"The Protectors" Lena (TV Episode 1973) Poster

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(1973)

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Lena
Prismark1015 August 2023
Lena Hayden (Judy Parfitt) is a renowned British investigative journalist who is in Venice to look into rising but crooked politician Mario Carpiano (John Thaw.)

She believes Carpiano arranged the death of his industrialist father in an accident in order to inherit his wealth.

Lena wants to find Carpiano's secretary who knows everything, however he is meant to be dead. She believes that he is alive and in hiding somewhere.

As an old friend of Contessa Caroline di Contini, the Protectors come to her assistance.

This is a case of dodgy Italian accents all round. The story is also less than exciting, bit difficult to do in Venice when you are on a budget and water is everywhere.

Truthfully the story is not that exciting. Carpiano is just another one in a long line of shady Italian politicians.
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Ciao Bella!
raeames21 July 2019
All that's best about the series is in this episode. Taut, exciting plot with political overtones. Glamorous location: Venice looks great in all the shots. Smartly dressed characters, not least John Thaw, here playing a suave villain, just a couple of years before he became the rough & tough detective Jack Regan in The Sweeney.
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