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Department S

1969–1970 · 1 season

A breezy, colourful slice of late-sixties escapism where baffling puzzles get unravelled by a charming, bantering trio.

Created by: Dennis Spooner, Monty Berman
Genres: Action & adventure, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Peter Wyngarde, Rosemary Nicols, Joel Fabiani

Tagline: Inexplicable... Illogical... No Solution.
Overview: Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in 1969–1970. It starred Peter Wyngarde as author Jason King, Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan, and Rosemary Nicols as computer expert Annabelle Hurst. The trio were agents for a fictional special department of Interpol. The head of Department S was Sir Curtis Seretse.

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Created by: Dennis Spooner, Monty Berman
Genres: Action & adventure, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Peter Wyngarde, Rosemary Nicols, Joel Fabiani

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
identity
deception
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	3
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Darkness	3
Complexity	4
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Genres: action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Dennis Spooner, Monty Berman
Written by: Gerald Kelsey, Donald James, Tony Williamson, Terry Nation
Starring: Peter Wyngarde, Rosemary Nicols, Joel Fabiani, Dennis Alaba Peters, Patricia Haines, Caroline Blakiston, Richard Vernon, Tommy Godfrey
Length: 1 seasons, 28 episodes, 50 min each
Network: ITV1
Languages: English

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