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The Adventurer

TV·1972–1973·1 season, 26 episodes·Associated Television·Action & Adventure·30m·Created by Monty Berman, Dennis Spooner

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The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season 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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Thrust and Counter-ThrustS01E03 · 9.0The French Riviera is the hunting ground as Bradley tries to help a defector. Countess Marie: Eunice Gayson. Gavin: Garrick Hagon. Bradley: Gene Barry. Baron Drovotkin: Clifford Evans. Anton Jurzyck: David Lawton. Diane: Catherine Schell. Parminter: Barry Morse. Colonel: Simon Lack.
  2. 02Going, Going...S01E17 · 7.0Bradley's suspected of being a double agent when he's linked with a missing scientist. Bradley: Gene Barry. Parminter: Barry Morse. Eisen: Arnold Diamond. Taiho: Burt Kwouk. Brooks: Norman Bird.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0126Episodes1972–73Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Miss Me Once, Miss Me Twice, and Miss Me Once AgainSeptember 29, 1972Perminter orders Bradley to pose as a potential murder victim.
  2. S01E02Poor Little Rich GirlOctober 6, 1972Bradley and Diane help out a spoiled rich heiress.
  3. S01E03Thrust and Counter-ThrustOctober 13, 1972 9.0The French Riviera is the hunting ground as Bradley tries to help a defector. Countess Marie: Eunice Gayson. Gavin: Garrick Hagon. Bradley:
  4. S01E04The Bradley WayOctober 20, 1972
  5. S01E05Return to SenderOctober 27, 1972
  6. S01E06CounterstrikeNovember 3, 1972
  7. S01E07Love Always, MagdaNovember 10, 1972
  8. S01E08Nearly the End of the PictureNovember 17, 1972
  9. S01E09DeadlockNovember 24, 1972
  10. S01E10Has Anyone Seen Kelly?December 1, 1972
  11. S01E11Skeleton in the CupboardDecember 8, 1972
  12. S01E12Target!December 15, 1972
  13. S01E13Action!December 29, 1972
  14. S01E14Full Fathom FiveJanuary 5, 1973
  15. S01E15I'll Get There SometimeJanuary 12, 1973
  16. S01E16To the Lowest Bidder...January 19, 1973
  17. S01E17Going, Going...January 26, 1973 7.0Bradley's suspected of being a double agent when he's linked with a missing scientist. Bradley: Gene Barry. Parminter: Barry Morse. Eisen: A
  18. S01E18The Not-So Merry WidowFebruary 2, 1973
  19. S01E19Mr Galloway is a Very Cautious ManFebruary 9, 1973
  20. S01E20Double ExposureFebruary 16, 1973
  21. S01E21The Case of the Poisoned PawnFebruary 23, 1973
  22. S01E22The Solid Gold HearseMarch 2, 1973
  23. S01E23Make it a MillionMarch 9, 1973
  24. S01E24Icons Are ForeverMarch 16, 1973A terrier star of dog food commercials witnesses his master's murder, but can he help collar the killer?
  25. S01E25Somebody Doesn't Like MeMarch 23, 1973
  26. S01E26The Good BookMarch 30, 1973

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