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The Charmer

TV series

The Charmer

4/ 10· 4198750 min1 season · 6 episodes
Drama

The Charmer was a 1987 British television serial set in the 1930s, and starring Nigel Havers as Ralph Ernest Gorse, a seducing conman and murderer, Rosemary Leach as Joan Plumleigh-Bruce, the smitten victim widow and Bernard Hepton as Donald Stimpson, Plumleigh-Bruce's would-be beau, who vengefully pursues Gorse after he has conned her. It was made by London Weekend Television for ITV, and based on the 1953 novel Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse by Patrick Hamilton, the second work in the Gorse Trilogy. The series was repeated in February and March 1990. ITV3 also repeated the series in full at 01:45am from 5 September 2009. Narrative repeats were on Mondays from 7 September 2009 at 10:05am.

Created by
Alan Gibson

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Ended
Miniseries

Miniseries

6 episodesOctober 18, 1987
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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    Gorse, the Tempter

    Oct 18, 1987

    After agreeing to house sit for friend Ronnie Shooter, Ralph Gorse meets solicitor Donald Stimpson for the first time, Stimpson makes the mistake of introducing him to middle-aged Joan Plumleigh-Bruce (with whom Stimpson has 'expectations')

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    Gorse, the Investor

    Oct 25, 1987

    After agreeing to house sit for friend Ronnie Shooter, Ralph Gorse meets solicitor Donald Stimpson for the first time, Stimpson makes the mistake of introducing him to middle-aged Joan Plumleigh-Bruce (with whom Stimpson has 'expectations')

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    Gorse, the Deceiver

    Nov 1, 1987

    Having swindled Joan Plumleigh-Bruce out of £1,000 Ralph has quickly spent it and is now cashing dud cheques. Once more down on his luck Ralph takes back an old car selling job with Harold Bennett, later he is tracked down by Stimpson and P

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    Gorse in the Middle

    Nov 8, 1987

    Ralph, having married Pamela as a way out of his financial difficulties is now feeling more trapped than ever, after having their new house, paid for by Bennett, signed over to him, Ralph plans to get his wife out of the way and tries a spo

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    Gorse, The Imposter

    Nov 15, 1987

  6. 6
    S1 E6

    Gorse at the End

    Nov 22, 1987

    The body of the man Ralph took the RAF uniform from is washed up on the beach, its reported that the body is Ralph. Stimpson and Plumleigh-Bruce head down to Brighton and it looks like the net is closing in on Ralph. Alison has also realise

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How many seasons of The Charmer are there?
The Charmer has 1 season and 6 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of The Charmer?
The Charmer has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 22, 1987.
Who stars in The Charmer?
The Charmer stars Nigel Havers, Rosemary Leach, Bernard Hepton, Fiona Fullerton, Abigail McKern.

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