Terry Nation's 'Five Miles To Midnight' has Danny and Brett in Italy, and entrusted with notorious gangster 'Frank Rocco' ( the late Robert Hutton ), who wishes to testify against the Mob. He is stashed away in the back of an old truck belonging to glamorous photographer 'Sidonie' ( Joan Collins ), which sets off across the Italian countryside. 'Torino' ( Robert Rietty ), a rival mobster, is on their trail. What makes the journey even more difficult is Rocco's arrogance. They eventually abandon the truck, taking refuge at the opulent villa of 'Count Sangallo' ( Ferdy Mayne ). But he is not what as he seems...
The story is a familiar one, made watchable by the location work and the performances of the leads. Collins, this was in her pre-'Dynasty' days, appeared in quite a few cult shows, such as 'Batman', 'Star Trek', 'Mission: Impossible', and 'Space;1999'. Hutton's other credits include the B-movie 'They Came From Beyond Space' ( 1967 ), and an amusing cameo in 'Doctor In Clover' ( 1966 ) in which he played a Hollywood movie star rushed to hospital after getting a splinter in his finger while making a war picture. Jean Marsh appears briefly - her character 'Nicola' gets shot - in the opening sequence, as a spaced-out girl who gives the police information. Mayne was 'Count Von Krolock' in Roman Polanski's 'The Fearless Vampire Killers' ( 1967 ). There is an amusing scene in this episode when Sangallo unexpectedly presents Danny and Brett with a bill. They'd previously assumed they were getting his hospitality for free!
Directed by Val Guest.
The story is a familiar one, made watchable by the location work and the performances of the leads. Collins, this was in her pre-'Dynasty' days, appeared in quite a few cult shows, such as 'Batman', 'Star Trek', 'Mission: Impossible', and 'Space;1999'. Hutton's other credits include the B-movie 'They Came From Beyond Space' ( 1967 ), and an amusing cameo in 'Doctor In Clover' ( 1966 ) in which he played a Hollywood movie star rushed to hospital after getting a splinter in his finger while making a war picture. Jean Marsh appears briefly - her character 'Nicola' gets shot - in the opening sequence, as a spaced-out girl who gives the police information. Mayne was 'Count Von Krolock' in Roman Polanski's 'The Fearless Vampire Killers' ( 1967 ). There is an amusing scene in this episode when Sangallo unexpectedly presents Danny and Brett with a bill. They'd previously assumed they were getting his hospitality for free!
Directed by Val Guest.
