This is a great entry into the ITC collection of slick, sophisticated adventure series from the mid 1960s. A trio of agents work on cases too puzzling or far-out for Interpol. They are supervised by a worldly African diplomat (Dennis Alaba Peters). There's an American in charge (Joel Fabiani), and an attractive female computer expert (Rosemary Nicols- who has the finest legs ever seen on television). But the real reason to watch is Peter Wyngarde as Jason King- a hedonistic mystery novelist with a brilliant mind and the grooviest wardrobe ever. King is outrageous and the perfect cap to the string of vibrant guest appearances Wyngarde had made in shows like The Avengers and The Prisoner. Watch a couple of these and all the earnest TV series on the air seem quite laughable. This is from a time when people smirked a lot and had reason to. Jason King was later spun off into his own series. It wasn't quite the treasure that this is. As the 60s wore on the formula started to evaporate (as it did in The Persuaders). Highly recommended.
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