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COLLECTION · Series · 1963

Espionage

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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* 10.0 (1)ActionAdventureDramaUnited Kingdom · United States
Creators
Herbert Hirschman
Countries
United Kingdom · United States
Studios
NBC · ITV1 · Associated Television · ITC Entertainment · Universal Television · Plautus Productions
Runtime
48 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
02/10/1963
Score
10.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Series 1
Series 1
24 episodes · 1963
Episode 1. A Covenant with Death
1963-10-02 · 48 min

During World War II, two Norwegian resistance fighters are tried for the deaths of an elderly couple.

Episode 2. The Weakling
1963-10-09 · 48 min

An 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.

Episode 3. The Incurable One
1963-10-16 · 48 min

Celeste, 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.

Episode 4. The Gentle Spies
1963-10-23 · 48 min

An 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…

Episode 5. He Rises on Sunday and We on Monday
1963-10-30 · 48 min

During the First World War, Sir Roger Casement returns to Ireland to lead the Easter Rising.

Episode 6. To the Very End
1963-11-06 · 48 min

A 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.

Episode 7. The Dragon Slayer
1963-11-13 · 48 min

Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen is kidnapped in London and held prisoner.

Episode 8. The Whistling Shrimp
1963-11-20 · 48 min

A journalist begins to suspect CIA involvement in the internal politics of a newly-emergent African nation.

Episode 9. The Light of a Friendly Star
1963-12-04 · 48 min

A 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.

Episode 10. Festival of Pawns
1963-12-11 · 48 min

The beautiful Lina has defected to the West from East Germany. But is she a genuine refugee or a spy?

Episode 11. A Camel to Ride
1963-12-18 · 48 min

Catholic priest Father James leads protests against a nation's oppressive goverment.

Episode 12. Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
1964-01-01 · 48 min

A 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…

Episode 13. Medal for a Turned Coat
1964-01-15 · 48 min

A German officer arrives in wartime England to negotiate a peace settlement in the event of Hitler's being assassinated by his own High Command.

Episode 14. The Final Decision
1964-01-22 · 48 min

When 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.

Episode 15. Do You Remember Leo Winters?
1964-01-29 · 48 min

A 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?

Episode 16. We, the Hunted
1964-02-05 · 48 min

An old man living in Spain seems likely to be be an escaped Nazi war criminal. Israeli agents arrive to investigate.

Episode 17. The Frantick Rebel
1964-02-12 · 48 min

It'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.

Episode 18. Castles in Spain
1964-02-19 · 48 min

An 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.

Episode 19. Snow on Mount Kama
1964-02-26 · 48 min

As 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…

Episode 20. Once a Spy...
1964-03-04 · 48 min

A 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.

Episode 21. The Liberators
1964-03-11 · 48 min

An 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.

Episode 22. Some Other Kind of World
1964-03-18 · 48 min

When 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.

Episode 23. A Free Agent
1964-03-21 · 48 min

When a Soviet agent falls in love with a woman on the other side, he falls under the scrutiny of his allies and his enemies.

Episode 24. A Tiny Drop of Poison
1964-05-20 · 48 min

A rumor is deliberately spread to the effect that an American embassy official is 'emotionally unstable'.

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