Smuggler (ITV 1981, Oliver Tobias, Lesley Dunlop)

Period action adventure serial. In 1802 former naval officer Jack Vincent turns Smuggler. There was also a 1987 sequel called The Adventurer.

production details
UK / ITV – Southern / 13×25 minutes / Broadcast 5 April – 28 June 1981

Creator: Richard Carpenter / Music: Denis King / Executive Producer: Patrick Dromgoole / Producers: Paul Knight, Sidney Cole

regular cast
OLIVER TOBIAS as Jack Vincent / LESLEY DUNLOP as Sarah Morton / HYWEL WILLIAMS ELLIS as Honest Evans / PETER CAPELL as Captain Konig / GEORGE MURCELL as Silas Kemble / MICHAEL O’HAGAN as Jacob

THE EPISODES

1/2. THE RIGHT PRICE
A 2 Part story. Vincent finds himself in trouble with the Kemble Gang and almost facing death, can petty thief Honesty Evans save him.

guest cast
BILL ROBINSON as Naylor / SIMON ROUSE as William Kemble / EDWARD PALMER as Benjamin

WRITER: Richard Carpenter
DIRECTOR: Dennis Abey

3. FORCED RUN
During a dangerous smuggling operation to France Jack finds himself with a stowaway on board.

guest cast
MARIANNE BORGO as Ginette / JOHN HALLAM as Roach / YVES BENEYTON as Marcel

WRITER: Bob Baker
DIRECTOR: Jim Goddard

4/5. THE RESPECTABLE TRAITOR
A 2 Part story. Sarah Morton asks Jack to help clear the name of her grandfather who is accused of being a French spy.

guest cast
Morman Bowler as Francis Marwood / MURRAY MAYNE as Captain Armstrong / ALAN FORD as Giles Sawney

WRITER: John Kane
DIRECTOR: Charles Crichton

6. PRESS GANG
Vincent has to try and rescue Honesty after he is pressganged.

guest cast
ROBERT ADDIE as Scott-Posonby / RONALD FORFAR as Higgins / AARON SHIRLEY as Jenkins

WRITER: Richard Carpenter
DIRECTOR: Jim Goddard

7. IN AT THE DEATH
Helping out an old smuggler called Rummy Culbert see Vincent almost cught by revenue officer Taggart.

guest cast
ARTHUR ENGLISH as Rummy Culbert / AVRIL ANGERS as Nan / BARRY JACKSON as Taggart

WRITER: John Kane
DIRECTOR: Dennis Abey

8. MISSING PRINCESS
Jack and Honesty find themselves in danger after Honesty falls for a well to do girl called Sophia.

guest cast
TINA UMLAUF as Sophia / ERIC DEACON as Morgan / PAUL HUMPOLETZ as Cade

WRITER: John Kane
DIRECTOR: Dennis Abey

9. HOGSHEAD
Jack is determined to get his hands on a sunken cargo of rum before other interested parties do.

guest cast
JOHN JUNKIN as Dick Cross / DAVID TROUGHTON as Lt Phillips / MORGAN SHEPHERD as Stanton

WRITER: Richard Carpenter
DIRECTOR: Jim Goddard

10. THE FELON
Jack has to try and rescue Sarah and her grandfather who are being held by a bunch of shipwrecked convicts.

guest cast
NICK BRIMBLE as Dick Waller / JAN BRIMBLE as Ned Waller / SEBASTIAN ABINERI as Johns

WRITER: Richard Carpenter
DIRECTOR: Dennis Abey

11. AN EYE FOR AN EYE
A pair of sailors turn up from Jack’s past accusing him of treachery, are they telling the truth?

guest cast
IAN HENDRY as Agate / GERNOT DUDA as Dutchie / MORGAN SHEPHERD as Stanton

WRITER: John Kane
DIRECTOR: Charles Crichton

12/13. STRAW MAN
A 2 Part story. When a revenue officer called Arrow is killed Jack is prime suspect and the man’s friends are determined to make him pay.

guest cast
HORST JANSON as Sir Paul Fisher / JON LAURIMORE as Lt Col Ward / HUGH FRAZER as Arrow

WRITER: Richard Carpenter
DIRECTOR: Jim Goddard