The Informer (TV series)

The Informer is a British drama series that starred Ian Hendry, it was broadcast in two series in 1966 and 1967.^[1] Most episodes are considered lost, but several have survived.

The Informer
Created by	John Whitney Geoffrey Bellman
Starring	Ian Hendry Heather Sears Jean Marsh Neil Hallett Tony Selby
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producers	Stella Richman Peter Collinson John Whitney
Production company	Rediffusion Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	3 August 1966 (1966-08-03) – 18 December 1967 (1967-12-18)

Plot

A former barrister Alex Lambert (played by Ian Hendry) who had been disgraced and disbarred has to rebuild his life. He uses his former contacts on both sides of the law to become a paid informer for the Police. Living well from the rewards paid by insurance companies, Lambert still has to hide his activities from both his wife and others behind a new persona in the guise as a business consultant.^[1]Other regulars in the series included Jean Marsh as Hendry's character's wife, Heather Sears as his mistress,^[2] and Neil Hallett. Guest actors included Peter Bowles, Peter Vaughan, Trevor Bannister, George Cole, Nerys Hughes, David Kelly, Murray Melvin, Eric Pohlmann, John Carson, Nicholas Courtney, Dudley Foster, Tracy Reed, Pauline Delaney and Roberta Tovey.

Currently, only "Get Off My Back", the first episode of season one, and "Your Money of Your Life", the penultimate episode of season two, exist in the archives. The rest of the series is missing, presumed wiped.

Episodes

1st series (1966)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Get Off my Back"	3 August 1966 (1966-08-03)
2	2	"A Word in your Ear Brother"	10 August 1966 (1966-08-10)
3	3	"It's an Unfair World, Baxter"	17 August 1966 (1966-08-17)
4	4	"In Memoriam"	24 August 1966 (1966-08-24)
5	5	"One for Sorrow"	31 August 1966 (1966-08-31)
6	6	"Two for Joy"	7 September 1966 (1966-09-07)
7	7	"Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"	14 September 1966 (1966-09-14)
8	8	"When You Shake Hands with a Greek"	21 September 1966 (1966-09-21)

2nd series (1967)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
9	1	"Undisclosed Sources"	25 September 1967 (1967-09-25)
10	2	"Here's Where Who Takes Over?"	2 October 1967 (1967-10-02)
11	3	"The Sacrifice"	9 October 1967 (1967-10-09)
12	4	"Mutual Protection"	16 October 1967 (1967-10-16)
13	5	"A Mouthful of Silver Spoons"	23 October 1967 (1967-10-23)
14	6	"Where There's Muck, There's Money"	30 October 1967 (1967-10-30)
15	7	"No Further Questions"	6 November 1967 (1967-11-06)
16	8	"Your Secrets are Safe with Us, Mr Lambert"	13 November 1967 (1967-11-13)
17	9	"Keep off the Grass"	20 November 1967 (1967-11-20)
18	10	"Lets Sleeping Dogs Lie"	27 November 1967 (1967-11-27)
19	11	"Study in the Nude"	4 December 1967 (1967-12-04)
20	12	"Your Money or Your Life"	11 December 1967 (1967-12-11)
21	13	"The Flat Season"	18 December 1967 (1967-12-18)

Cast

Actor	Role
Ian Hendry	Alex Lambert
Heather Sears	Janet Lambert
Jean Marsh	Sylvia Parrish
Neil Hallett	DS Piper
Tony Selby	Tony Cass
Bryan Marshall	Briggs (1 episode)