"I.T.C" - Escapism TV.
The 1960s in particular saw many a TV show, courtesy of TV mogul Lew Grade. Some of these are rightly considered classics - "The Saint," "The Prisoner," "Danger Man," "Thunderbirds," "Randall and Hopkirk" amongst others.
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- CreatorPatrick McGoohanStarsPatrick McGoohanAngelo MuscatPeter SwanwickAfter he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.Highly original but quality wildly uneven.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsEd BishopDonald GrayFrancis MatthewsIn 2068, the indestructible Captain Scarlet leads the agents of Spectrum in a war of nerves against the Mysterons, who seek revenge for the accidental destruction of their base on Mars.Gerry Anderson's most inventive puppet show.
- CreatorRichard HarrisDennis SpoonerStarsRichard BradfordRicardo MontezWarren StanhopeMac, an ex-intelligence agent wrongfully dismissed, takes on private investigations across Europe while seeking to clear his name. His notorious reputation follows him as he solves intriguing cases, navigating his way back to redemption.A world away from 007.
- StarsPatrick McGoohanRichard WattisLionel MurtonJohn Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace.The first successful "I.T.C" show, in a contemporary setting.
- StarsPatrick McGoohanPeter MaddenFrank MaherJohn Drake is a special operative for M9, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatens world peace.Caught up in the Bond craze.
- StarsRoger MooreIvor DeanLeslie CrawfordSimon Templar acts as a modern-day Robin Hood.My all-time favourite.
- CreatorDennis SpoonerStarsMike PrattKenneth CopeAnnette AndreJeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk are private detectives, running their own agency. When Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - pretty handy to have around in this line of work.The best series, in terms of regular cast.
- CreatorJohn CreaseyStarsJohn GregsonAlexander DavionDaphne AndersonFollows Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard and his family life.A more contemporary police drama. A classic.
- CreatorMonty BermanDennis SpoonerStarsPeter WyngardeJoel FabianiRosemary NicolsAn elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.Intriguing and interesting.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsEd BishopDolores MantezMichael BillingtonThe missions of the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization (SHADO), which defends Earth from extra-terrestrial threats.
- StarsTony CurtisRoger MooreLaurence NaismithTwo worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
- StarsWilliam RussellCyril SmithRonald Leigh-HuntIn all of Arthurian legend, the most famous of the Knights of the Round Table is undoubtedly Sir Lancelot.
- StarsRobert ShawPaul HansardBrian RawlinsonThe Crown takes Tempest's stronghold. The ex-pirate wins a pardon and becomes a privateer. He and Deputy Gov. Beamish fight Spanish raiders despite their unease. They defend the Caribbean.
- CreatorFriedrich SchillerStarsConrad PhillipsWilloughby GoddardJennifer JayneDepicts the legend of William Tell, who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and lead the rebellion to free Switzerland.
- StarsTerence MorganJean KentMichael CrawfordThe adventures of Sir Francis Drake during the 1500's. Sir Francis is probably one of the most famous explorers of the high seas. The twenty six episodes of the series are about his explorations of many far off lands.
- StarsSteve ForrestSue LloydPaul FerrisStories of an antique dealer who is really an undercover agent.
- StarsEdmund PurdomMartin BensonAdrienne CorriIn sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
- CreatorGerry AndersonArthur ProvisStarsKenneth ConnorNicholas ParsonsDenise BryerArmed with four magical feathers gifted by an Indian chief, Sheriff Tex Tucker protects the town of Four Feather Falls with the help of Dusty and Rocky, his talking dog and horse.
- StarsDavid GrahamGraydon GouldSylvia AndersonThe adventures of Mike Mercury and the crew of Supercar, an amazing land, sea, and air vehicle, based at a secret laboratory in the Nevada Desert in the year 1960.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsDavid GrahamSylvia AndersonPaul MaxwellFollows the interplanetary adventures of the crew of the World Space Patrol (WSP) spacecraft Fireball XL5, led by Colonel Steve Zodiac, as they patrol Sector 25 of the galaxy in the year 2062.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsRay BarrettDavid GrahamRobert EastonIn the year 2064, the crew of the combat submarine Stingray, piloted by Captain Troy Tempest, explore and defend the oceans for the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP), encountering both friendly and hostile undersea aliens.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsSylvia AndersonPeter DyneleyDavid GrahamIn the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsKeith AlexanderSylvia AndersonRupert DaviesThe adventures of Joe McClaine, a schoolboy and spy for the World Intelligence Network (WIN) who can have the knowledge of top experts transmitted to his brain by his scientist father.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsStanley UnwinGary FilesJeremy WilkinA gibberish-spouting parish vicar and his gardener undertake secret missions for B.I.S.H.O.P., using a shrink ray called the Minimiser in their battles against criminals and terrorists.
- CreatorMonty BermanDennis SpoonerStarsStuart DamonAlexandra BastedoWilliam GauntAfter a plane carrying three Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.