Top Secret was a British TV spy series broadcast in two seasons in 1961-1962. It starred William Franklyn

William Franklyn

William Leo Franklyn was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973...

 as suave secret agent Peter Dallas, over a total of 26 black-and-white episodes, of 60 minutes each. All episodes also featured Patrick Cargill

Patrick Cargill

Patrick Cargill was a British actor known for his role on the British television sitcom Father, Dear Father.-Career:...

 as Miguel Garetta, and Alan Rothwell

Alan Rothwell

Alan Rothwell is a British actor and television presenter. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. He first came to fame in 1960, playing the character David Barlow in the then new ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He remained in this role in 1968, and the character was killed off two years later...

 as "Mike".

Production details

The series was producted by Associated-Rediffusion Television. The directors were Adrian Brown and Raymond Menmuir

Raymond Menmuir

Raymond Menmuir is a British director and producer. His career included producing 44 episodes of The Professionals and directing 12 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs. He also produced an Australian version of The Professionals called Special Squad for the Ten Network in 1984.-External links:...

, and the writer was Cedric Wells. The series was set in South America, and was filmed partly in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, with the interior sets filmed in London

London

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.

Music

The main theme music - Sucu Sucu - was composed by Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson is an English film and television composer, and bandleader.-Career:...

and performed by The Laurie Johnson Orchestra. It was a minor hit and entered the UK music charts.

List of episodes

Episode titles are given below, with original broadcast dates in brackets.

Season 1

• Episode 1: Destination Buenos Aires (11 August 1961)
• Episode 2: Death on Wheels (18 August 1961)
• Episode 3: The Dead Village (25 August 1961)
• Episode 4: Merchant of Death (1 September 1961)
• Episode 5: The Inca Dove (8 September 1961)
• Episode 6: Stranger in Cantabria (15 September 1961)
• Episode 7: Vendetta (22 September 1961)
• Episode 8: The Disappearing Trick (29 September 1961)
• Episode 9: After the Fair (6 October 1961)
• Episode 10: X (13 October 1961)
• Episode 11: The Little One Is Dangerous (20 October 1961)
• Episode 12: The Men from Yesterday (27 October 1961)
• Episode 13: Shakedown at Saramino (3 November 1961)
• Episode 14: Festival of Fear (10 November 1961)

Season 2

• Episode 1: Threat from the Past (9 May 1962)
• Episode 2: The Man from Carataz (16 May 1962)
• Episode 3: The Burning Question (23 May 1962)
• Episode 4: The Death of Stefano (30 May 1962)
• Episode 5: The Second Man (6 June 1962)
• Episode 6: Maggie (13 June 1962)
• Episode 7: The Eagle of San Gualo (20 June 1962)
• Episode 8: Vengeance at La Vina (27 June 1962)
• Episode 9: The Life Stealers (4 July 1962)
• Episode 10: Dangerous Project (11 July 1962)
• Episode 11: Dance for Spies (18 July 1962)
• Episode 12: Escape to Danger (25 July 1962)