Series
Espionage
Action & AdventureDrama
Pulled from actual case histories and utilizing newsreel and documented narratives, the activities of spies from various countries are depicted as far back as the American Revolution and as recent as the Cold War.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1A Covenant with Death2 Oct 1963 · 48mDuring World War II, two Norwegian resistance fighters are tried for the deaths of an elderly couple.
- 2The Weakling9 Oct 1963 · 48mAn American commando is sent to occupied France to contact the underground, but he's captured and endures horrific torture by the Nazis, protecting what he believes to be a top military secret.
- 3The Incurable One16 Oct 1963 · 48mCeleste, a Scandinavian aristocrat who has lost everything in the war, is trained as a killer and spy by an American officer in World War II. But, years after the war, he learns that killing has become a habit with her.
- 4The Gentle Spies23 Oct 1963 · 48mAn Aldermaston-type ban-the-bomb group is staging sit-in demonstrations around London, even on the steps of Whitehall. Worse, they keep releasing top secret documents in fliers and press releases, so a young agent is sent to infiltrate them to discover who their government source is.
- 5He Rises on Sunday and We on Monday30 Oct 1963 · 48mDuring the First World War, Sir Roger Casement returns to Ireland to lead the Easter Rising.
- 6To the Very End6 Nov 1963 · 48mA young American in France joins a trio of French anti-nuclear protesters in the kidnapping of Professor Moreau, an eminent scientist. But one of them has another agenda - a personal revenge on the Professor.
- 7The Dragon Slayer13 Nov 1963 · 48mChinese revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen is kidnapped in London and held prisoner.
- 8The Whistling Shrimp20 Nov 1963 · 48mA journalist begins to suspect CIA involvement in the internal politics of a newly-emergent African nation.
- 9The Light of a Friendly Star4 Dec 1963 · 48mA spy gets into the British embassy in West Germany. He manages to get some secrets, but to make good his escape, he reluctantly must kidnap the ambassador's 10 year old daughter.
- 10Festival of Pawns11 Dec 1963 · 48mThe beautiful Lina has defected to the West from East Germany. But is she a genuine refugee or a spy?
- 11A Camel to Ride18 Dec 1963 · 48mCatholic priest Father James leads protests against a nation's oppressive goverment.
- 12Never Turn Your Back on a Friend1 Jan 1964 · 48mA multi-national commando team raid a Heavy Water plant in occupied Europe - and come away with the Chief Scientist...but which country will win the battle for the scientist's deadly knowledge...and will the team survive the sudden tensions the scientist brings?
- 13Medal for a Turned Coat15 Jan 1964 · 48mA German officer arrives in wartime England to negotiate a peace settlement in the event of Hitler's being assassinated by his own High Command.
- 14The Final Decision22 Jan 1964 · 48mWhen Richard Carey is told by his doctor that he's going to die soon, his first reaction is to get drunk and stay drunk. But the mysterious Mr. Smith has another suggestion about what to do with the time he has left.
- 15Do You Remember Leo Winters?29 Jan 1964 · 48mA onetime WWII hero diver is reactivated to do some underwater spying for MI5-against an American naval vessel anchored at Portsmouth. But is he reliable?
- 16We, the Hunted5 Feb 1964 · 48mAn old man living in Spain seems likely to be be an escaped Nazi war criminal. Israeli agents arrive to investigate.
- 17The Frantick Rebel12 Feb 1964 · 48mIt's 1777, and a mysterious lady is in London...is she spying for the American revolutionaries? Dr Johnson and Boswell investigate, but always seem a couple of steps behind.
- 18Castles in Spain19 Feb 1964 · 48mAn aging onetime revolutionary war fighter returns to Spain to visit a fellow American friend, but complications arise when a badly wounded young man, hiding from the police, conceals himself in the American's car.
- 19Snow on Mount Kama26 Feb 1964 · 48mAs a British colony in Africa moves toward independence, the foreign office recommends the white citizens leave. As some plot an insurrection against the incoming Black president, we study the turmoil of a young government man whose father-in-law may be in on the scheme.
- 20Once a Spy...4 Mar 1964 · 48mA washed-up British spy, desperate for one last big chance to prove himself to his superiors, agrees to go on a secret mission in Africa – unaware that his chief wants him to fail.
- 21The Liberators11 Mar 1964 · 48mAn American mercenary is sent to a small Latin American country to rescue the famous revolutionary Escalon — but finds a different kind of man than the one he was expecting.
- 22Some Other Kind of World18 Mar 1964 · 48mWhen an American jazz band does a goodwill performance in Russia, their self-important guitarist defies state department guidelines and goes out with a local girl, leading to KGB intervention and charges of spying.
- 23A Free Agent21 Mar 1964 · 48mWhen a Soviet agent falls in love with a woman on the other side, he falls under the scrutiny of his allies and his enemies.
- 24A Tiny Drop of Poison20 May 1964 · 48mA rumor is deliberately spread to the effect that an American embassy official is 'emotionally unstable'.
Details
- Created by
- Herbert Hirschman
- First aired
- 2 Oct 1963
- Last aired
- 20 May 1964
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC, ITV1
- Episodes
- 24
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
