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The Adventurer (TV series)

The Adventurer is a 1972 British TV crime thriller/adventure series created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner. It premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a secret government agent who poses as a wealthy movie star.

The series contain plots and scenes that combine elements of the crime thriller, adventure, and secret agent drama genres.

Reception

The Guardian referred to The Adventurer as "an unsatisfactory half-hour series, with an overage lead in Gene Barry".

Main cast

Supporting / guests

  • Dennis Price as Brandon (3 episodes)
  • Ken Wayne as Director (1 episode)
  • Stuart Damon as Vince Elliot (2 episodes)
  • Sue Gerrard as Jane (2 episodes, plus opening titles)

Episode list

  1. Miss Me Once, Miss Me Twice and Miss Me Once Again
  2. Poor Little Rich Girl
  3. Thrust and Counter Thrust
  4. The Bradley Way
  5. Return to Sender
  6. Counterstrike
  7. Love Always, Magda
  8. Nearly the End of the Picture
  9. Deadlock
  10. Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?
  11. Skeleton in the Cupboard
  12. Target!
  13. Action!
  14. Full Fathom Five
  15. I'll Get There Sometime
  16. To the Lowest Bidder
  17. Going, Going...
  18. The Not-So Merry Widow
  19. Mr. Calloway Is a Very Cautious Man
  20. Double Exposure
  21. The Case of the Poisoned Pawn
  22. The Solid Gold Hearse
  23. Make It a Million
  24. Icons Are Forever
  25. Somebody Doesn't Like Me
  26. The Good Book

Home media

A Region 2 DVD release of the show, which features interviews with Morse, Damon and Schell, is available from Network. Barry refused to be interviewed, and other cast members accused him of being "short-tempered" and "egomaniacal". Morse sums up the series in the DVD extras: "It wasn't the worst show ever made, but it certainly wasn't the best!"

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