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The Man Who Never Was

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by Alan Morton

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aired from: Sep 1966 to: ___ ____ 18 eps ABC 60 min mono ________________

regulars:

  • Robert Lansing as Peter Murphy / Mark Wainwright
  • Dana Wynter as Eva Wainwright
  • Alex Davison as Roger Wainwright
  • Murray Hamilton as Colonel Jack Forbes

    recurring character:

  • Paul Stewart as Paul Grant


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      1st Season 1966

    1. _"The Man Who Never Was"
      gs: Helmut Schneider [ Unknown ], Alexandra Bastedo [ Unknown ], Kurt Lippert [ Unknown ], Djordis Hume [ Unknown ]

      When agent Peter Murphy sees his exact double, playboy Mark Wainwright, killed by the East German police he takes Wainwright's place- with the widow's consent- as the perfect cover.

      b: 7 Sep 66 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    2. _"The Last of Peter Murphy"
      gs: Helmut Schneider [ Unknown ], Ernest Konstantine [ Unknown ]

      Peter puts his `cover' in jeopardy when he reveals the identity of an East German double agent to American intelligence.

      b: 14 Sep 66 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    3. _"Search for a Bent Twig"
      gs: John Van Dreelen [ Unknown ], Manfred Luedke [ Unknown ], Annette Carell [ Unknown ]

      In Vienna, Peter discovers that the leak responsible for the loss of two agents was their superior's stepson.

      b: 21 Sep 66 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    4. _"UNKNOWN TITLE"
      gs: Beba Concar [ Unknown ], Luigi Vannvchi [ Unknown ], Carlo Rizzo [ Unknown ]

      In Rome, Peter's `cover' risks exposure when he runs into Mark's former mistress.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    5. _"The Escape"
      gs: Peter Capell [ Unknown ], Barbara Stanely [ Unknown ], Arthur Brause [ Unknown ]

      Peter goes behind the Iron Curtain to rescue a priest who was lured away from the U.S. Embassy where he had been given asylum.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    6. _"Death in Vienna"
      gs: Lisa Daniely [ Unknown ], Christopher Ball [ Unknown ]

      While on holiday in Vienna, Peter is confronted by a woman fleeing from the communists who claims that Mark is the father of her son.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    7. _"A Little Ignorance"
      gs: Yvonne Furneaux [ Unknown ], Alex D'arcy [ Unknown ]

      Peter goes on a dangerous wild boar hunt with a suspicious Roger and a former flame of Mark's.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    8. _"UNKNOWN TITLE"
      gs: William Berger [ Unknown ], Gabrielle Tinti [ Unknown ], Mirko Ellis [ Unknown ], Riccardo Garrone [ Unknown ]

      Eva gets an anonymous death threat while she and Peter are on holiday in Rome.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    9. _"The Big Fish"
      gs: George Pravda [ Unknown ], Paul Hansard [ Unknown ], Barry Letts [ Unknown ]

      Peter agrees to help a communist official defect to the west despite his feelings of a possible trap.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    10. _"Pay Now, Pray Later"
      gs: Emily McLaughlin [ Unknown ], Jean Claudio [ Unknown ], Pat Hillman [ Unknown ]

      Peter runs up against the daughter of a German Field Marshall while searching for art treasures her father stole during WW II.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    11. _"Games of Death"
      gs: John Ireland [ Unknown ], Rosemary Dexter [ Unknown ], Vito Fasano [ Unknown ]

      Peter is unsure of the motives of a voluptuous female agent whose help he needs in recovering stolen microfilm.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    12. _"If This Be Treason"
      gs: Frank Maxwell [ Unknown ], Martin Benson [ Unknown ]

      In Vienna, Peter tries to free a captive U.S. Army Lieutenant who was being held by the communists to blackmail his father- an important U.S. General.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    13. _"To Kill an Albatross"
      gs: Aldo Sandrell [ Unknown ], Hunt Powers [ Unknown ], Jim Rafferty [ Unknown ]

      Peter and Eva become trapped aboard a schooner commanded by an exiled general who intends on killing all who stand in the way of his return to power.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    14. _"Things Dead and Done"
      gs: Derek Frances [ Unknown ], Allan Cuthbertson [ Unknown ], Robert Crewdson [ Unknown ], Diana King [ Unknown ]

      Peter is in a race with enemy agents to steal a Spanish millionaire's painting that contains top secret information.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    15. _"The Perfect Game"
      gs: John Paul [ Unknown ], Gertan Klauber [ Unknown ]

      In Spain, Peter engages an East German Secret police officer in a deadly game of double cross.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    16. _"In Memory of Davos"
      gs: Joe DeSantis [ Unknown ], Elizabeth Wallace [ Unknown ], Doug Robinson [ Unknown ]

      Peter comes to the aid of a former colleague who is drinking himself to death.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    17. _"Drop by Drop"
      gs: Eric Pohlmann [ Unknown ], Ralph Neville [ Unknown ], Andre Monreal [ Unknown ], Derek Ball [ Unknown ]

      Peter sneaks on to a crimelord's private island to destroy an experimental airplane before it falls into enemy hands.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
    18. _"I Take This Woman"
      gs: William Dexter [ Unknown ]

      Peter feels his relationship with Eva has become more than professional when he lets it interfere in his dealings with a banana republic dictator.

      b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________

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    NOTES

    Episodes #4, #7, #8, #15 & #18 were combined into a TV movie called "The Spy With the Perfect Cover".


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