The IMMORTAL

The IMMORTAL
   US tv series (1969-71). Paramount/ABC TV. Concept based on the novel The Immortals (fixup 1962) by James E. GUNN. Executive prod Tony Wilson. Prod Lou Morheim. Dirs included Joseph Sargent (pilot), Mike Caffey. Writers included Robert Specht, Stephen Kandel, Dan Ullman. Starring Christopher George, Carol Lynley, Don Knight, David Brian, Barry Sullivan. 75minpilot, followed by 15 50min episodes. Colour.
   In the 1969 pilot Ben Richards (George) is discovered to have a rare blood-type which renders him immune to disease and to the ageing process. An elderly millionaire wants to keep him locked up as a human fountain of youth, but he escapes to search for his long-lost brother, who may have the same type of blood. The 1970 series reverts to the formula of the hunted man - others areafter him, too - having adventures on his travels. The novelization is The Immortal * (1970), also by Gunn.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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