Other major TV roles include that of Frank Barraclough in the 1973–1975 drama series "Sam" and the role of journalist Tom Crane in the 1979 paranormal thriller series "The Omega Factor". He also starred in the children's series "Chocky" (1984) and its sequels "Chocky's Children" (1985) and "Chocky's Challenge" (1986), all scripted by one of "The Omega Factor's" writers, Anthony Read. In 1983 he played the part of Kidder in Willy Russell's five part Channel 4 drama "One Summer", also starring David Morrissey. In the later 1980s Hazeldine had major roles in two BBC comedy dramas: as haulage firm owner Picard in "Truckers" (1987) and as Bernie in" Streets Apart" (1988–1989). In 1993 he played Reg Manston in the ITV drama Heartbeat. In 1999, Bitter Harvest series 2 episode 4. He played Austin Danforth in the ITV drama "The Last Train" and in 2001 he appeared as Ivan Braithwaite in "".