I had to check this out largely becuz I was curious how the American actor Stuart Damon would do in this. I am only familiar with him from a musical aired when I was a teenager -- Roger's and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA. He played the Prince. And did very well, especially vocally. But, he's not well known for much else except for a long stint in the soap opera GENERAL HOSPITAL (Dr House's favorite).

So how did he fare in this British spy series? Pretty well, frankly. His acting style seemed to fit well with his co-stars, the striking Alexandra Bastedo and deep-voiced William Gaunt. They had excellent chemistry which reveals it self in the reunion of the three some 35 years later.

I was surprised to hear a New England accent issue from Stuart (it turns out he's from New York City). It wasn't noticable in CINDERELLA. But it was here, altho, according to Stuart it dimished under the influence of his co-workers.

The stories were aimed at the teenager and, I'm sure are very successful at that. If it had got the airing in the US that THE AVENGERS had, I might have been a fan. I'm too old now and I found them entertainingly simplistic.

Even tho is was produced concurrently with THE AVENGERS, this show resembled DANGERMAN (SECRET AGENT) more -- with their planet hopping (even tho they never left their London studio). However, AVENGER-like fancifulness was at the heart of the plot -- the three agents gained some superhuman powers (heightened sensory abilities, greater prowess, ESP). The people involved with the show are rather proud that these powers were very subtly used -- and I agree with them.

The show's clean and colorful visuals hold up well. Especially compared to the reduced color palettes prevalent today. How I enjoyed that.

And it's a great opportunity to see some British actors that have popped within my view frequently over the years. I know many of these had made apperances in THE AVENGERS, but there are been other TV shows and movies.

This DVD was Region 2. It had very fun commentaries by the three stars on a couple episodes. The special features includes a "making of" and some "auditions" of the three together.

I watched a bit of an episode the other day when I was flicking through the channels - it turned out to have Roger Delgado ( The Master in the original Doctor Who`s ) and a very young Jeremy Brett ( he played Sherlock Holmes in a terrifiic TV series ). :)

I can watch any number of the shows ; they`re just plain nice. :wub:

Alexandra Bastedo has had her own animal sanctuary for over 30 years now. :thumbsup:

The shows had a easy-going charm but, since it was aimed at a juvenile audience, nothing very sophisticated. And it was very nice to look at (Bastedo and the visuals).

I saw the episode with Jeremy Brett. It took a few moments to recognize him. I remember the times and I'm sure the fashion-sense of the leads would have been scoffed at by the younger generation while Jeremy Brett's longish hair and "mod" clothes would have made him seem "with it". It's the exact reverse now.

Brett's SHERLOCK HOLME's has been aired over here on PBS. And the DVDs are available. Upon rewatching MY FAIR LADY after seeing him as Holmes, I was surprised to see that a very young Brett played Freddie Eynsford-Hill.

I'll have to watch the rest of the series just to see the familiar faces (with mostly unfamiliar names). Or familiar voices: there a fewer voices easier to recall nor more welcome then Felix Alymer's sonorous tenor voice.

Have you seen the DVDs with the commentaries and the special features? The actor's commentaries are lively.

There's another commentary for one of the episodes with three behind-the-scenes people (I forget who), who were more of a drag. And they weren't exactly diplomatic. One said of William Gaunt that he never attained the heights in his profession that was expected of him. He or someone else said that Stuart Damon was expected to be the "weak link" in terms of performance but turned out to be very good. Too bad they'd go off on tangents cuz when they stayed on topic, they had interesting stuff to impart.

I haven`t - those DVDs are something I`m still considering buying. :)

The meanie ! :o

Looking at his Imdbpage, he seems to have worked steadily for several decades. :)

I had no idea. :blink:

The most recent thing I saw him in was THIS. :thumbsup:

There are gaps (eg, 1996 to 2002), but an actor can be kept busy onstage.

Interesting: he attended Waco University in Texas (!).

Wow! Judi Bowker's in it! :drool: :thumbsup:

Oh dear, I had no idea I was feeding your fantasies. :rolleyes: :lol: ;)

Peter Firth`s in it. :wub:

Ahem. :blush:

That surprised me too. :lol:

Not sure if it`s accurate, `cos THIS PAGE says he went to RADA. :ponder:

Ooh, lots more info here. :thumbsup: