Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestWhy 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.
The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. Produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 by Associated Television and distributed by ITC Entertainment, the series ran for 13 one-hour monochrome episodes. Some episodes were edited into a 1962 feature film Our Man in the Caribbean. Argentinian Carlos Varela is a successful import-export agent based in London, whose company takes him into unusual and sometimes dangerous situations. Impeccably dressed, cigar smoking and using wit, ingenuity, and charm, which often involves a damsel in distress, he is typically assisted by Chin, a resourceful Chinese manservant, and Miss Carter, an ultra-efficient secretary.
Costume
Varela's suits deserve their own spin-off.
Production
ITC's cardboard glamour somehow works.
Creator
Leslie Harris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series epitomizes ITC's 1960s formula: exotic locations shot entirely in Elstree Studios.
Thirteen episodes became one 'movie' through editing—imagine explaining that release strategy today.
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