Smart writing and great acting made this series (part of the CBS late night line up) a stand out.
Part action/adventure, part comedy, part budding romance, Adderly turned the spy drama on its head by putting the characters in some interesting situations.
Undercover operative V.H. Adderly is injured/disabled while on a special mission and is reassigned to ISI's office of Miscellaneous Affairs. He hungers to get back in the spy game, but the low level nature of Miscellaneous Affairs means that he is reduced to mundane and ordinary assignments instead of his previous exciting life.
Winston Rekert pours on the charm as the secret agent looking to jump back in the mix. Jonathan Welsh provides some comic relief as Adderly's tightly wrapped boss, Melville Greenspan. Veteran character actor Ken Pogue plays Maj. Clack (the head of ISI) with his usual tough guy swagger. And Dixie Seatle shines as Mona, the partner in crime/apprentice spy/secretary who assists Adderly in assignments that go from dull to dramatic in less than 60 minutes.
What they didn't have in big budgets or spectacular special effects, they more than made up for in clever plots, strong character development and as stated before, some really inventive writing and storytelling (many episodes written by novelist Elliot Baker).
I used to work late nights at a CBS affiliate during the run of this show, and enjoyed every episode of this smart, funny, engaging and entertaining program.
Part action/adventure, part comedy, part budding romance, Adderly turned the spy drama on its head by putting the characters in some interesting situations.
Undercover operative V.H. Adderly is injured/disabled while on a special mission and is reassigned to ISI's office of Miscellaneous Affairs. He hungers to get back in the spy game, but the low level nature of Miscellaneous Affairs means that he is reduced to mundane and ordinary assignments instead of his previous exciting life.
Winston Rekert pours on the charm as the secret agent looking to jump back in the mix. Jonathan Welsh provides some comic relief as Adderly's tightly wrapped boss, Melville Greenspan. Veteran character actor Ken Pogue plays Maj. Clack (the head of ISI) with his usual tough guy swagger. And Dixie Seatle shines as Mona, the partner in crime/apprentice spy/secretary who assists Adderly in assignments that go from dull to dramatic in less than 60 minutes.
What they didn't have in big budgets or spectacular special effects, they more than made up for in clever plots, strong character development and as stated before, some really inventive writing and storytelling (many episodes written by novelist Elliot Baker).
I used to work late nights at a CBS affiliate during the run of this show, and enjoyed every episode of this smart, funny, engaging and entertaining program.