The Adventurer (TV series)

The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment British TV crime thriller/adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one series from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamorous American movie star.

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

Main cast

 * Gene Barry as Gene Bradley
 * Barry Morse as Mr. Parminter (25 episodes).
 * Catherine Schell as Diane Marsh (11 episodes)
 * Garrick Hagon as Gavin Taylor (10 episodes)

Supporting cast

 * Dennis Price as Brandon (3 episodes)
 * 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!"