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Man from Interpol
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<h2 id="premise">Premise</h2> <p>Anthony Smith, an agent based at Britain's <a href="/facts/Interpol/qdrbruQe">Interpol</a> Division at <a href="/facts/Scotland_Yard/pKHGytN9">Scotland Yard</a>, takes on international assignments dealing with murderers, drug smugglers and slave runners. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Richard_Wyler/gA42s6un">Richard Wyler</a> as Interpol Agent Anthony Smith</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Longden/oscWbLl7">John Longden</a> as Superintendent Mercer</li> <li>John Serret as Inspector Gouthier / Inspector Frenay (French Police Chief)</li> <li>Peter Allenby as Ricardi, of the Italian Carabineri</li></ul> <h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <p>The following is a list of episodes. </p> <table><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Title</td><td>Directed by</td><td>Written by</td><td>Original air date</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">1</th><td rowspan="1">"Nest of Vipers"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>January 30, 1960 (1960-1-30)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">2</th><td rowspan="1">"The Feathered Friend"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>February 6, 1960 (1960-2-6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">3</th><td rowspan="1">"Soul Peddlers"</td><td>Max Varnel</td><td>George St. George</td><td>February 13, 1960 (1960-2-13)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">4</th><td rowspan="1">"Odds on Murder"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Eldon Howard</td><td>February 20, 1960 (1960-2-20)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">5</th><td rowspan="1">"The Key Witness"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>February 27, 1960 (1960-2-27)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">6</th><td rowspan="1">"Escape Route"</td><td>Ernest Morris</td><td>Stanley Miller</td><td>March 5, 1960 (1960-3-5)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">7</th><td rowspan="1">"All the Dead Were Harrisons"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>March 12, 1960 (1960-3-12)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">8</th><td rowspan="1">"Love by Extortion"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>March 19, 1960 (1960-3-19)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">9</th><td rowspan="1">"The Dollmaker"</td><td>Robert Lynn</td><td>Unknown</td><td>March 26, 1960 (1960-3-26)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">10</th><td rowspan="1">"No Other Way"</td><td>Ernest Morris</td><td>Eldon Howard</td><td>April 2, 1960 (1960-4-2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">11</th><td rowspan="1">"The Trap"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>April 9, 1960 (1960-4-9)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">12</th><td rowspan="1">"The Men Who Sold Hope"</td><td>Robert Lynn</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>April 16, 1960 (1960-4-16)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">13</th><td rowspan="1">"The Murder Racket"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>April 23, 1960 (1960-4-23)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">14</th><td rowspan="1">"Death Via Parcel Post"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Mark Grantham</td><td>January 30, 1960 (1960-1-30)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">15</th><td rowspan="1">"Out of Thin Air"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>February 6, 1960 (1960-2-6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">16</th><td rowspan="1">"The Case of Mike Krello"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Eldon Howard</td><td>July 16, 1960 (1960-7-16)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">17</th><td rowspan="1">"Killer with a Long Arm"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>May 21, 1960 (1960-5-21)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">18</th><td rowspan="1">"Murder in the Smart Set"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Mark Grantham</td><td>May 28, 1960 (1960-5-28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">19</th><td rowspan="1">"The Front Man"</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Unknown</td><td>June 4, 1960 (1960-6-4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">20</th><td rowspan="1">"Murder Below Decks"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Mark Grantham</td><td>June 11, 1960 (1960-6-11)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">21</th><td rowspan="1">"International Diamond Incident"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Unknown</td><td>June 18, 1960 (1960-6-18)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">22</th><td rowspan="1">"The Last Words"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>June 25, 1960 (1960-6-25)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">23</th><td rowspan="1">"The Maharajah of Den"</td><td>Peter Curran</td><td>Eldon Howard</td><td>July 2, 1960 (1960-7-2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">24</th><td rowspan="1">"Diplomatic Courier"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Howard Eldon</td><td>July 9, 1960 (1960-7-9)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">25</th><td rowspan="1">"Inside Job"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>July 16, 1960 (1960-7-16)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">26</th><td rowspan="1">"A Woman in Paris"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Eldon Howard</td><td>July 23, 1960 (1960-7-23)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">27</th><td rowspan="1">"Mistaken Identity"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>July 30, 1960 (1960-7-30)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">28</th><td rowspan="1">"Man Alone"</td><td>Max Varnel</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>August 6, 1960 (1960-8-6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">29</th><td rowspan="1">"Missing Child"</td><td>Max Varnel</td><td>Eldon Howard</td><td>August 13, 1960 (1960-8-13)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">30</th><td rowspan="1">"The Big Thirst"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>August 20, 1960 (1960-8-20)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">31</th><td rowspan="1">"My Brother's Keeper"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>August 27, 1960 (1960-8-27)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">32</th><td rowspan="1">"Death in Oils"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Mark Grantham</td><td>September 3, 1960 (1960-9-3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">33</th><td rowspan="1">"Multi-Murder"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>September 10, 1960 (1960-9-10)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">34</th><td rowspan="1">"Latest Fashions in Crime"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>September 17, 1960 (1960-9-17)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">35</th><td rowspan="1">"The Act of Murder"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>September 24, 1960 (1960-9-24)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">36</th><td rowspan="1">"The Child of Eve"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Unknown</td><td>October 1, 1960 (1960-10-1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">37</th><td rowspan="1">"Tight Secret"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Ken Taylor</td><td>October 8, 1960 (1960-10-8)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">38</th><td rowspan="1">"The Big Racket"</td><td>Godfrey Grayson</td><td>Brian Clemens</td><td>October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">39</th><td rowspan="1">"The Golden Shirri"</td><td>Montgomery Tully</td><td>Mark Grantham</td><td>October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>According to <a href="/facts/BFI_Screenonline/8W5paKsk">BFI Screenonline</a> "this uneasy attempt to graft a youthful hero (Wyler's boyish projection) on to a rugged crime-buster framework usually associated with more mature leading characters - Charles Korvin's Inspector Duval in the 1959–1960 series <i><a href="/facts/Interpol_Calling/YEeXAL3I">Interpol Calling</a></i> (ITV), for instance – gave <i>The Man from Interpol</i> little more than an air of tired hysteria."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://ctva.biz/UK/Danziger/ManFromInterpol.htm"><i>The Man from Interpol</i></a> at CTVA</li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159180/"><i>The Man from Interpol</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>The Man from Interpol at Danziger website <a href="http://www.78rpm.co.uk/tvi.htm" target="_blank">http://www.78rpm.co.uk/tvi.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>The Danzigers at BFI Screenonline <a href="http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/773807/" target="_blank">http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/773807/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>