Smuggler

Smuggler

1981 · 1 season · 13 eps · ★ 7.5 · Action & Adventure

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Set during the Napoleonic wars of the early 1800s, Oliver Tobias stars as Jack Vincent, a swashbuckling ex-British naval captain turned smuggler. A strong-willed, independent man who lives by both his wits and the sword, Vincent is ably assisted by Sarah and petty thief Honesty Evans in his struggle to stay one step ahead of the Excise Men...

Created by Richard Carpenter

Network: ITV1

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