The XYY Man

William "Spider" Scott has a spare "Y" chromosome in his cell structure, which makes him very tall but also gives him a compulsion to steal.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Cast:Stephen Yardley , Don Henderson , Vivienne McKee , Dennis Blanch , Mark Dignam , Oliver Maguire , Johnny Shannon , Fiona Curzon , William Squire , Brian Croucher , Peter Ellis , Paul Freeman , Alan Rowe , Glyn Houston , Sarah Bullen , Ronald Lewis , Chris Jenkinson , John Welsh

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Proposition

Fri, Jul 2, 1976

Cat burglar Spider Scott leaves prison vowing to go straight. But a government Security Officer approaches him to do a highly dangerous job, and is hounded by policeman George Bulman.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Execution

Fri, Jul 9, 1976

Fairfax has persuaded Spider Scott to burgle the Chinese Legation to retrieve a photo for the British Government. He accomplishes this but is seen and chased by Bulman.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Resolution

Fri, Jul 16, 1976

Spider Scott is been tortured for the negative by two South African hitmen which he stole from the Chinese. He's luckily rescued and the discovers he may be in even worse danger than he thought.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Friends and Enemies

Sun, Jun 26, 1977

Spider has bought a half share in a small executive aircraft which he flies with his partner. One of his first customers is an acquaintance from his days of crime. He think nothing of this until his best friend is found dead in the Thames.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Missing Civil Servant

Sun, Jul 3, 1977

Has Riesen become involved with American crime and, if he really has, what impact will this have on Spider?

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Big Bang

Sun, Jul 10, 1977

Spider is forced to fly up North en route to Russia with a bomb on board. This turns out to be the decoy at the airport for a half a million pound robbery.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ At the Bottom of the River

Sun, Jul 17, 1977

Narrowly escaping the aeroplane explosion Spider returns home to find Reissen's body being loaded into a van. Then Bulman turn up to save him being drowned.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ When We Were Very Greedy

Sun, Jul 24, 1977

Spider is invited to sit on a prison enquiry board headed by a rich merchant banker. Bulman and Willis continue dogging his tracks, with Bulman becoming ever more distracted by the need to nick Spider.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Now We Are Dead

Sun, Jul 31, 1977

Caught up in a situation beyond his control, Spider finds that Quilter has been murdered and Bucket- Face Smith has disappeared. Then he finds something nasty in the study.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Whisper Who Dares

Sun, Aug 7, 1977

A trail of dead bodies seems to follow Spider as he attempts to get himself out the situation he has been caught up in.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Law and Order

Sun, Aug 14, 1977

Imprisoned, Spider is involved in a conspiracy to spring Norden and himself. They succeed in breaking out of jail and Norden disappears, leaving behind a dead warden.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Detrimental Robot

Sun, Aug 21, 1977

Bulman is hot on the trail of Spider who finds himself involved in a hostage situation. The body count increases as two detectives are killed.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ A View to a Death

Sun, Aug 28, 1977

Maggie frees Spider but, when he is released, he is asked once more to risk his life to capture a foreign agent.