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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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- E1 A Covenant with DeathNext upOct 2, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
During World War II, two Norwegian resistance fighters are tried for the deaths of an elderly couple.
Guest stars: Bradford Dillman (Magnus Anderssen), Don Borisenko (Ivar Kolstrom), Alfred Burke (Gustave Kolstrom), Arnold Marlé (Josef Blumfeld), Lily Freud-Marlé (Sarah Blumfeld), Gerard Heinz (Reverend Erling Hansen), Alec Mango (Magistrate), David Kossoff (Defense Attorney)
- E2 The WeaklingOct 9, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: John Gregson (Colonel Ballin), Dennis Hopper (Ferno), Patricia Neal (Jeanne), Steve Plytas (Handler), Roger Avon (Medical Officer), Robert Henderson (US General), Thomas Gallagher (French Farmer), Lisa Guiraut (Belly Dancer)
- E3 The Incurable OneOct 16, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Steven Hill (Andrew Evans), Ingrid Thulin (Celeste), Michael Gwynn (George Case), Maxwell Shaw (Albert), Peter Illing (Robert Minney), Frederick Schiller (Schliefer), Martin Miller (Mr Smith), Monte Landis (Inspector)
- E4 The Gentle SpiesOct 23, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
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 them to discover who their government source is.
Guest stars: Barry Foster (Gerry Paynter), Michael Hordern (Minister), Alan Webb (Lord Kemble), Angela Douglas (Sheila O'Hare), Joan Hickson (Sara Forsythe), Eric Pohlmann (Willi Hausknecht), Godfrey Quigley (Grimsmith), Manning Wilson (Reverend Hailey)
- E5 He Rises on Sunday and We on MondayOct 30, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
During the First World War, Sir Roger Casement returns to Ireland to lead the Easter Rising.
Guest stars: Billie Whitelaw (Doreen McBride), Patrick Troughton (John McBride), Jack MacGowran (Matt Youghal), Andrew Keir (Sir Roger Casement), Maurice Good (Robert Monteith), Patrick McAlinney (Wicklow), T. P. McKenna (Tom Gorman), Maurie Taylor (Bailey)
- E6 To the Very EndNov 6, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: James Fox (Paul), Michael Anderson Jr. (Bob Farrell), Clifford Rose (Professor P.J. Moreau), David Buck (Jacques), Heather Fleming (Nicole), Robert Cawdron (Paratrooper), Ilona Ference (Madame Dany), Miki Iveria (Secretary)
- E7 The Dragon SlayerNov 13, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen is kidnapped in London and held prisoner.
Guest stars: Lee Montague (Sun Yat-Sen), Patrick Cargill (Colonel Tung), Thorley Walters (Dr Cantlie), Sam Kydd (Crutchley), Gwen Cherrell (Mrs Crutchley), Peter Dyneley (Parrott), Alan Tilvern (P'Eng Pat), Cyril Shaps (Lao Han)
- E8 The Whistling ShrimpNov 20, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
A journalist begins to suspect CIA involvement in the internal politics of a newly-emergent African nation.
Guest stars: Arthur Kennedy (Ed Pierce), Larry Gates (Owen Rutledge), David J. Stewart (Seymour Landon), Tim O'Connor (Corky Halpern), Earle Hyman (Premier Djatuma), Alan Hewitt (Dave Lassiter), Nancy Wickwire (Sandy Bradley), Roscoe Lee Browne (Mbana)
- E9 The Light of a Friendly StarDec 4, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ronald Howard (Arnold Morley), Loretta Parry (Kit Morley), Donald Pickering (Wilson), Carl Schell (Leo), Cyril Cross (Johann), George Pravda (Kramer), Patricia Jessel (Anna), Martin Lyder (Ludwig)
- E10 Festival of PawnsDec 11, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
The beautiful Lina has defected to the West from East Germany. But is she a genuine refugee or a spy?
Guest stars: George Grizzard (Lieutenant Bridger), Sam Wanamaker (Colonel Sprague), Maxwell Shaw (Lindemann), Diane Cilento (Lina), Peter Howell (Professor Voekler), Denis Shaw (Frohlich), Dennis Edwards (Head Waiter), Brandon Brady (US Officer)
- E11 A Camel to RideDec 18, 1963 · 48 min
Synopsis
Catholic priest Father James leads protests against a nation's oppressive goverment.
Guest stars: Bill Travers (Father James), Marne Maitland (Bishara), Roger Delgado (Gebal), Sandor Elès (Faoud), Jeffrey Sirr (Yosef), Michael Sirr (Muhamet), Guy Deghy (Schwimble), Derek Sydney (Ibrahim)
- E12 Never Turn Your Back on a FriendJan 1, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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 tensions the scientist brings?
Guest stars: George Voskovec (Professor Kuhn), Donald Madden (Anaconda), Mark Eden (Wicket), Julian Glover (Tovarich), Pamela Brown (Miss Jensen)
- E13 Medal for a Turned CoatJan 15, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Fritz Weaver (Richard Keller), Joseph Fürst (Von Elm), Nigel Stock (Harry Forbes), Rosemary Rogers (Ilsa), Catherine Lacey (Mother), Sylvia Kay (Ellen), John Drainie (General Aubach), Richard Carpenter (Luber)
- E14 The Final DecisionJan 22, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Martin Balsam (Richard Carey), Ann Lynn (Joanna), Alan Gifford (Pattison), James Maxwell (Smith), Bernard Rebel (Zhadov), John Longden (American Ambassador), Richard Marner (Russian Ambassador), Gordon Sterne (Aide to US Ambassador)
- E15 Do You Remember Leo Winters?Jan 29, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: George A. Cooper (Leo Winters), Peter Madden (Martin Davenport), Cyril Luckham (Admiral Bond), Rhoda Lewis (Jane Vesey), Ronald Adam (Roger Upton), Victor Platt (Frank Vesey), Len Jones (Pete Goodrich), Charles Eley (Johnny Goodrich)
- E16 We, the HuntedFeb 5, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
An old man living in Spain seems likely to be be an escaped Nazi war criminal. Israeli agents arrive to investigate.
Guest stars: Joseph Campanella (Ben Ashman), Madlyn Rhue (Susan Wilder), Anthony Dawson (Colonel Nathan), Philo Hauser (Mr Lippman), Al Mulock (Leo Worth)
- E17 The Frantick RebelFeb 12, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Roger Livesey (Dr Samuel Johnson), Stanley Baxter (James Boswell), Jill Bennett (Mistress Patience Wright), Bernard Bresslaw (Chief Madkeeper), Max Adrian (Dr Driffield), Pauline Boty (Mistress Fleay), Graham Crowden (The Potter), Mark Dignam (General Burgoyne)
- E18 Castles in SpainFeb 19, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Roland Culver (Ralph Summerville), Neil McCallum (Bill Martin), Anne Lawson (Carol Martin), Alex Scott (Raphael Conde), Chester Morris (Harry Kemp), David Spenser (Pablo), Carlos Douglas (Pepe), Anne Padwick (Maria)
- E19 Snow on Mount KamaFeb 26, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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 father-in-law may be in on the scheme.
Guest stars: Bernard Lee (John Neary), Nigel Davenport (Frank Marston), Maureen Connell (Eva Marston), Errol John (John Ngai), Edric Connor (Kama), Barry Keegan (Carter), Geoffrey Chater (Colonel Gregory), Howard Lang (Ted Newcombe)
- E20 Once a Spy...Mar 4, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: William Lucas (Phil Mason), Peter Vaughan (Waring), Howard Marion-Crawford (DDG), Earl Cameron (M'Bata), Geoffrey Kenion (General Gage), Millicent Martin (Susan), Basil Dignam (Senior Civil Servant), Harry Landis (Young Man)
- E21 The LiberatorsMar 11, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Webber (Jack Hanley), Michael Tolan (Paul Haxton), Lelia Goldoni (Luchia), Jeremy Spenser (Luis), Kenneth J. Warren (Juan), Isa Miranda (Clara), Leonard Sachs (Toboso), Donald Pleasence (Escalon)
- E22 Some Other Kind of WorldMar 18, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Tom Stern (Robert Costello), Dora Reisser (Eugenia), Alan Tilvern (Ziggy), Ron Randell (Kenneth Dearing), Jeffry Wickham (Anton), Alexis Chesnakov (Polokov), David Healy (Buzz), Bruce Boa (Larry)
- E23 A Free AgentMar 21, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Anthony Quayle (Philip), Siân Phillips (Anna), Norman Foster (Max), George Mikell (Peter), John Wood (Douglas), Vivienne Drummond (Miss Weiss), John Abineri (Town Clerk), Gertan Klauber (Innkeeper)
- E24 A Tiny Drop of PoisonMay 20, 1964 · 48 min
Synopsis
A rumor is deliberately spread to the effect that an American embassy official is 'emotionally unstable'.
Guest stars: Jim Backus (McAvoy), Donald Harron (Locke), Michael Kane (Parsons), William Smithers (Crawford Layton), Louise Sorel (Annie Layton), Ferdy Mayne (Bin Hammad), Georgina Cookson (Eve McAvoy), Gordon Tanner (Quade)
Cast & crew
Created by Herbert Hirschman
