Hazell (TV series) Hazell (TV series) Hazell is a British television series that ran from 1978–1979, about a fictional private detective named James Hazell. James Hazell was a cockney private detective character created by journalist and novelist Gordon Williams and footballer-turned-manager 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 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
King of the Nerds (UK TV series) the "King of the Nerds", claims the Throne of Games (a reference to the television series "Game of Thrones"), and wins the show's £15,000 prize. Sky 1 announced that it had ordered an adaptation of "King of the Nerds" for the United Kingdom on 31 July 2014. The UK version, which received an order for eight episodes, was co-produced by Objective Productions and Electus and filmed at Felsted School in Felsted, England. Electus International distributed the UK series, alongside the format and the US series. The first series was originally scheduled to air in October 2014; however, the premiere was