''The Venturers'' is a

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series produced by the

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in 1975. The series, created by

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, 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

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and dealt with the intricacies of high finance amongst its millionaire clients.

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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,

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and

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. ''The Venturers'' lasted for a single series of ten episodes.

Cast

as Gerald Lang *

as Tom Prince * James Kerry as David Ayrton * Karin MacCarthy as Dorothy Ayrton *

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as Freddie Pander *

as Lord Kilvern *

as Sir George Fielding

External links

* BBC television dramas 1970s British drama television series 1975 British television series debuts 1975 British television series endings English-language television shows {{BBC-tv-prog-stub