The Secret Service is a 1969 British children's espionage television series, produced by Century 21 / ITC Entertainment for Associated Television, Granada Television, and Southern Television. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, and produced by David Lane and Reg Hill, it was the eighth and final Century 21 production to feature Supermarionation. Under the direction of Gerry Anderson, who wanted to compensate for the inadequacies of Supermarionation and increase the realism of the format, The Secret Service incorporates footage of live actors for long-distance shots.
Father Stanley Unwin, voiced by and resembling the real-life comedian of the same name, is the parish priest of a rural English village. But Unwin is in fact a secret agent for BISHOP, a covert British Intelligence branch that battles international criminal and terrorist threats. Aided by junior operative Matthew Harding, Unwin answers to his London-based superior 'The Bishop', as he would in his public profession.
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Series 11969
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Title
Rating
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Runtime
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1
A Case for the Bishop
7.1
38
25 min
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2
A Question of Miracles
7.2
33
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3
To Catch a Spy
6.7
26
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4
The Feathered Spies
7.5
26
24 min
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5
Last Train to Bufflers Halt
7.9
25
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6
Hole in One
7.7
22
24 min
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7
Recall to Service
7.2
20
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8
Errand of Mercy
7.1
21
25 min
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9
The Deadly Whisper
7.4
17
24 min
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10
The Cure
7.7
17
24 min
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11
School for Spies
7.3
16
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12
Mayday! Mayday!
7.5
18
24 min
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13
More Haste, Less Speed
8.6
21
24 min
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Stanley Unwin Father Stanley Unwin
Gary Files Matthew Harding, Pilot, 2nd Technician (Port Trennick)
Jeremy Wilkin The Bishop, Patterson, 1st Technician (North Africa)
Sylvia Anderson Mrs. Appleby, Anne Soames, Jackie
David Healy 1st Technician (Burgossa), 2nd Technician (North Africa), 4th Technician (Port Trennick)
Keith Alexander Agent Blake, Agent, Saunders
David Graham Air Traffic Controller, King of Muldovia, Lord Edward Hazlewell
Crew
Gerry Anderson
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