) = Although broadcast as listed, continuity involving the destruction of Hazell's original Triumph Stag car and its replacement with
72-514: The vicious gang lord Terry Bates in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009. He played Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers' Wives and both series of its spin-off programme Footballers' Wives: Extra Time . The voice of Nicholas Ball can be heard as well on various audio books offered via the internet ; he has narrated books from such authors as Christopher Hitchens and James Maybrick . In 2019 he appeared in an advert for Premier Inn , playing
81-471: Was played by Nicholas Ball . Hazell was a smart parody of earlier film-noir detectives such as Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade , the casting of Ball in the title role made for a younger TV Hazell than the Hazell in the books. A Thames Television Network Production, Hazell ran for 22 one-hour-long episodes (50 minutes without adverts). Its theme music was composed by Andy Mackay ; the end credits incorporated
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