The Charmer
Ralph Ernest Gorse ("The Charmer") is an ex-public
schoolboy social climber and seducer of women. Eternally seeking
the main chance he haunts the boarding rooms and grand seaside
hotels of the late 1930s in search of vulnerable widows.
Gorse is a psychopathic gigolo with the charm of every mother's
son - a Lothario whose conquests are means to obtaining what he
really craves - money and power.
There is trouble in store for Gorse when he becomes infatuated
with Clarice Manners (Fiona Fullerton) and needs every penny he
can get his hands on to impress her.
The source of his income is Colonel's widow Joan Plumleigh-Bruce
(Rosemary Leach) who he meets in a Reading roadhouse when he is
down to his last few pounds and one good suit, and from whom he
has already swindled £1,000.
Fortunately, Plumleigh-Bruce's estate agent friend Donald
Stimpson (Bernard Hepton) discovers what Gorse is up to and sets
about seeking revenge.
The six-part series was based on the novel Mr. Stimpson and
Mr Gorse by Patrick Hamilton, and aired in October and
November 1987.
EPISODES
Gorse The Tempter | Gorse The Investor | Gorse The Deceiver |
Gorse In The Middle | Gorse The Impostor | Gorse At The End
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