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Director : Charles Frend Writer : Julian Bond Cast : Peter Arne Notes : The theme music, Carlos Theme, was written by Ivor Slaney (1921 - 1998). Slaney was the main composer on the 1971 children's show The Double Deckers. His other theme tunes include Here's Harry (for the comedian Harry Worth) and Sir Francis Drake.
Director : John Paddy Carstairs Writer : Julian Bond Cast : Micheal Godfrey Notes : Each episode was broadcast on a Saturday night between 7:15pm and 8:10pm. John Paddy Carstairs (1910-1970) directed Norman Wisdom in many of is most fondly remembered films including Trouble In Store (1954). Actor Micheal Godfrey also appeared in episodes of Dr Who (The Smugglers), The Baron, Department S, The Persuaders (The Double Death of Charlie Crippen) and Callan.
Director : Charles Frend Writer : Lindsay Hardy Cast : Ann Bell Notes : Brittany and Kwouk do not appear in this episode. Director Charles Freud was born in 1909 and began his career as a film editor (including four Hitchcock films in this capacity). In the forties he moved to Ealing and begun directing films and would direct two classics in the fifties - The Magnet (1950) and The Cruel Sea (1953). He began to work in TV during the sixties after Ealing had closed and directed episodes of Danger Man, Zero One, Man of the World and Man In A Suitcase. In 1970 he was the second unit director on the Oscar winning movie Ryan's Daughter. Frend passed away in 1977. Ann Bell will soon be seen in the new version of The Forsythe Saga playing Aunt Hester.
Director : John Paddy Carstairs Writer : Julian Bond Cast : Jack Melford Notes : Julian Bond had been co-producer of the forerunner to The Avengers - Police Surgeon in 1960. Actor Peter Arne (1920-1983) was a familiar face in British films in the fifties who was murdered in his home shortly after accepting an offer to appear in Dr Who. The murder still remains unsolved to this day.
Director : Charles Frend Writer : Patrick Campbell Cast : Carol Cleveland Notes : Writer Patrick Campbell had written the 1961 episode of The Avengers entitled The Yellow Needle.
Director : John Paddy Carstairs Writer : Lindsay Hardy Cast : Glyn Edwards Notes : This episodes introduces the new regular character Bill Randall who appeared in five episodes in total. Glyn Edwards has an exhaustive career which has encompassed many cult and genre credits including Undermind, Redcap (A Town Called Love), R3, The Baron, The Saint, The Avengers and Callan. Edwards was once married to George and Mildred star Yootha Joyce.
Director : Harold French Writer : Tudor Gates Cast : Patrick Allen, Patrick Newell Notes : Ian Stuart Black is credited as story editor on this episode. Tudor Gates wrote a trio of saucy female vampire films in the early seventies - The Vampire Lovers, Lust For A Vampire and Twins Of Evil.
Director : Charles Frend Writer : Peter and Betty Lambda Cast : Sue Lloyd, Warren Mitchell Notes : Warren Mitchell is to many of the public Alf Garnett, the bigoted loudmouth from Till Death Do Us Part and In Sickness And In Health. His notable genre credits include four episodes of The Avengers, five episodes of Danger Man, The Sweeney, Redcap, Out of the Unknown and more recently Gormenghast.
Director : Harry Booth Writer : Brian Clemens Cast : Diana Rigg, Paul Maxwell Notes : This episode features the first television appearance of Diana Rigg. Harry Booth had been the chief film editor on the TV series Sir Francis Drake and would later write/direct episodes of The Double Deckers and direct episodes of The Protectors.
Director : Harry Fine Writer : Peter and Betty Lambda Cast : Annette Andre Notes : Carlos Thompson does not appear in this episode. Harry Fine would later produce the Tudor Gates scripted horror films The Vampire Lovers, Lust For A Vampire and Twins Of Evil. Annette Andre was born in Australia in 1939 and was a popular face on 60's and 70's TV appearing in Crane, The Saint, The Baron, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Prisoner, The Persuaders!, The New Avengers and The Return of the Saint. Her most famous role is as the original Jeannie in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
Director : John Paddy Carstairs Writer : Jack Davies Cast : Patrick Troughton Notes : Script writer Jack Davies was born in 1913 and before his death in 1994 he was responsible for writing such classics as Paper Tiger (1975), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) and A Stitch In Time (1963).
Director : Charles Frend Writer : Leslie Harris and Roger East Cast : Imogen Hassall Notes : Carlos Thompson does not appear in this episode. Imogen Hassall was born in 1942 and was nicknamed The Countess of Cleavage. She displayed her ample charms in episodes of The Saint, The Avengers, The Champions, Jason King and The Persuaders! She died from an overdose of sleeping pills in 1980.
Director : Harold French Writer : Ian Stuart Black Cast : Walter Gotell, Ferdy Mayne Notes : The character of Chin was also a magician and illusionist and this final episode is almost entirely devoted to him. Ian Stuart Black worked on Star Maidens, The Invisible Man, The Saint and Doctor Who. |
The
Sentimental Agent
was a spin-off from Man Of The World, and featured the Argentinean
actor Carlos Thompson as import-export agent Carlos Varela,
who comes across as a romantic gypsy type character who has travelled
the world. Varela enjoys making money and will deal in just about
anything, but will always find time to assist anyone in trouble.
Assisting Carlos is his secretary Suzy Carter played by Clemence Brittany, who is the perfect combination of looks efficiency and has secret service connections. Light relief was provided by Burt Kwok as Varela's valet/cook/chauffeur, Chin, who also has an understanding of magic and performs occasionally as an illusionist. Unfortunately, Chin also has a weakness for excessive gambling. The
majority of the ITV network scheduled The Sentimental Agent
in a primetime slot on Saturday evenings and hoped for impressive
viewing figures which never materialised. Thompson, the supposedly
most handsome man in the world has great difficulty with his lines as
his mastery of English was less than good, forcing the crew to
introduce a new character Bill Randall played by John Taylor
in the episode Meet My Son Henry. Bill would assist in
carrying the storyline in several episodes, thus reducing the time that
Thompson appeared on screen.
All episodes where shot on 35mm film. Transmission dates are for the Granada region. Harry Fine was the producer and Ian Stuart Black was credited as Script Supervisor. The series was filmed on location and at Shepperton Studios.
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