The Immortal (Scripted, English)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1970-09-24
Ended: 1971-01-14
Network: ABC
Country: AU
Airs on: Thursday
Runtime: 60 minutes
Ben Richards is a test car driver who has never been sick and looks twenty years younger than he actually is. When a millionaire receives a blood transfusion from Ben, he discovers that Ben is immune to disease and thus will live 5-10 times longer than a normal human. The millionaire tries to hold Ben captive to use him as a perpetual blood bank. Ben escapes and the millionaire dies, but another one learns of his rare blood and sends a team led by Fletcher to find him. Each week, Ben must stay on the run, avoid his pursuers, and help those he encounters.