Breakaway (1980)★ 7.0/10
- Mystery
- Thriller
Directed by: Michael E. Briant, Paul Ciappessoni
Written by: Francis Durbridge
Much as detective inspector Sam Harvey would like to retire to devote himself full-time to his hobby of writing children's books, he has to solve a couple of intricate and baffling murder cases first.
- Original title
- Breakaway
- Storyline
- Detective inspector Sam Harvey, better known to the general public as the author of the latest best-seller for ages 3 and up, 'Breakfast at the Zoo,' would like nothing better than to retire so he can devote himself full-time to penning the riveting sequels 'Lunch at the Zoo' and 'Dinner at the Zoo.' However, he has to solve a couple of complicated murder cases first. Plot twists and red herrings abound in this intricate thriller series, and corpses turn up with distressing regularity before the culprits are finally collared.
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 59
- Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Pidax Film
- Release dates
- GB January 11, 1980
- IE April 9, 1980
- FI June 24, 1981
- NL January 8, 1982
- HU August 11, 1983