The Sentimental Agent

Season 1

13 episodes · Sep 28, 1963

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  • S1E1

    All That Jazz

    Sep 28, 196349m

    When Varela undertakes responsibility for a jazz group debuting in England, he soon finds himself with more than he bargained for. It isn't long before the band are serenading a group of spies to save the life of a musician.

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  • S1E2

    The Beneficiary

    Oct 5, 196349m

    Finding himself in trouble in Greece, Jarrell, a wartime colleague of Varela's, sends his ex-comrade a prearranged distress signal: a campaign ribbon and a torn half of a document — the two items that spell 'danger'.

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  • S1E3

    Express Delivery

    Oct 12, 196349m

    In Poland, Varela is harassed by the authorities at every turn. At his hotel, a beautiful girl seeks his help in order to escape to Austria, but is she really a communist agent?

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  • S1E4

    Never Play Cards with Strangers

    Oct 19, 196349m

    A young woman, whose parents were cheated by gamblers on a luxury cruise Varela arranged, persuades him to take the next trip to expose the card sharks.

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  • S1E5

    May the Saints Preserve Us

    Oct 26, 196349m

    Varela investigates where an Irish monastery has apparently been sold and needs moving to Texas.

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  • S1E6

    Meet My Son, Henry

    Nov 2, 196349m

    Varela finds himself involved with the mysterious disappearance of top-secret flight plans from a Space Development Centre. At a millionaire's request, he embarks on an intriguing escapade to recover the plans.

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  • S1E7

    A Little Sweetness and Light

    Nov 9, 196349m

    Varela investigates the death of an old friend on a small Greek island, where he discovers a deported American gangster has taken over.

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  • S1E8

    The Height of Fashion

    Nov 16, 196349m

    Varela moves in fashion circles and discovers that anything can be sold as the latest vogue – provided you sell your product with panache and style. Yes, anything — including horse blankets.

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  • S1E9

    A Very Desirable Plot

    Nov 23, 196349m

    An American has been selling sunny Caribbean housing lots that turn out to be under muddy water, leaving angry buyers and Varela with prefab houses that can't be built. He works out a plan to convince the greedy land dealer that the lots are worth buying back.

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  • S1E10

    Finishing School

    Nov 30, 196349m

    When a young girl goes missing from an exclusive finishing school, everyone suspects she's been kidnapped. However, Varela thinks otherwise and, at the headmistress's request, he sends Bill Randall to investigate.

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  • S1E11

    The Scroll of Islam

    Dec 7, 196349m

    Varela is intrigued when Professor Fletcher requests his help in obtaining photographs of a relic which could prove more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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  • S1E12

    Not Quite Fully Covered

    Dec 14, 196349m

    Randall is taken in by a lovely heiress who convinces him to insure an antique collection being smuggled out of her country, which recently went socialist. When the lot is sunk at sea, Randall's on the hook.

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  • S1E13

    A Box of Tricks

    Dec 21, 196349m

    Why won't the Palabria people receive an £11 million gift to their country? Randall is sent to investigate – and finds himself playing the role of an African witch-doctor to encourage them to do so.

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