Lash Out

TX : 1st January 1966
Director : Phillip Dudley
Script : John Gould

Cast : Ray Barrett (Walker), Catherine Woodville (Helen), Michael Forrest (Jones), Robert Macleod (Campian), Jack Stewart (Price), Peter Tory (Wyndham), John Gay (The Workman), Gabor Baraker (Makar) and Douglas Muir (Sheldon).

Publicity : SThe Spies - A new series - developed out of The Mask Of Janus - plunges you into the violent front line of espionage: The secret campaigns of international espionage are not always so different in essence from open warfare. Far back in the base areas there are quiet, comfortable, and well-hidden places where plans are made, where clever men decide strategy. But there is also a front line, and here an accurate pistol can become as important as ingenious planning; here, too, the end product of the strategists' schemes can be a corpse floating face down in a muddy river. The recent Mask Of Janus series dealt largely with the armchair war, the battle of wits. The new series which begins tonight again focuses on the British intelligence network in Amalia, but it will be moving up more often into the forward positions. In the firing line the Janus-mask of deception loses some of its power, so the combatants become - like the title of the new series - simply The Spies. John Gould, who devised The Mask Of Janus, is the author of tonight's opening adventure of The Spies. It is called "If He Runs, I Want You There", and it shows the front-line spy as he almost always is - exposed, mistrusted, and friendless. Richard Cadell, whose record in the field has been marked by certain errors, is called home for "routine security vetting". But is his recall in fact a normal operation? In London there are men whose business is to spy on the spies, and they are taking an interest not only in Cadell, but in his chief, Anthony Kelly. In this story, Dinsdale Landen and Simon Oates as Cadell and Kelly are joined by guest stars Ray Barrett and Catherine Woodville. (Radio Times, December 30, 1965).

Synopsis : Spies don't have friends - only enemies and lovers.

Notes : Episodes were originally transmitted 9:55pm to 10:45pm on BBC 1.

It Hurts The Same Whoever You Are

TX : 8th January 1966
Director : William Slater
Script : Michael Winder

Cast : Julia Lockwood (Jill), Frederick Bartman (Peter), William Dexter (Riarkes), Cyril Shaps (Hamil), Jonathan Drew (Leiter), Earl Green (Elter), Peter Brett (Grantham), John Ruddock (Lakia) and Vernon Joyner (Webster).

Go Ahead, I Only Live Here

TX : 15th January 1966
Director : David Proudfoot
Script : Bill Barron

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), Anna Cropper (Jane Patrick), Jon Rollason (Michael Lambros), Michael Culver (Muir), John Murray Scott (Baker), Guy Standeven (Finch), Richard Marner (Rasslov), John Ruddock (Lakia) and Reginald Jessup (Colonel Gaspar).

Synopsis : An invasion of Amalia is kept at bay so long as Copic is not allowed to discover the secret of a British fireplace.

Poor Tchernik

TX : 22nd January 1966
Director : Phillip Dudley
Script : Brian Degas

Cast : Reg Lye (Tchernik), Ann Lancaster (Dora), David Lander (Deter), Joe Zammit Cordina (Santi), Manni Spiteri (The Driver), Paul Bogdan (The Director) and Paul Gresham (The Night Porter).

Synopsis : Tchernik thinks this is to be his last job - his one weakness ensures it is.

He Isn't On The Market - Not This Year

TX : 29th January 1966
Director : Paul Ciappessoni
Script : Tony Williamson

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), Dallia Penn (Maria Galberti), Julie Paulle (Teresa Conti), Peter Diamond (Chuvaldi) and Peter Braham (Nicki)..

Publicity : The Spies - Tonight's story involves some highly clandestine arrivals and departures from Amalia: Whom can the spies trust? The short answer is no one at all - but in the world of intelligence it is sometimes essential to take a chance. In tonight's episode a "reformed" enemy agent - beautiful Maria Galberti - wants to help the British. But just how reformed is she? This is the question Cadell and Kelly must answer. As usual, the spies are played by actors Simon Oates and Dinsdale Landen. The lady in question is played by Dallia Penn. (Radio Times, January 27, 1966).

Synopsis : A trap is no less a trap for being obvious; but this time the bait is too valuable for Anthony Kelly of D.I.6 to ignore.

It's Much Colder Where I Come From

TX : 5th February 1966
Director : Eric Hills
Script : John Gould

Cast : Peter Dyneley (Charles Hastings), Peter Arne (Copic), Frederk Jaeger (Cooper), Glyn Houston (Chief Superintendent Matthews), Mary Webster (Mrs Cooper), Dallas Cavell (Major Zamma), William Dexter (Colonel Riarkos), Harry Towb (Tirovski), Desmond Jordan (The Coffee-Stall Proprietor), Robert Jennings (The Plain-Clothes Policeman) and Pamela Sholto (The Russian Agent).

Synopsis : A quiet manhunt in London brings Cadell into a secret struggle against the Russian, Copic, for the mind of a homicidal maniac.

Your Own Hands Strikes You Dead

TX : 12th February 1966
Director : Brian Parker
Script : John Gould

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Robert Harris (Manner), Mark Dignam (Vassilias), Freda Jackson (Imradda), Brian Steele (Anghelos), Michael Mellinger (Rabat) and Michael Johnson (Oreste).

Synopsis : Guest stars Mark Dignam and Robert Harris star in tonight's episode at 9:30 in which a threat is made upon the life of Edward Manner.

Once You're Dead - You're Dead

TX : 19th February 1966
Director : William Slater
Script : Michael Winder

Cast : Tom Adams (Stefan), Frederick Bartman (Peter), William Dexter (Riarkos), Cyril Shaps (Hamil), Nicola Pagett (Anna) and Earl Green (Elter).

Synopsis : A kidnapping creates a political riddle and a British headache.

Full Pay And Funeral Expenses

TX : 26th February 1966
Director : Phillip Dudley
Script : Duncan Ross

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), William Dexter (Major Riarkos), Delena Kidd (Janet), Neville Becker (Captain Velchov), John Rees (The Sergeant), Harry Brooks (W/T Soldier), Mike Redfern (The Soldier), Bernard Hepton (Lieutenant Micho), Will Stampe (Henri Dupuis), Katherine Parr (Madame Dupuis), Lee Ricjardson (Josef), Julie Paulle (Teresa Conti) and Tommy Eytle (Miguel).

Synopsis : Cadell puts himself in danger trying to get details of a secret weapon.

A Lamb To The Flock

TX : 12th March 1966
Director : Phillip Dudley
Script : Elwyn Jones

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), Jospeh O'Connor (Polini), Julie Paulle (Teresa Conti), Bonnie Hurren (Elisabetta), Bill McLean (Juan), Sarah Douglas (Maria) and Bryan Kendrick (Benson).

Synopsis : The cruelty of espionage sometimes reaches even into such places as schools and universities.

Notes : The Spies was replaced on March 5, 1966 by BBC Television's transmission of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Trouble With Aristotle

TX : 19th March 1966
Director : Eric Hills
Script : Bill Barron

Cast : Peter Arne (Copic), William Dexter (Major Riarkos), Paul Stassino (Aristotle), Isobel Black (Melina), Reginald Jessup (Colonel Gaspar), John Wentworth (General Pikrou), Peter Halliday (Colonel Mavros) and Pamela Craig (Alexia).

Synopsis : Aristotle and Melina are professional safebreakers called in by Cadell to crack a safe at the bottom of a pond.

Don't Go Away, This'll Kill You

TX : 26th March 1966
Director : Michael Hayes
Script : Jane Phillips

Cast : Peter Arne (Copic), William Dexter (Major Riarkos), Suzy Kendall (Polly Katt), Ken Wynne (Arthur Katt), June Ellis (Doris O'Day), Ernest Hare (Charrington Flood), David Spenser (Lieutenant Koshto), Henric Hirsch (Schmitzer), George Roderick (The Bogdanian) and David Garfield (Louka).

Synopsis : A secret weapon - a girl magician - and Cadell is set on a path to danger.

There's Only One End For Traitors

TX : 2nd April 1966
Director : Paul Ciappessoni
Script : David Verner

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), William Dexter (Major Riarkos), Esmond Knight (General Loren), Terence de Marney (General Sirrett), Noel Coleman (General Verney), Anna Middleton (Suzanne Loren), Derek Sydney (Captain Mumraz) and David Conville (Colonel Stefandros).

Synopsis : Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

If I Can't Win, I Don't Play

TX : 9th April 1966
Director : Paul Ciappessoni
Script : Tony Williamson

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), Lisa Daniely (Janine Corri), Julie Paulle (Teresa Conti), Norman Hartley (Andre), Miranda Hampton (Tina), Pam Oswald (The Sauna Bath Receptionist), Peter Diamond (Mario), Peter Braham (Pepe) and Maria Kamara (The Fire-Eater).

Synopsis : A game with no rules, no referee and no final whistle. A dangerous game where cheating counts more than honour.

I Don't Even Volunteer

TX : 16th April 1966
Director : Eric Hills (Studio Direction, Part 15) and David Proudfoot (Film Direction, Part 15)
Script : Tony Williamson

Cast : Hamilton Dyce (Arthur Letby), Peter Arne (Copic), William Dexter (Major Riarkos), Elizabeth MacLennan (Leita), John Morris (Doctor Perrin), George Cross (General Crawley), Julie Paulle (Teresa Conti), Dimitri Makaroff (The Civilian), David Anderson (Leo), Burnell Tucker (Parker) and George Leech (Karl).

Synopsis : Cadell, Hastings and Kelly run a dangerous race against Copic for a valuable international prize.