THE MAN FROM UNCLE – The Pieces of Fate Affair - 1967
This is the 82nd episode of 1964 to 1968 spy series, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. The series ran for a total of 105 episodes. The first season was filmed in black and white with the remainder shot in colour. Robert Vaughn plays agent Napoleon Solo while David McCallum plays Illya Kuryakin. Leo G Carroll plays Mister Waverly, the boss of the secret agency known as U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law & Enforcement) UNCLE's main enemy is THRUSH, an organization out to take over the planet.
This one has UNCLE agents David McCallum and Robert Vaughn sent to look into a bestselling author. The woman, Sharon Farrell, has published a spy novel that reads like a file of past UNCLE cases.
Out to put the kibosh on Farrell is THRUSH bosses, Theodore Marcuse and Grayson Hall. Once they realize that UNCLE is involved, they decide to capture Farrell and give her a bit of THRUSH style de-briefing.
The rest of the episode includes the by now mandatory, capture of our heroes and likewise their escape. (several times in fact in this one) Even UNCLE boss Leo G Carroll gets into the act with this one.
Anyways, the plot leads us to a small burg in Ohio where relatives of Farrell live. Needless to say THRUSH is in hot pursuit. The gag in this one is that Farrell's "uncle", Charles Seel, is really a former THRUSH agent. The man had decided to give up his THRUSH life and went into hiding. Seel had written several diary's of his THRUSH adventures which Farrell had found. She used these as the basis of her spy novel.
This one was more enjoyable than I was expecting. Particularly good was Grayson Hall as a venomous literary critic and THRUSH agent. Theo Marcuse (making his third guest spot) would die soon after production in a car wreck.
The direction was handled by big screen veteran, John Brahm. Film noir fans will know Brahm from THE LOCKET, LET US LIVE, GUEST IN THE HOUSE, SINGAPORE, THE LODGER, HANGOVER SQUARE and THE BRASHER DOUBLOON.
This is the 82nd episode of 1964 to 1968 spy series, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. The series ran for a total of 105 episodes. The first season was filmed in black and white with the remainder shot in colour. Robert Vaughn plays agent Napoleon Solo while David McCallum plays Illya Kuryakin. Leo G Carroll plays Mister Waverly, the boss of the secret agency known as U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law & Enforcement) UNCLE's main enemy is THRUSH, an organization out to take over the planet.
This one has UNCLE agents David McCallum and Robert Vaughn sent to look into a bestselling author. The woman, Sharon Farrell, has published a spy novel that reads like a file of past UNCLE cases.
Out to put the kibosh on Farrell is THRUSH bosses, Theodore Marcuse and Grayson Hall. Once they realize that UNCLE is involved, they decide to capture Farrell and give her a bit of THRUSH style de-briefing.
The rest of the episode includes the by now mandatory, capture of our heroes and likewise their escape. (several times in fact in this one) Even UNCLE boss Leo G Carroll gets into the act with this one.
Anyways, the plot leads us to a small burg in Ohio where relatives of Farrell live. Needless to say THRUSH is in hot pursuit. The gag in this one is that Farrell's "uncle", Charles Seel, is really a former THRUSH agent. The man had decided to give up his THRUSH life and went into hiding. Seel had written several diary's of his THRUSH adventures which Farrell had found. She used these as the basis of her spy novel.
This one was more enjoyable than I was expecting. Particularly good was Grayson Hall as a venomous literary critic and THRUSH agent. Theo Marcuse (making his third guest spot) would die soon after production in a car wreck.
The direction was handled by big screen veteran, John Brahm. Film noir fans will know Brahm from THE LOCKET, LET US LIVE, GUEST IN THE HOUSE, SINGAPORE, THE LODGER, HANGOVER SQUARE and THE BRASHER DOUBLOON.
