1963

S1.E1 ∙ All That Jazz

Fri, Sep 27, 1963

When Varela undertakes responsibility for a jazz group making its debut in England, he soon finds himself with more problems than he bargained for and it isn't long before the band are serenading a group of spies to save the life of a musician.

5.8 /10

S1.E2 ∙ The Beneficiary

Fri, Oct 04, 1963

Finding himself in trouble in Greece, Jarrell, a wartime colleague of Varela's, sends his ex-comrade a prearranged distress signal: a campaign ribbon and a torn half of a document - the two items that spell 'danger'.

6.4 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Express Delivery

Fri, Oct 11, 1963

In Poland, Carlos is harassed by the authorities at every turn. At his hotel, a beautiful girl seeks his help in order to escape to Austria, but is she really a communist agent?

7.6 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Never Play Cards with Strangers

Fri, Oct 18, 1963

A young woman who's parents were cheated by gamblers on a luxury cruise Carlos arranged,persuades him to take the next trip to try and expose the card sharks.

7.3 /10

S1.E5 ∙ May the Saints Preserve Us

Fri, Oct 25, 1963

Carlos investigates where an Irish Monastery has apparently been sold and needs moving to Texas in the USA.

5.3 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Meet My Son, Henry

Fri, Nov 01, 1963

Varela finds himself involved with the mysterious disappearance of top-secret flight plans from a Space Development Centre. At the request of a millionaire, he embarks on an intriguing escapade to recover the plans.

0 /10

S1.E7 ∙ A Little Sweetness and Light

Fri, Nov 08, 1963

Carlos investigates the death of an old friend on a small Greek island, where he discovers a deported American gangster has taken over.

0 /10

S1.E8 ∙ The Height of Fashion

Fri, Nov 15, 1963

Varela moves in fashion circles and discovers that anything can be sold as the latest vogue - provided you sell your product with panache and style. Yes, anything - including horse blankets.

5.2 /10

S1.E9 ∙ A Very Desirable Plot

Fri, Nov 22, 1963

An American has been selling sunny Caribbean housing lots that turn out to be under muddy water, leaving angry buyers and Carlos with prefab houses that can't be built. He works out a plan to convince the greedy land dealer that the lots are worth buying back.

6.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Finishing School

Fri, Nov 29, 1963

When a young girl goes missing from an exclusive ladies' finishing school. everyone suspects she has been kidnapped. Varela thinks otherwise and at the headmistress's request he sends Bill Randall to investigate.

5.7 /10

S1.E11 ∙ The Scroll of Islam

Fri, Dec 06, 1963

Varela is intrigued when Professor Fletcher approaches him and requests his help in obtaining photographs of a relic which could prove more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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S1.E12 ∙ Not Quite Fully Covered

Fri, Dec 13, 1963

Bill Randal, an employee of Carlos' firm, is taken in by a lovely heiress who convinces him to insure an antique collection being smuggled out of her country, which recently went socialist. When the lot is sunk at sea, Randal's on the hook.

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S1.E13 ∙ A Box of Tricks

Fri, Dec 20, 1963

Why won't the Palabria people receive an £11 million gift to their country? Bill Randall is sent to investigate - and finds himself playing the role of an African witch-doctor to encourage them to do so.

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