Fans of this series will feel right at home with this episode, as it occurs in that familiar setting, an unnamed Eastern European (presumed Communist?) nation circa 1969. The officers whom our MI team must outwit wear uniforms reminiscent of WWII Germany, or so it looks to me.
The setup for this episode is also classic MI stuff: a rogue agent has a fatal illness, and wants to set off a nuclear explosion at a reactor to which he's been assigned by the host country he's spying on.
Naturally, our team wants to prevent this disaster!
The deception is an elaborate one, and viewers will wonder (I did!) how it could possibly have been created in about one day! Well, just accept that plot point and enjoy the story!
Morgan Stern does a fine job as the spy who wants to set off a nuclear explosion, and Bert Freed is good as his commanding general.
The woman guest star this time is the beautiful BarBara Luna, who appeared in many 1960's TV series, and who always gives a good performance. In Season 4 of the show, Barbara Bain had left, and so the producers used a number of different actresses to be members of the MI team. This is rather fun for viewers, as we get to see some of the most beautiful and talented actresses of the time helping out Jim, Barney etc.!
This is a solid episode that builds the tension nicely as our key team members Jim and Barney race the clock to prevent the detonation that would wipe out a city, and also our MI folks! Worth watching.
The setup for this episode is also classic MI stuff: a rogue agent has a fatal illness, and wants to set off a nuclear explosion at a reactor to which he's been assigned by the host country he's spying on.
Naturally, our team wants to prevent this disaster!
The deception is an elaborate one, and viewers will wonder (I did!) how it could possibly have been created in about one day! Well, just accept that plot point and enjoy the story!
Morgan Stern does a fine job as the spy who wants to set off a nuclear explosion, and Bert Freed is good as his commanding general.
The woman guest star this time is the beautiful BarBara Luna, who appeared in many 1960's TV series, and who always gives a good performance. In Season 4 of the show, Barbara Bain had left, and so the producers used a number of different actresses to be members of the MI team. This is rather fun for viewers, as we get to see some of the most beautiful and talented actresses of the time helping out Jim, Barney etc.!
This is a solid episode that builds the tension nicely as our key team members Jim and Barney race the clock to prevent the detonation that would wipe out a city, and also our MI folks! Worth watching.
