Travelling Man

Travelling Man

Lomax embarks on a search for his son and for the man who framed him...

After completing a two-year prison sentence for a bribe he didn't take, former DI Alan Lomax wants answers. With at least one luxury left - a narrowboat, and it's on the canals, among the day trippers and travellers, that he means to seek revenge. Not an easy task for an ex-detective isolated on the wrong side of the law.

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Seasons

1. First Leg

Air Date: 1984-11-07

Alan Lomax is released from prison and returns to London to find that his wife has emigrated and that his son is missing. He leaves London and embarks on his narrowboat Harmony. He takes up with a young woman, Andrea, and sorts out a demanding drug dealer for a former nurse who has become addicted. He gives her the dealer's money so she can book herself into a clinic.

2. The Collector

Air Date: 1984-11-14

Lomax receives a call from his sister, informing him that their mother is very ill. He returns to London in hopes of seeing her, but his father, who believes Lomax guilty of the crime he served two years for, refuses to let him visit.

3. The Watcher

Air Date: 1984-11-21

Lomax arrives in a Welsh Village looking for his son, Steve. As an Englishman, Lomax is already viewed with suspicion and disdsin by locals, and things get worse for him when Mary, a seven-year-old girl, goes missing.

4. Grasser

Air Date: 1984-11-28

A bullet smashes through the window of Lomax's barge, believing someone is out to get him he seeks out the shooter, and discovers he is not the target but a witness in protective custody is.

5. Moving On

Air Date: 1984-12-05

Working in a riverside pub, Lomax is spotted by someone who is very nervous about Lomax being nearby, so the intruder involves a visiting Australian named Kenny to intimidate Lomax into moving on.

6. Sudden Death

Air Date: 1984-12-12

Lomax attends his mother's funeral and reconciles with his father, unaware that there are dubious motives being set into motion by those he once trusted.

1. A Token Attempt

Air Date: 1985-09-03

Following the death of a colleague, Lomax is still seeking the people who framed him, whilst also looking for his son.

2. Weekend

Air Date: 1985-09-10

Lomax is roped into looking after a country B&B when the owner is suddenly called away. The B&B only has two guests, a married couple; the husband is on a weekend prison pass, and his wife is mixing with some dodgy characters, with a plan to relieve her husband of certain ill-gotten gains.

3. The Quiet Chapter

Air Date: 1985-09-17

Lomax is working as a barman at a quiet country pub... Or so he thinks. He catches the eye of the local ladies who wine and dine, and also the attention of the local thugs. The latter decide to target the pub, the landlord and his wife, but they underestimate Max's resourcefulness to turn the tables.

4. Hustler

Air Date: 1985-09-24

Reunited with his son, Max and Steve have sailed downstream, where Max encounters a local businessman/gangster, during a game of snooker.

5. On the Hook

Air Date: 1985-10-01

Winter: Lomax, holed up in remote farmland, becomes a suspect in a rustling case. He meets up with an ex-cellmate, Granny Jackson, who gives him a lead to the real thieves.

6. Blow-Up

Air Date: 1985-10-08

Lomax is coming closer to his accuser. A Fleet Street hack may be able to help, but most assistance comes from Lomax's girlfriend Maureen, who gives the name 'Len Martin', but Martin remains one step ahead.

7. Last Lap

Air Date: 1985-10-15

Lomax at last catches up with Len Martin, the man who framed him, causing his prison sentence and eventual disgrace.

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

1984-11-07

Episodes

13 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

Alan 'Max' Lomax

Videos

Production Companies

Granada Television

Granada Television