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The Charmer was a 1987 British television serial set in the 1930s, and starring Nigel Havers as Ralph Ernest Gorse, a seducing conman, Rosemary Leach as Joan Plumleigh-Bruce, a smitten victim widow and Bernard Hepton as Donald Stimpson, Plumleigh-Bruce's would-be beau, who vengefully pursues Gorse after he has conned her.
Original Release
10/18/1987
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nigel Havers | Ralph Ernest Gorse |
| Bernard Hepton | Donald Stimpson |
| Rosemary Leach | Joan Plumleigh-Bruce |
| Fiona Fullerton | Clarice Mannors |
| Grace Kinirons | Mary |
| Matthew Devitt | Albert |
| Judy Parfitt | Alison Warren |
| George Baker | Harold Bennett |
| Gillian Raine | Phyllis Bennett |
| Linal Haft | Henry |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorse, the Tempter | Sunday, 18 October 1987 |
| 2 | Gorse, the Investor | Sunday, 25 October 1987 |
| 3 | Gorse, the Deceiver | Sunday, 01 November 1987 |
| 4 | Gorse in the Middle | Sunday, 08 November 1987 |
| 5 | Gorse the Imposter | Sunday, 15 November 1987 |
| 6 | Gorse at the End | Sunday, 22 November 1987 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nigel Havers | Ralph Ernest Gorse |
| Bernard Hepton | Donald Stimpson |
| Rosemary Leach | Joan Plumleigh-Bruce |
| Fiona Fullerton | Clarice Mannors |
| Grace Kinirons | Mary |
| Matthew Devitt | Albert |
| Judy Parfitt | Alison Warren |
| George Baker | Harold Bennett |
| Gillian Raine | Phyllis Bennett |
| Linal Haft | Henry |
| Abigail McKern | Pamela Bennett |
| Andrew Bicknell | Archie |
| Leonard Kavanagh | George |
| Julian Fox | Detective |
| Michael Fleming | Receptionist |
| Jonathan Lacey | Bert |
| Jason James | Albert |
| Graham Cull | Bob |
| David McKail | Ronnie Shooter |
| Davyd Harries | Det. Sgt. Hammond |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nick Elliott | Executive Producer |
| Philip Hinchcliffe | Producer |
