THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – The Moonglow Affair - 1966
This is the 52nd 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 black and 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.
UNCLE agents Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are checking out a high fashion party at a THRUSH cover location. The fashion and cosmetics salon is run by Kevin McCarthy and Mary Carver. UNCLE knows that they are building some device that is giving off radioactivity. Vaughn breaks into a lab and is zapped by THRUSH science type, Woodrow Parfey. Vaughn staggers away into the night and just barely makes it back to UNCLE headquarters. McCallum is soon captured and locked up. Parfey intends to use him for further experiments of the device.
It seems that the device shoots a toxic amount of radioactive particles. These lodge on the target and are absorbed into the skin. 48 hours later the victim dies. The only cure is to zap them again with the device set in reverse. THURSH hopes to use the device to kill of personal from the US Space program.
UNCLE now sends agents Norman Fell and Mary Ann Mobley to grab up the device. The two fumble their way through the operation till they finally achieve the desired result. Both Vaughn and McCallum are soon back in perfect health while THRUSH has been foiled again.
The episode was also a dry run for the spin-off series, THE GIRL FROM UNCLE.
This is the 52nd 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 black and 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.
UNCLE agents Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are checking out a high fashion party at a THRUSH cover location. The fashion and cosmetics salon is run by Kevin McCarthy and Mary Carver. UNCLE knows that they are building some device that is giving off radioactivity. Vaughn breaks into a lab and is zapped by THRUSH science type, Woodrow Parfey. Vaughn staggers away into the night and just barely makes it back to UNCLE headquarters. McCallum is soon captured and locked up. Parfey intends to use him for further experiments of the device.
It seems that the device shoots a toxic amount of radioactive particles. These lodge on the target and are absorbed into the skin. 48 hours later the victim dies. The only cure is to zap them again with the device set in reverse. THURSH hopes to use the device to kill of personal from the US Space program.
UNCLE now sends agents Norman Fell and Mary Ann Mobley to grab up the device. The two fumble their way through the operation till they finally achieve the desired result. Both Vaughn and McCallum are soon back in perfect health while THRUSH has been foiled again.
The episode was also a dry run for the spin-off series, THE GIRL FROM UNCLE.