Top Secret (TV series)
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.
Outline
The series was produced by Associated-Rediffusion Television. The directors were Adrian Brown and Raymond Menmuir, and the main writer was Cedric Wells. The series was set in South America, and was filmed partly in Argentina, with the interior sets in a London studio.The main theme music - '"Sucu Sucu" - was composed by Tarateño Rojas and performed by Laurie Johnson and his orchestra. Laurie Johnson was part of the worldwide trend that was covering this song in many different languages. It was a minor hit and entered the UK pop music charts.
List of episodes
Episode titles are given below, with original broadcast dates in brackets.Series 1
- Episode 1: "Destination Buenos Aires"
- Episode 2: "Death on Wheels"
- Episode 3: "The Dead Village"
- Episode 4: "Merchant of Death"
- Episode 5: "The Inca Dove"
- Episode 6: "Stranger in Cantabria"
- Episode 7: "Vendetta"
- Episode 8: "The Disappearing Trick"
- Episode 9: "After the Fair"
- Episode 10: "X"
- Episode 11: "The Little One Is Dangerous"
- Episode 12: "The Men from Yesterday"
- Episode 13: "Shakedown at Saramino"
- Episode 14: "Festival of Fear"
- Episode 1: "Threat from the Past"
- Episode 2: "The Man from Carataz"
- Episode 3: "The Burning Question"
- Episode 4: "The Death of Stefano"
- Episode 5: "The Second Man"
- Episode 6: "Maggie"
- Episode 7: "The Eagle of San Gualo"
- Episode 8: "Vengeance at La Vina"
- Episode 9: "The Life Stealers"
- Episode 10: "Dangerous Project"
- Episode 11: "Dance for Spies"
- Episode 12: "Escape to Danger"