The Venturers: The Honeypot (S1EP5 BBC One 5 Feb 1975, Robert Beatty)

The Honeypot: “Right now there’s thousands of millions of oil money washing about the world, swamping the money markets … the situation’s explosive”.

Regular Cast: Geoffrey Keen (Gerald Lang), David Buck (Tom Prince), James Kerry (David Ayrton), Hugh Manning (Freddie Pender)

Guest Cast: Robert Beatty (Harmer Loden), Frederick Schiller (Oskar), Guy Deghy (Baron von Pavelius), Paulette Preney (Madame Charel), John G Heller (Kanzier), Ibrahim Zada (Sheikh Rassid), Nadim Sawalha (Kasim Rassid), Margaret Wedlake (Doris), Aharon Ipale (The Sheik’s Secretary), Willy Bowman (The Waiter), John Rapley (Max Zeller)

Writer: Donald Bull / Director: Baz Taylor

Airdate: 5 Feb 1975 on BBC One

Series: The Venturers Season 1 Episode 5

Show Info: BBC One drama series The Venturers told of the activities of a group of Venture capitalists.

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