The Charmer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: The Charmer
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1987-10-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-11-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8516
• IMDb ID: tt0092331
• TVDB ID: 249327

Cast and credited roles

• Nigel Havers — Ralph Ernest Gorse
• Bernard Hepton — Donald Stimpson
• Rosemary Leach — Joan Plumleigh-Bruce
• Fiona Fullerton — Clarice Mannors
• Grace Kinirons — Mary

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-10-18; final listed air date 1987-11-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Charmer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.