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Top Secret

Top Secret poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A British secret agent works on missions with his wealthy businessman friend and his nephew. The show follows their adventures in a black-and-white 1960s spy drama.

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What happens

Top Secret is a British TV spy series broadcast in two seasons on ITV in 1961-1962 which was produced by Associated-Rediffusion. It starred William Franklyn as suave secret agent Peter Dallas, over a total of 26 black-and-white episodes, each filling a 60 minutes slot. All episodes also featured Patrick Cargill as wealthy businessman Miguel Garetta, and Alan Rothwell as Dallas's nephew Mike. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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