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"The Baron" Epitaph for a Hero (1966)
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3 February 1966
(Season 1, Episode 2)
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Epitaph for the heist film
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Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Steve Forrest | ... | John Mannering 'The Baron' |
| Sue Lloyd | ... | Cordelia Winfield |
| Paul Ferris | ... | David Marlowe |
| Colin Gordon | ... | John Alexander Templeton-Green |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| William Lyon Brown | ... | Gaunt Man |
| Patricia Haines | ... | Helga Sorenson |
| Paul Maxwell | ... | Jim Carey |
| Artro Morris | ... | Owen Davies |
| Nosher Powell | ... | Charlie |
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I was very surprised, about half way through this episode, to realise that the plot was almost entirely lifted from the (then) recent, Oscar winning heist film 'Topkapi'. The episode begins with a bizarre funeral scene which probably owes more to another great 60s crime film, 'Charade'. The dead man, it turns out, is very much alive and recruits the Baron for a robbery in which he is to act simply as a fence. In true 'Topkapi' style, John Mannering is found out for the double agent he is, a foot is injured and Mannering is forced to take a place in the actual scheme. Further tension is added with the capture of Cordelia by the crooks and a threat to her life...
A pedestrian episode of what is essentially a pedestrian series, lacking the charm and appeal of other ITC work. Nevertheless its an enjoyable way to spend 50 minutes, and the actual robbery is fairly original, in an unlikely sort of way.
6/10