Travelling Man (1984– )

After finishing a 2 year prison sentence for a bribe he never took Ex detective inspector Alan Lomax wants answers. Lomax has at least one luxury left - a narrowboat. And it's on the canals... See full summary »

Creator:

Roger Marshall

Stars:

Leigh Lawson, Terry Taplin, Lindsay Duncan

Cast

Series cast summary:
Leigh Lawson	...	Alan Lomax (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Terry Taplin	...	Robinson (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lindsay Duncan	...	Andrea (6 episodes, 1984)
Derek Newark	...	Det. Chief Supt. Sullivan (6 episodes, 1984)
Sue Robinson	...	Karen (6 episodes, 1984)

Storyline

After finishing a 2 year prison sentence for a bribe he never took Ex detective inspector Alan Lomax wants answers. Lomax has at least one luxury left - a narrowboat. And it's on the canals, among the day trippers and travelers, that he means to find revenge. Not an easy task for an ex-detective isolated on the wrong side of the law.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1984 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Wonderful series, long forgotten unfortunately..

Leigh Lawson (the actor who should have been the Bond of the 80s) stars in this excellent drama set around the canals of Northern England. I remember watching this as a 14 year old and it had a profound effect on me! Though a troubled production, it was wonderfully shot with some excellent locations and a strangely chilling, yet compelling central storyline. Lawson portrays Lomax perfectly as a man betrayed by society and the system, who takes to the canals in search of the man that framed him. A menacing, yet poignant aura of loneliness always seems to haunt Lomax and the way the final series ended was perhaps the bleakest ever conclusion to any TV series I have ever seen. Probably had a lot to do with the excellent musical score that accompanied it! This so warrants a DVD release, or at the very minimum a repeat on Freeview..