Five Miles to Midnight

Episode aired Feb 16, 1972
52m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

281

YOUR RATING

Action Adventure Comedy

On the run from the U.S. authorities and the Mob, an American gangster in Rome offers information, expecting in return a reduced sentence; however, smuggling him out of the country will be n... Read allOn the run from the U.S. authorities and the Mob, an American gangster in Rome offers information, expecting in return a reduced sentence; however, smuggling him out of the country will be no easy task for the Persuaders.On the run from the U.S. authorities and the Mob, an American gangster in Rome offers information, expecting in return a reduced sentence; however, smuggling him out of the country will be no easy task for the Persuaders.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

281

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Daniel mentions "that's in Donald O'Connor's movies". Tony Curtis appeared uncredited alongside O'Connor in Francis (1950).

Goofs
Driving along a country road shortly after fleeing Rome the dark shadow of the camera and tripod can be plainly seen against the bottom half of the vehicle.

Quotes
Sidonie: I'm Sid.
Lord Brett Sinclair: It has a nice feminine sound.
Sidonie: Short for Sidonie. Do you want to shake hands or kiss?
Lord Brett Sinclair: Well, I like to stick to conventions, have a brief courtship first.
Sidonie: How long?
Lord Brett Sinclair: 10, 15 minutes. I hate long engagements!

Connections
Featured in The Morning After: Remembering the Persuaders! (2006)

Soundtracks
The Persuaders
(Theme)
Composed by John Barry

User reviews4

Review

Featured review

The decoy

Amusing and fast paced episode, also taking place between the South of France and Italy, as many other episodes of this series. Fast paced and never boring, with always dialogues that make you smile, it is a very good episode where the overall atmosphere is the most important. And what an excitement to have also here the gorgeous Joan Collins, whom I did not expect to see in this kind of stuff. Val Guest, once more, directed this episode. I will never get tired to watch and watch over again and again this series, so typical of the early seventies and a TV show that will be produced all over europe, South of France, England, Sweden.