Department S
- TV Series
- 1969–1970
- 1h
An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.
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- TriviaKate O'Mara successfully screentested for the role of Annabelle Hurst, and was then offered it by producer Monty Berman. According to her memoirs, however, the American backers refused to cast her after describing her as too "exotic". She did, at least, guest as Pietra in Who Plays the Dummy? (1969).
- GoofsThere was an instance where a Jaguar automobile had crashed. The burning wreck was a Corvair.
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Jason King: Stealing? It's a sure sign of frustration in a woman.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jason King: Zenia (1972)
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Outrageous sexism in pilot episode
Spawned by the same Monty Berman / Dennis Spooner partnership which produced The Champions and Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - the latter retitled My Partner the Ghost for the US market - Department S remains a classic example of the action-adventure series which the UK produced in bulk during the late 1960s. Like those two shows, its internal dynamic of two guys and a girl might seem to indicate a progressive attitude towards equality (Dept S also has a black superior), but it's mostly facade: the launch episode, "Six Days", is barely halfway through before Rosemary Nichols is called upon to parade around in bra, panties and one (yes, one) stocking in order to extricate herself from a dodgy situation. Still, it's an interesting time capsule, even if the appalling fashion sense of Peter Wyngarde's character (which, amazingly, degenerated even further in the spin-off series Jason King) should definitely have remained buried.
- SteveGreen
- Jan 6, 2007
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