The ITC Guide to Action and Adventure

THE ITC GUIDE TO ACTION AND ADVENTURE

ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE

THE ADVENTURER

ATV/ITC / 24x30m-e / 1972

Creator/Producer:Monty Berman / Theme Composer:John Barry

Action adventure series. Agent for the C.I.A. Gene Bradley, poses as an actor in order to crack his cases.

With:- GENE BARRY as Gene Bradley / BARRY MORSE as Mr Parminter / CATHERINE SCHELL as Diane Marsh / GARRICK HAGON as Gavin Jones / STUART DAMON as Vince

THE ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM TELL

ITC / 39x30m-e / 1958-59 bw

Creator:Leslie Arliss / Composer:Harold Durrell / Producer:Leslie Arliss, Ralph Smart

Period action adventure series. In 14th Century Austria William Tell finds himself tangling with the evil Gessler.

With:-CONRAD PHILLIPS as William Tell / JENNIFER JAYNE as Hedda Tell / WILLOUGHBY GODDARD as Gessler / RICHARD ROGERS as Walter Tell / NIGEL GREEN as Fertog

THE BARON

ITC / 30x30m-e / 1965

Creator/Producer: Monty Berman, Robert Baker / Script Editor: Terry Nation / Theme Music:Edwin Astley

Action adventure series. A top undercover agent poses as an antiques dealer in order to crack his investigations.

With:- STEVE FORREST as John Mannering / SUE LLOYD as Cordelia Winfield / COLIN GORDON as Templeton-Green / PAUL FERRIS as David Marlowe

THE BUCCANEERS

UK / ITC/Sapphire / 39x30m-e / 1956-57 black and white

Executive Producer: Hannah Weinstein / Producer: Sidney Cole / Music: Edwin Astley

Period action adventure series. In the 1920's ex pirate Dan Tempest defends the Caribbean colonies against the Spanish. Tempest's ship The Sultana had previously been seen in the film Moby Dick.

With:- ROBERT SHAW as Dan Tempest / PETER HAMMOND as Lt Beamish / ALEC CLUNES as Gvnr Woodes Rogers / HUGH DAVID as Benjy / EDWIN RICHFIELD as Armando / ROGER DELGADO as Estaban

THE CHAMPIONS

ITC/ATV / 30x60m-e / 1969

Creators: Monty Berman, Dennis Spooner / Music: Edwin Astley / Script Editor: Dennis Spooner / Producer: Monty Berman

Scifi Drama series. Three people find themselves with special powers after their plane crashes in the Andes and they are treated by Tibetans. They use their powers working for a government agency fighting evil.

With:- STUART DAMON as Craig Stirling / ALEXANDRA BASTEDO as Sharon McCready / WILLIAM GAUNT as Richard Barrett / ANTHONY NICHOLLS as Cmdr Tremayne

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

ATV/ITP / 39x30m-e / 1956 black and white

Producer: Sidney Marshall, Dennis Vance

Period action adventure series. In 18th Century France Edmund Dantes escapes from prison after being falsely convicted and embarks on a search for lost treasure.

With:- GEORGE DOLENZ as Edmund Dantes / NICK CRAVAT as Jacopo / ROBERT GAWDRON as Rico / FAITH DOMERGUE as Princess Anne

DANGER MAN

ATV / 26x30m-e / 45x60m-e / 1960-61/64-67 black and white

Creator/Executive Producer: Ralph Smart / Producers: Sidney Cole, Aida Young

Action adventure series. Cases of suave loner intelligence agent John Drake. The final two episodes were made in colour.

With:- PATRICK McGOOHAN as John Drake / PETER MADDEN as Hobbs

DEPARTMENT S

UK / ATV/ITC / 28x60m-e / 1969-70 1 Season

Creators: Monty Berman,Dennis Spooner / Music: Edwin Astley / Producer: Monty Berman

Crime action adventure series. A trio of international agents work for Interpol on seemingly unsolvable cases. See also Jason King.

With:- PETER WYNGARDE as Jason King / JOEL FABIANI as Stewart Sullivan / ROSEMARY NICHOLS as Annabelle Hurst / DENNIS ALBA PETERS as Sir Curtis Seretse

THE FOUR JUST MEN

Sapphire/ATV / 39x30m-e / 1959-60 black and white

Executive Producer: Hannah Weinstein / Characters: Edgar Wallace / Producers: Sidney Cole, Jud Kinberg

Crime drama series. Years later a group of wartime colleagues get together to form a crime busting syndicate. The stars rotated the leads and normally appeared on their own.

With:- JACK HAWKINS as Ben Manfred MP / DAN DAILEY as Tim Collier / RICHARD CONTE as Jeff Ryder / VITTORIO DE SICA as Ricco Poccari / HONOR BLACKMAN as Nicole / JUNE THORBURN as Vicky / LISA GASTONI as Giulka

GHOST SQUAD

ATV/Rank / 52x60m-e / 1961-64 black and white

Producers: Connery Chappell, Anthony Kearey, Dennis Vance

Crime drama series. The cases of a group of undercover cops who specialised in infiltrating various nefarious gangs in order to bring them to justice. The title was later shortened to GS5.

With:- MICHAEL QUINN as Nick Craig / DONALD WOLFIT as Sir Andrew Wilson / ANGELA BROWNE as Helen Winters / NEIL HALLETT as Tony Miller / CLAIRE NEILSON as Jean Carter / ANTHONY MARLOWE as Geoffrey Stock / RAY BARRETT as Peter Clarke

GIDEON'S WAY

ATV / 26x60m-e / 1965 - 66 18 March 1965 - 10 March - 10 May 1966 black and white

Producers: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman / Music: Edwin Astley / Novels: J.J. Marric (really John Creasey) / Script Supervisor: Harry H. Junkin

Crime drama series. Cases of Scotland Yard Commander George Gideon. For a 1960's British series there was an impressive amount of location filming.

With:- JOHN GREGSON as Cmdr George Gideon / ALEXANDER DAVION as Ch Insp David Keen / DAPHNE ANDERSON as Kate Gideon / IAN ROSSITER as D.C.S. Bell

IVANHOE

ITV/Sydney Box / 39x30m-e / 1958 black and white

Executive Producer: Peter Rogers / Music: Albert Elms

Period action adventure series. Ivanhoe returns home from the crusades to find Prince John running amok. Ivanhoe is determined to try and help those in need.

Ivanhoe............................................... ROGER MOORE

Garth.................................................. ROBERT BROWN

Bart.................................................... JOHN PIKE

Prince John........................................ ANDREW KEIR

King Richard...................................... BRUCE SETON

JASON KING

ITC/Scoton / 26x60m-e / 1971

Creators: Dennis Spooner, Monty Berman / Music: Laurie Johnson / Titles: Chambers + Partners / Producer: Monty Berman

Crime drama series. Spin off from Department S. Ultra smooth, suave champagne drinking novelist Jason King finds himself continually involved in mysteries.

With:- PETER WYNGARDE as Jason King / ANN SHARP as Nicola Harvester / DENNIS PRICE as Sir Brian / RONALD LACEY as Ryland

MAN IN A SUITCASE

ITC/ATV / 30x60m-e / 1968

Creator: Richard Harris / Theme Music: Ron Grainer / Stunt Arranger: Roy Vincente / Executive story consultant: Stanley R. Greenberg / Producer: Sidney Cole

Crime drama series. Cases of tough, loner, Europe based, American ex-CIA man turned private eye, McGill. This show has one of the all time great theme tunes.

With:- RICHARD BRADFORD as McGill

THE PERSUADERS

ITC/Tribune / 26x60m-e / 1971

Creator/Producer: Robert S. Baker / Theme Music: John Barry / Script Executive/Associate Producer: Terry Nation / Incidental Music: Ken Thorne / Lord Brett Sinclair's clothed designed by Roger Moore.

Action adventure series. Exploits of two playboy troubleshooters, the suave Lord Brett Sinclair and the tough Danny Wilde from the back streets of Brooklyn.

Lord Brett Sinclair........................... ROGER MOORE

Danny Wilde.................................. TONY CURTIS

Judge Fulton.................................. LAURENCE NAISMITH

THE PRISONER

ATV / 17x60m-e / 1967-68 29 Sep 67 - 2 Feb 68

Creator/Executive Producer: Patrick McGoohan / Music: Ron Grainer / Script Editor: George Markstein / Producer: David Tomblin

Cult TV drama series. A one time secret agent is kidnapped and kept in confinement in an idyllic village from which there is no escape. The series was set in Portmerion and was highly strange. McGoohan also wrote and directed several of the episodes.

Number Six....................................... PATRICK McGOOHAN

Butler............................................... ANGELO MUSCAT

Supervisor........................................ PETER SWANWICK

Voice of Village Announcer................ FENELLA FIELDING

RANDALL AND HOPKIRK(DECEASED)

ITC / 26x60m-e / 1969

Creator: Dennis Spooner / Titles: Chambers+Partners / Producer: Monty Berman

Fantasy comedy crime drama series. When Marty Hopkirk, private detective, is killed in a hit and run accident he comes back as a ghost to help his partner, Jeff Randall, on his cases. US Title: My Partner the Ghost

With:- MIKE PRATT as Jeff Randall / KENNETH COPE as Marty Hopkirk / ANNETTE ANDRE as Jeannie Hopkirk

THE RETURN OF THE SAINT

ITC / 24x60m-e / 1978

Producer: Anthony Spinner

Action adventure series. A revival of Roger Moore's 1960's series The Saint again featuring Simon Templar involved in international intrigue in foreign locations, although this time some of the locations were real instead of back projections.

With:- IAN OLGILVY as Simon Templar

SAILOR OF FORTUNE

ATV / 26x60m-e / 1955-56

Writer: Lindsay Galloway / Producer: Michael Sadler

Action adventure series. An American sea captain travels the world helping people in need and getting involved in all kinds of intrigue.

Grant Mitchell.................................... LORNE GREENE

Seamus............................................ RUPERT DAVIES

Johnny.............................................. PAUL CARPENTER

Sean................................................ JACK MACGOWAN

THE SAINT

ATV-ITC / 114x60m-e ( 71 episodes black and white 43 episodes colour) / 1962-69

Creator: Leslie Charteris / Producers: Robert S. Baker, Monty Norman

Action adventure series. Simon Templar, a wealthy adventurer travels around the world fighting crime and helping damsels in distress. Simon Templar drove a yellow volvo P1800.Twice revived once in 1978 as The Return of the Saint and again very briefly in 1989 with Simon Dutton as the Saint.

Simon Templar................................. ROGER MOORE

THE SENTIMENTAL AGENT

ATV / x30m-e / 1963 black and white

Producer: Harry Fine

Action adventure series. An international trader finds himself involved in intrigue and crime whilst on his world travels. The character of Carlos Varela had appeared in an episode of Man of the World.

Carlos Varela...................................... CARLOS THOMPSON

Suzy Carter........................................ CLEMENCE BETTANY

Chin................................................... BURT KWOUK

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

ABC/ATV / 26x30m-e / 1961-62 black and white

Producer: Anthony Bushell

Period action adventure series. Seafaring exploits of the Admiral of the Queen's Navy as he kept the ocean's around Britain peaceful.

Sir Francis Drake............................. TERENCE MORGAN

Queen Elizabeth.............................. JEAN KENT

John Drake...................................... MICHAEL CRAWFORD

Trevelyan......................................... PATRICK McLOUGHLIN

Mendoza......................................... ROGER DELGADO

Don Pedro....................................... ALEX SCOTT

THE STRANGE REPORT

ITC-Arena / 16x60m-e / 1969

Creator/Executive Producer: Norman Felton / Producer: Robert Berger

Crime drama series. Ex-home office Criminologist Adam Strange finds himself getting involved in various bizarre cases.

Adam Strange.................................. ANTHONY QUAYLE

Hamlyn Gynt.................................... KAZ GARAS

Prof Marks....................................... CHARLES LLOYD PACK

Evelyn McLean................................. ANNEKE WILLS

Ch Supt Cavanagh............................ GERALD SIM

SWORD OF FREEDOM

ITC-Sapphire / 39x30m-e / 1959-61 black and white

Executive Producer: Hannah Weinstein / Producer: Sidney Cole

Period action adventure series. In 15th Century Italy, a one time painter becomes a sword fighting hero to the people.

Marco Del Monte................................ EDMUND PURDOM

Angelica............................................ ADRIENNE CORRI

Sandro.............................................. ROWLAND BARTROP

Duke de Medici................................. MARTIN BENSON

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