Search Control
(1972–1973)
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Search Control
(1972–1973)
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| Hugh O'Brian | ... |
Hugh Lockwood
(23 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Doug McClure | ... |
C.R. Grover
(23 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Anthony Franciosa | ... |
Nick Bianco
(23 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Burgess Meredith | ... |
V.C.R. Cameron
(23 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Byron Chung | ... |
Kuroda
(13 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Albert Popwell | ... |
Griffin
(10 episodes, 1972-1973)
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"World Securities", an international high-tech private investigation company, employs field operatives who are aided by implanted audio receivers and who carry tiny cameras and telemetry units which can be attached to tie tacks or rings. Each episode featured one of three (O'Brian, Franciosa, McClure) agents on a particular investigation, which usually had political elements. Meredith played the "director" of the investigations, as leader of the expert team who remained at headquarters monitoring and providing the agent with intelligence. Other experts included a computer hacker (such as they were portrayed in the early 70's), someone fluent as a translator in several languages, and a doctor. Written by Charley Kline <kline@uiuc.edu>
As I recall, this show wasn't given a chance. I know that in the San Francisco Bay Area it was preempted 5 times ( ! ) in it's original run, including for 2 shows on the energy crisis !!
I loved the show, but the best episodes were the one's with Hugh O'Brien and I can still hear Burgess Meredith going practically insane and yelling " Lockwood ! Do you copy ! " and Lockwood ignoring him.
The episodes with Doug McClure, and Franciosa weren't as good.
I had a terrible crush on Angel Tompkins, too.
A guy in Palos Verdes Peninsula was selling copies of the Probe scanner. Wish I still had one but I lost it.
George Senda Martinez, Ca