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THE
MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - The TV Series and Films
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Somewhere in New York . . .
The outline of the original television series, one of the most successful during the Sixties and initially called 'Solo', was drafted by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. It was intended to be a spoof on Bond, which was itself a spoof on the world of international espionage. Fleming, who invented the names Napoleon Solo and April Dancer, was unable to finish the work, ( accounts vary as to whether it was due to illness or whether Bond producer Cubby Broccoli objected ), and it was taken over by the series producers Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe, Fenton being responsible for the introduction of the Kuryakin character.
J.Edgar Hoover, the FBI director at the height of the cold war, apparently loathed the series as one of the main characters was a Russian and also because the department was inundated with letters from people of all ages enquiring as to how they could join the UNCLE organisation. A person also had to be hired specially at the United Nations headquarters in New York just to reply to these kind of letters.
The name U.N.C.L.E., like its evil, global domination-obsessed adversary, THRUSH, did not originally stand for anything in particular but fan interest was so intense and persistent that the acronyms 'United Network Command for Law and Enforcement' and 'Technical Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity' were subsequently created.
Based in a secret H.Q. in New York, top U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo ( Robert Vaughn ) and Illya Kuryakin ( David McCallum ) gained entry to the complex through a camouflaged entrance in the rear of Del Floria's cleaning outlet, the scene featured in the opening sequence of all the TV episodes. The Head of the organisation was Alexander Waverly, played by Leo G. Carroll. There was even a Moneypenny-like receptionist handing out security badges whom Solo used to flirt shamelessly with.
The series had a notably British flavour, both David McCallum and Leo Carroll being of that extraction. Leo was a successful West End stage actor before moving to Hollywood in 1934 and appeared in six Alfred Hitchcock films. He died, aged 80, in 1972.
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. television series, an American production screened by BBC1 which ran from 22nd September 1964 until 1968, consisted of episodes titled ' The . . . . . Affair', such as 'The Dippy Blonde Affair' and 'The Bow Wow Affair', each episode being subdivided into several 'acts'.
Among the famous 'guest artists' to appear in the show were Vincent Price, Vera Miles, Sonny and Cher, Joan Collins, William Shatner, Kurt Russell, Joan Crawford, Jack Palance and Janet Leigh.
A 29 episode spin-off series entitled 'The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.' was screened from 13th September 1966 featuring the delectable Stefanie Powers as agent April Dancer with Noel Harrison playing her sidekick / partner Mark Slate. This followed much the same format as the original series, Leo G.Carroll continuing in the role of Alexander Waverly.
Another connection with the James Bond productions was the featuring of high-tech futuristic weapons and gadgetry which included a car with gull-wing doors, the U.N.C.L.E. guns ( which were Walther P38s with many special attachments such as silencers and long range sights ), the sophisticated security badges and, of course, the fountain pen communicator with its extending aerial and distinctive transmission sound. "Open channel D . . . ."
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The
entire MAN FROM UNCLE series is now available on DVD
( Run time 99 hours and 9 minutes!! released November 2007 ) Click on the UNCLE logo to see an impressive show by show review by Adam Becvar |
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Television Series MGM / ARENA Four Seasons - 105 Episodes
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The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Television Series MGM / ARENA One Season - 29 Episodes Episode List : 1966 - 1967
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First Season Episode List : 1964 - 1965
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Pilot episode: 'Solo' The Vulcan
Affair The Iowa Scuba Affair The Quadripartite Affair The Shark Affair The Deadly Games Affair The Green Opal Affair The Giuoco Piano Affair The Double
Affair The Project Strigas Affair
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The Finny Foot Affair The Neptune Affair The Dove Affair The King of Knaves Affair The Terbuf
Affair The Fiddlesticks Affair The Yellow Scarf Affair The Mad Mad Tea Party Affair The Secret Sceptre Affair |
The Bow Wow Affair The Four
Steps Affair The See Paris and Die Affair The Brain Killer Affair The Hong Kong Shilling Affair The Never Never Affair The Love Affair The Gazebo in the Maze Affair The Girls of Nazarone Affair The Odd Man Affair |
Second Season Episode List : 1965 - 1966
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The Alexander
the Greater Affair, Part 1 The Alexander
the Greater Affair, Part 2 The Ultimate Computer Affair The Foxes and Hounds Affair The Discotheque Affair The Recollectors Affair The Arabian Affair The Tigers Are Coming Affair The Deadly Toys Affair The Cherry Blossom Affair
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The Virtue Affair The Adriatic Express Affair The Yukon Affair The Very
Important Zombie Affair The Deadly Goddess Affair The Birds and the Bees Affair The Waverly Ring Affair The Bridge
of Lions Affair, Part 1
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The Bridge of
Lions Affair, Part 2 The Moonglow Affair The Nowhere Affair The King of Diamonds Affair The Project DeepHole Affair The Round Table Affair The Bat Cave Affair The Minus X Affair The Indian Affairs Affair |
Third Season Episode List : 1966 - 1967
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The Her Master's Voice Affair The Sort-of-Do-It-Yourself Dreadful Affair The Galatea Affair The Super Colossal Affair The Monks of St. Thomas Affair The Pop Art Affair The Thor Affair The Candidate's Wife Affair The Come With Me to the Casbah Affair The Off-Broadway Affair
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The Concrete Overcoat
Affair, Part 1 The Concrete
Overcoat Affair, Part 2 The Abominable Snowman Affair The My Friend the Gorilla Affair The Jingle
Bells Affair The Suburbia Affair The Deadly Smorgasbord Affair The Yo-Ho-Ho and A Bottle of Rum Affair The Napoleon's Tomb Affair |
The It's All Greek to Me Affair The Hula Doll Affair The Pieces of Fate Affair The Matterhorn Affair The Hot Number Affair The Apple a Day Affair The Five
Daughters Affair, Part 1 The Five
Daughters Affair, Part 2 The Cap and Gown Affair |
Fourth Season Episode List : 1967 - 1968
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The Summit Five Affair The Test Tube Killers Affair The J for Judas Affair The Prince
of Darkness Affair, Part 1 The Prince
of Darkness Affair, Part 2 |
The Master's Touch Affair The THRUSH Roulette Affair The Deadly Quest Affair The Fiery Angel Affair The Survival School Affair The Gurnius Affair |
The Man from THRUSH Affair The Maze Affair The Deep Six Affair The Seven
Wonders of the World Affair, Part 1 The Seven
Wonders of the World Affair, Part 2 |
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Eight
feature films were made and were highly successful despite the
fact that all of them were
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All
Original Material
SixtiesCity 2008 |
