
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...
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Air Date: 1981-04-05
The mysterious newcomer Vincent attracts the unwelcome attention of the Kemble Gang, a bunch of notorious brigands wh...
Air Date: 1981-04-12
Having escaped from the Kemble Gang's clutches, Honesty makes a desperate bid to save Vincent's life. He must be quic...
Air Date: 1981-04-19
During a dangerous smuggling expedition to France, Jack finds a stowaway on board.
Air Date: 1981-04-26
Sarah's grandfather is accused of being a French spy. Suspecting that the Kembles are behind the accusations, Sarah b...
Air Date: 1981-05-03
Discovering that the Kembles are in league with a French spy - whose identity is known to him - Vincent sets out to p...
Air Date: 1981-05-17
When Honesty Evans is forced into taking a navy commission by a press gang, Vincent has to find a way freeing him - w...
Air Date: 1981-05-24
Helping out an old smuggler called Rummy Culbert results in Vincent almost being caught by revenue officer Taggart.
Air Date: 1981-05-24
Honesty's interest in Sophia, a spoilt young girl staying with Sarah, leads to trouble.
Air Date: 1981-06-14
Jack is determined to get his hands on a sunken cargo of rum - but he must beat a number of other interested parties ...
Air Date: 1981-06-21
Jack has to try to rescue Sarah and her grandfather, who are being held by a rabble of shipwrecked convicts.
Air Date: 1981-06-28
A pair of sailors turn up from Jack's past accusing him of treachery, but are they telling the truth?
Air Date: 1981-06-21
Vincent rescues revenue officer Arrow from an attack by cut-throats, but when a second attempt on Arrow's life proves...
Air Date: 1981-06-28
The evidence against Jack is compelling, but he continues to deny all knowledge of Arrow's murder. Arrow's friends ar...