Unsuccessful attempt to spin a series off the intelligent, but moderate, spy series Mr Palfrey of Westminster, featuring the least interesting of all the characters therein. Blair was the competent heavy with the omnipresent leather jacket, thirst for beer and women, and naff spectacles, forever being despatched to follow people and search and bug their apartments - characterised in the opening episode of Palfrey as a 'plumber', i.e. the man who stops the leaks. He saved Palfrey legwork, and usually contrived to provide him with some key information along the way. This script tries to humanise him by giving him a flat, a cat, a local pub, a randy neighbour, a hobby and a penchant for out of the way holidays - and when he returns from one of the latter, he gets a nasty surprise. Of course, nothing is what it seems. But ultimately it is unengaging, and Blair's love life is probably more distracting to the viewer than the actual plot itself. Unsurprisingly, the envisaged series never transpired.
