Drawing inspiration from the private detective and Western genres, as well as the cult 1960s series The Fugitive, Roger MarshallÕs mid-1980s drama Travelling Man was both critically acclaimed and commercially popular, drawing audiences of up to 13.2 million viewers.
Ex-Drugs Squad detective and jailbird Alan Lomax is a fascinatingly flawed protagonist, but it is the setting of the canals and inland waterways of Britain which provide the unique charm of Travelling Man, offering the perfect backdrop for LomaxÕs nomadic quests. The canals also dictate the showÕs leisured pace.
Avengers expert Rodney Marshall offers a critical guide to all thirteen episodes, exploring the scripts, direction, characterisation, acting and music.
"One thing about quiet waterways, you can hear footsteps."