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Looking For Clancy

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How it feels

A man gets drawn into a mystery involving a missing person. The story plays out across five episodes, following his search and the secrets he uncovers.

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What happens

Looking for Clancy was a 1975 television serial broadcast on BBC2. Based on Frederic Mullally's 1971 novel Clancy, it was dramatised in five parts by Jack Pulman and starred Robert Powell, Keith Drinkel and T. P. McKenna. Produced by Richard Beynon, the serial was directed by Bill Hays and broadcast on Saturdays, with repeats the following Thursday. The serial was repeated in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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