THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – The Shark Affair – 1964
This is the fourth episode of 1964 to 1968 spy series, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. The series ran for a total of 105 episodes. The first season was filmed in B/W with the remainder shot in colour. Robert Vaughn plays agent Napoleon Solo while David McCallum plays Illya Kuryakin. Leo G Carroll plays Mister Waverly, the boss of the secret agency known as U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law & Enforcement) Their main enemy is THRUSH, an organization out to take over the planet.
There has been a series of ship hijacking on the open sea. A mysterious cargo ship flying a skull and crossbones flag is the culprit. All that is ever taken is the cargo and the odd person. UNCLE notices that every time a person is taken, their family on shore disappears shortly afterwards. The computer boys come up with a location where the next hijacking might happen.
Agents Vaughn and McCallum are set up as shipwrecked sailors on a raft in the area. Sure enough, the ship appears and picks them up. The Captain in charge is played by Robert Culp. Culp is an ex-navy man who thinks the world is coming to an end.
Captain Shark, (Culp) is collecting like-minded people and supplies in order to survive the upcoming nuclear war he is sure is will happen. Needless to say not everyone on the ship wishes to stay there. The UNCLE agents manage to blow a hole in the side of the ship putting an end to Shark's plan.
There is no Thrush involvement in this particular episode. The whole fear of the world being wiped out was on quite a few people's minds at the time. I still recall the duck and cover drills, and the towers with the air raid shelters from when I was a kid.
Culp is quite good in this role which was just before he hit the big time with I SPY. Also in the cast is the always fun Sue Ann Langton and future STAR TREK regular, James Doohan.
This is the fourth episode of 1964 to 1968 spy series, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. The series ran for a total of 105 episodes. The first season was filmed in B/W with the remainder shot in colour. Robert Vaughn plays agent Napoleon Solo while David McCallum plays Illya Kuryakin. Leo G Carroll plays Mister Waverly, the boss of the secret agency known as U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law & Enforcement) Their main enemy is THRUSH, an organization out to take over the planet.
There has been a series of ship hijacking on the open sea. A mysterious cargo ship flying a skull and crossbones flag is the culprit. All that is ever taken is the cargo and the odd person. UNCLE notices that every time a person is taken, their family on shore disappears shortly afterwards. The computer boys come up with a location where the next hijacking might happen.
Agents Vaughn and McCallum are set up as shipwrecked sailors on a raft in the area. Sure enough, the ship appears and picks them up. The Captain in charge is played by Robert Culp. Culp is an ex-navy man who thinks the world is coming to an end.
Captain Shark, (Culp) is collecting like-minded people and supplies in order to survive the upcoming nuclear war he is sure is will happen. Needless to say not everyone on the ship wishes to stay there. The UNCLE agents manage to blow a hole in the side of the ship putting an end to Shark's plan.
There is no Thrush involvement in this particular episode. The whole fear of the world being wiped out was on quite a few people's minds at the time. I still recall the duck and cover drills, and the towers with the air raid shelters from when I was a kid.
Culp is quite good in this role which was just before he hit the big time with I SPY. Also in the cast is the always fun Sue Ann Langton and future STAR TREK regular, James Doohan.
