A series about an arms broker with an average 1970s drama budget might not sound promising but this series is enjoyable despite the apparent limitations.
This isn't an action thriller full of shootups; the drama stems from the intrigue of the complex world of international arms dealing where politics, diplomacy, and commerce overlap and intertwine so the limited film budget doesn't really matter very much.
In fact the producers take a refreshingly sensible attitude to settings; they don't make unrealistic attempts to portray the high life but use fairly basic sets to let us know we are in an airport, plane, office, restaurant, etc and then get on with the story which is about the way the main characters try to outwit each other or cooperate as circumstances change the plot twists and turns.
Barrie Ingham is excellent as the determined, shrewd, ex corporal turned entrepreneurial arms dealer pitting his wits against his bigger corporate rivals and officialdom in doing deals to sell arms abroad.
Colin Gordon is equally excellent as the civil servant promoting arms exports who by turns assists, uses, and frustrates Hine's efforts.
Paul Eddington struggles a bit as head of sales for a large arms firm as the character is not as well written as the other two main roles but still adds an interesting element to the character mix.
Pity it only ran to one series.
