"Mission: Impossible" The Ransom (1966)

Director:

Harry Harris

Writers:

William Read Woodfield (written by) and
Allan Balter (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Mission: Impossible" (1966)

Original Air Date:

5 November 1966 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Egan, a criminal, has kidnapped the daughter of a friend of Briggs. One of Egan's confederates will...

Plot Keywords:

Clock Watcher | Mission | Deception | Superspy | Self Destructing Message

Cast

Steven Hill	...	Daniel Briggs
Barbara Bain	...	Cinnamon Carter
Greg Morris	...	Barney Collier
Peter Lupus	...	Willy Armitage
Martin Landau	...	Rollin Hand
Lin McCarthy	...	George Forrester
William Smithers	...	Frank Egan
Joe Mantell	...	Augie Gorman
Allen Joseph	...	Dr. Green
Cheryl Callaway	...	Sandy
Walter Mathews	...	The Detective
Don Marshall	...	The Police Officer
Michael Barrier	...	The Intern

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Quotes:

Daniel Briggs: Now we'll do it my way, Egan. You wait for my call. And one last little thing. Anything happens to that little girl - anything - and I'll finish you. No matter where you go, no matter what you're doing, I'll find you and I'll kill you. And you know I can do it.

Truly Great Episode in The Long-Running TV Series

After a few bumps, the TV series begins to find a comfortable niche. The title credits sequence suffers some changes and the episode itself is a bit more mean-spirited than usual. I think this is exactly where the show realizes what it needs to do in order to woo the audience. The IMF is faced with real dilemmas (underworld figures force our beloved team to help with an assassination plot) and no easy solutions. It is a suspenseful, well-acted and well-written episode with lots of twists and turns. Steven Hill is particularly commanding in this episode. I think it is the beginning of the memorable series, as we know it. If you don't like this one, the show is not for you.