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The Venturers

50min

Drama

The Venturers is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1975. The series, created by Donald Bull, had started out as an edition of Drama Playhouse in 1972 before being commissioned as an ongoing series. The Venturers took place in the high pressure world of Prince's Merchant Bank and dealt with the intricacies of high finance amongst its millionaire clients. Geoffrey Keen starred as director Gerald Lang, in a virtual reprise of his role as oil executive Brian Stead in Mogul / The Troubleshooters. Other major cast members included James Kerry, David Buck, Cyril Luckham and William Squire. The Venturers lasted for a single series of ten episodes.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Money Isn't Everything

1. Money Isn't Everything

50min

7th Jan 1975

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

2. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

50min

14th Jan 1975

The Rich Lunch

3. The Rich Lunch

50min

21st Jan 1975

Gilt Edged

4. Gilt Edged

50min

28th Jan 1975

The Honeypot

5. The Honeypot

50min

5th Feb 1975

Gentleman's Agreement

6. Gentleman's Agreement

50min

12th Feb 1975

The Leak

7. The Leak

50min

19th Feb 1975

The Cannibals

8. The Cannibals

50min

26th Feb 1975

Sentimental Journey

9. Sentimental Journey

50min

4th Mar 1975

Dangerous And The Lonely Hearts

10. Dangerous And The Lonely Hearts

50min

11th Mar 1975

First air date

7th Jan 1975

Last air date

11th Mar 1975

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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