 Some poor old devil living out there on his pension
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DIRECTED BY:
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| Philip Leacock |
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FIRST BROADCAST:
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24/11/1964
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CAST:
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| John Drake |
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Patrick McGoohan |
| Joanna |
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Virginia Maskell |
| Colonel Blakeley |
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Michael Trubshawe |
| Chopra |
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Warren Mitchell |
| Khan |
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Zia Mohyeddin |
| Minister |
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John Bennett |
| Petel |
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George Pastell |
| Interrogator |
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Kenneth Adams |
| Plainclothes Man |
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Frank Olegario |
| Picton Jones |
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Michael Nightingale |
| Gumta |
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Kumar Ranji |
| Personal Asst to the Minister |
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Balu Patel |
| Barman |
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Dean Francis |
| Margaret |
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Zoe Zephyr |
| Subta |
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Jaron Yaltan |
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EPISODE DETAILS:
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The 5th episode of the second series was written by David Weir. Drake’s assignment takes him to India to investigate the leakage of military information.
Ex-Colonel Blakeley lives in Delhi with his daughter Joanna, subsidising his pension by collecting and selling exotic butterflies. Recently Blakeley’s assistant was found dead in suspicious circumstances and his bank balance was much higher that it should be. So ‘Khan’, a friend of Drake’s investigates, but requires help from Drake as being a fellow Englishman Drake will be able to move in closer without arousing as much suspicion.
Drake strikes up a friendship with the Colonel’s daughter who in turn introduces Drake to her father. After following the Colonel and staking out a ‘drop site’ in the jungle, Drake learns that the Colonel is using his hobby to pass on top secret information. Drake soon goes from eligible bachelor to enemy agent.
Filming took place at MGM Borehamwood between 4th and 15th May 1964. This episode contained no location filming but did re-use some sets first seen in ‘Fish on the Hook’.
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Northern Edition
Dec 5th - 11th 1964 |
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There are no known locations for this episode
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