A pilot so forgotten even TMDB gave up on it — but that '70s cheese? *Chef's kiss.*
In this pilot film for the later series, a former secret agent, now a private investigator, is hired to protect a beautiful film star and gets involved with black marketeers and gun runners.
Costume
Wide lapels, bigger hair, crimes against polyester.
Acting
Franciosa treating this like it's The Godfather.
Director
Buzz Kulik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pilot was commissioned after Dean Martin's theatrical Matt Helm series flopped—network execs thought TV would fix what cinema broke. It did not.
Patrick Macnee appears here months after The Avengers ended, essentially playing a budget Steed in witness protection.
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