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Geordie Racer

All Episodes 1988

  • Returning Series
  • #<Network:0x00007fa76fd9b908>
  • 1988-01-12T00:00:00Z
  • 20m
  • 3h 20m (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Geordie Racer was an educational BBC Look and Read production, which was first aired on BBC Two in 1988 and has been shown regularly ever since. The story was set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the surrounding area, and featured pigeon racers and runners competing in the Great North Run. The main character is Spuggy Hilton, who isn't a runner like the rest of his family, but is a keen pigeon fancier and owns 'Blue Flash' - one of the best birds in Newcastle. He and his friend Janie observe some suspicious activity, and link a spate of local art robberies with obscure messages they find on some of the pigeons, but find they have even more problems when they go to spy on the crooks. Geordie Racer was praised for attempting to bring a grittier edge to educational programmes shown in primary schools. The series also featured Geordie actor Kevin Whately as Spuggy's father. Whately, who went on to star in Inspector Morse, was joined on screen by his real-life wife, Madelaine Newton, who played his on-screen wife. This was not an intentional decision, but merely an accidental coincidence. It also featured the classic tune, 'Build yourself a wall with -ed'.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

1988-01-12T00:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 1988-01-12T00:00:00Z20m

1988-01-19T00:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 1988-01-19T00:00:00Z20m

1988-01-26T00:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 1988-01-26T00:00:00Z20m

1988-02-02T00:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 1988-02-02T00:00:00Z20m

1988-02-09T00:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 1988-02-09T00:00:00Z20m

1988-02-16T00:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 1988-02-16T00:00:00Z20m

1988-02-23T00:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 1988-02-23T00:00:00Z20m

1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

1x08 Episode 8

1x08 Episode 8

  • 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z20m

1988-03-08T00:00:00Z

1x09 Episode 9

1x09 Episode 9

  • 1988-03-08T00:00:00Z20m

1988-03-15T00:00:00Z

1x10 Episode 10

1x10 Episode 10

  • 1988-03-15T00:00:00Z20m

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