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Tom Slick: Mystery Hunter
Widely available, episodes weekly
Owen Wilson, Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk star in this story about “the most interesting man you’ve never heard of”. Wilson relishes the role of Slick, scientific legend, fearless explorer and sometime spy with plenty of adventures to relay. Granddaughter Liv (Fisk) and her mum Claire (Spacek) find hidden tapes that detail his exploits hunting for the Yeti and facing off with notorious bank robber Machine Gun Kelly. Hannah Verdier
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