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 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 / 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 Miss Me Once, Miss Me Twice and Miss Me Once Again Poor Little Rich Girl Thrust and Counter Thrust The Bradley Way Return to Sender Counterstrike Love Always, Magda Nearly the End of the Picture Deadlock Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly? Skeleton in the Cupboard Target! Action! Full Fathom Five I'll Get There Sometime To the Lowest Bidder Going, Going... The Not-So Merry Widow Mr. Calloway Is a Very Cautious Man Double Exposure The Case of the Poisoned Pawn The Solid Gold Hearse Make It a Million Icons Are Forever Somebody Doesn't Like Me 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!"
References
External links "The Morning After" ITC fansite
The Adventurer episode guide The Official Barry Morse Website