The Adventurer | |
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Genre | Crime thriller Adventure Spy drama |
Created by | Monty Berman Dennis Spooner |
Starring | Gene Barry Barry Morse Catherine Schell Garrick Hagon |
Theme music composer | John Barry |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | ITC Entertainment |
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Network | ATV |
Release | 29 September 1972 – 30 March 1973 |
The Adventurer is a 1972 British TV crime thriller/adventure series created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner. [1] It premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom on 29 September 1972. [2] The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a secret government agent who poses as a wealthy movie star. [1] [3]
The series contain plots and scenes that combine elements of the crime thriller, adventure, and secret agent drama genres.
The Guardian referred to The Adventurer as "an unsatisfactory half-hour series, with an overage lead in Gene Barry". [4]
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!"[ citation needed ]