History Series / TheImmortal1969

Ben Richards (Christopher George) is a race car driver who has special blood characteristics. He has every antibody to everything -- cancer, old age, etc. -- making him virtually immortal. After a wealthy, dying man named Jordan Braddock receives a blood transfusion from Richards, he realizes how much better he feels from it. But the effects of the transfusion wears off, so he'd need regular transfusions of Richard's blood, and must keep Richards alive in order to use him as a living blood bank. So, he sends out his henchmen to capture and imprison Richards, who escapes. After Braddock dies, one of his ex-henchmen, Fletcher, approaches another wealthy old man named Arthur Maitland, who hires Fletcher to capture Richards for himself.

[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bodg4nmqyzgetzdyxns00zta2ltk4mzutzdk1zti0ndkyzjuwxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynzkzoda4nzi_v1.jpg]] ''The Immortal'' was a short-lived 1969–70 TV show based on a series of stories by Creator/JamesEGunn, who also wrote the {{novelization}}. It was canceled mid-season by Creator/{{ABC}}, but has been reshown more recently by Creator/SyFy.

Not to be confused with the equally short-lived ''The Immortal'' (2000), a ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' clone starring Creator/LorenzoLamas.

Ben Richards (Christopher George) is a race car driver who has special blood characteristics. He has every antibody to everything -- cancer, old age, etc. -- making him virtually immortal. After a wealthy, dying man named Jordan Braddock receives a blood transfusion from Richards, he realizes how much better he feels from it. But the effects of the transfusion wears off so he'd need regular transfusions of Richard's blood, and must keep Richards alive in order to use him as a livihg blood bank. So he sends out his henchmen to capture and imprison Richards, who escapes. After Braddock dies, one of his ex-henchmen, Fletcher, approaches another wealthy old man named Arthur Maitland, who hires Fletcher to capture Richards for himself.

* EntitledToHaveYou: Maitland wants transfusions of Richard's blood.

* SternChase: Maitland wants Richard's blood, so he needs him alive, and his henchman Fletcher will do anything to capture him.

* SternChase: Maitland wants Richard's blood, so he needs him alive, and his henchmen will do anything to capture him.

Ben Richards (played by Christopher George) is a race car driver who has special blood characteristics. He has every antibody to everything, Cancer, Old Age, etc. After a wealthy, dying man receives a blood transfusion from Richards, he realizes how much better he feels from it. But the effects of the transfusion wears off so he'd need regular transfusions of Richard's blood, and must keep Richards alive in order to use him as a livihg blood bank. So he sends out his henchmen to capture Richards, but he dies. The henchmen approach another wealthy old man named Victor Maitland, and now he hires them to get Richards for himself.

So now Richards has to go on the run from Maitland's {{mook}}s, plus there's another reason: He has a brother, and if his brother has the same extremely rare blood, he needs to be warned lest Maitland grab him instead.

This series is the mirror image of the Ben Gazzara series ''Run For Your Life'', where Gazzara was traveling because he had a terminal disease and was dying, Richards has to run because, barring accidents, he will live forever, and so would anyone receiving regular transfusions from him.

[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bodg4nmqyzgetzdyxns00zta2ltk4mzutzdk1zti0ndkyzjuwxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynzkzoda4nzi_v1.jpg]] ''The Immortal'' was a short-lived 1969-70 TV show based on a series of stories by Creator/JamesEGunn, who also wrote the {{novelization}}. It was canceled mid-season by Creator/{{ABC}}, but has been reshown more recently by Creator/SyFy.

Not to be confused with the equally short-lived ''The Immortal'' (2000), a ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' clone starring Lorenzo Lamas.

Ben Richards (played by Creator/ChristopherGeorge) is a race car driver who has special blood characteristics. He has every antibody to everything, Cancer, Old Age, etc. After a wealthy, dying man receives a blood transfusion from Richards, he realizes how much better he feels from it. But the effects of the transfusion wears off so he'd need regular transfusions of Richard's blood, and must keep Richards alive in order to use him as a livihg blood bank. So he sends out his henchmen to capture Richards, but he dies. The henchmen approach another wealthy old man named Victor Maitland, and now he hires them to get Richards for himself.

This series is the mirror image of the Creator/BenGazzara series ''Series/RunForYourLife'', where Gazzara was traveling because he had a terminal disease and was dying, Richards has to run because, barring accidents, he will live forever, and so would anyone receiving regular transfusions from him.

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/t17350tk32b.jpg]] ''The Immortal'' was a short-lived 1970s TV show based on a series of stories by Creator/JamesEGunn, who also wrote the {{novelization}}. It was canceled mid-season by Creator/{{ABC}}, but has been reshown more recently by Creator/SyFy.

''The Immortal'' was a short-lived 1970s TV show based on a series of stories by Creator/JamesEGunn, who also wrote the {{novelization}}. It was canceled mid-season by Creator/{{ABC}}, but has been reshown more recently by Creator/SyFy.

''The Immortal'' was a short-lived 1970s TV show based on a novel by Creator/JamesEGunn. It was canceled mid-season by Creator/{{ABC}}, but has been reshown more recently by Creator/SyFy.

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Ben Richards (played by Creator/ChristopherGeorge) is a race car driver who has special blood characteristics. He has every antibody to everything, Cancer, Old Age, etc. After receiving a blood transfusion from Richards, a wealthy, dying old man named Victor Maitland, realizes how much better he feels from it. But the effects of the transfusion wears off so he'd need regular transfusions of Richard's blood, and must keep Richards alive in order to use him as Maitland's livihg blood bank. So Maitland sends out his henchmen to capture Richards.

* SternChase: Maitland wants his blood, so he needs him alive, and his henchmen will do anything to capture him.

This series is the mirror image of the Creator/BenGazzara series Series/RunForYourLife, where Gazzara was traveling because he had a terminal disease and was dying, Richards has to run because, barring accidents, he will live forever, and so would anyone receiving regular transfusions from him.

* SternChase: Maitland wants his blood, so he needs him alive, and his henchmen will do anything to capture him.