Lovely Martha Smith plays two roles in this episode about a Hungarian defector from the Iron Curtain.
The story is one of those things that gave old TV shows a bad name: lookalikes. It's a trifle much of a stretch that a Hungarian defector should be a dead ringer for someone at the "Agency" trying to bring her in. But this is a romantic action-comedy, not a documentary. It's just too bad they had to use it in the first season (in a later episode we get a lookalike for Amanda, but she was made to resemble Amanda and it wasn't accidental). It suggests a bit of desperation for plots early on.
Nevertheless, I liked Francine and don't mind seeing more Martha Smith.
Beverly Garland plays the episode with an annoying cold-voice.
The story is one of those things that gave old TV shows a bad name: lookalikes. It's a trifle much of a stretch that a Hungarian defector should be a dead ringer for someone at the "Agency" trying to bring her in. But this is a romantic action-comedy, not a documentary. It's just too bad they had to use it in the first season (in a later episode we get a lookalike for Amanda, but she was made to resemble Amanda and it wasn't accidental). It suggests a bit of desperation for plots early on.
Nevertheless, I liked Francine and don't mind seeing more Martha Smith.
Beverly Garland plays the episode with an annoying cold-voice.