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198760 Min.Beendet

The Charmer

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S01E06 - "Gorse at the End"

Ausgestrahlt am Nov 22, 1987, 9:00 PM

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Beschreibung

Nigel Havers is the suave and deadly Ralph Ernest Gorse, a.k.a. The Charmer - minor public schoolboy, social climber, seducer of women and eternal seeker after the main chance; his stalking grounds are the roadhouses, boarding rooms and grand seaside hotels of the 1930's, the haunts of vulnerable widows and ambitious swindlers. Gorse is no English hero in the traditional sense of the word. He is a psychopath with the plausible charm of every mother's son, a Lothario whose conquests are merely a means to obtaining what he really craves - money and power.

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
60 min
Erstausstrahlung
October 18, 1987
Beendet
November 22, 1987
Sendeplan
Sunday um 21:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 6 Episoden)

Gorse, the Tempter

Unscrupulous ladies' man Ralph Gorse works his charm on a wealthy widow, tempting her to invest in a business venture. In a bid to discredit his 'love rival' by arranging a visit to a house of ill repute he risks really losing his heart to the beautiful Clarice Manners.

Oct 18, 1987

50 Min.

Gorse, the Investor

Ralph pursues Mrs Plumleigh-Bruce with a vengeance but she lets it be known his financial embarrassment could be an impediment to romance. He reassures her the investment is in safe hands, but Stimpson begins to have doubts about the young scoundrel.

Oct 25, 1987

50 Min.

Gorse, the Deceiver

Gorse soon spends Joan Plumleigh-Bruce's cash and takes a job selling cars in Brighton - but it is not long before the implacable Donald Stimpson tracks him down and demands recompense from his employer

Nov 1, 1987

50 Min.

Gorse in the Middle

Now married to car dealer Harold Bennet's daughter Pamela, Gorse begins drinking heavily to alleviate the sheer tedium of domestic life - and devises an audacious insurance fraud to boost his finances. Unfortunately, the plan ends in tragedy.

Nov 8, 1987

50 Min.

Gorse, the Imposter

Gorse deserts from the Army during World War Two and accidentally causes the death of an RAF officer - whose identity he then steals in a bid to escape detection. Finding that women are impressed by the glamour of a pilot's uniform, he sets his sight on fleecing another wealthy widow.

Nov 15, 1987

50 Min.

Gorse at the End

Clarice promises to help Gorse flee the country, but an increasingly suspicious Alison Warren corners him before he can leave - and in his desperation to escape, he finally goes too far. As the net finally closes around him, a vengeful Donald Stimpson is on hand to see justice done.

Nov 22, 1987

50 Min.

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