Episode
The Persuaders!: The Man in the Middle
Overview
When Brett's plan to capture a traitorous British spy by pretending to be him results in his own capture, Danny enlists the aid of one of Brett's relatives to rescue him.
Details
- Series
- The Persuaders!
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1971-12-17
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The Man in the Middle is Episode 14 in Season 1 of The Persuaders!. It aired on 1971-12-17. The runtime is 49 min.
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Episode 11: Chain of Events
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Episode 17: Five Miles to Midnight
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Episode 10: Angie... Angie
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Episode 18: Nuisance Value
After Danny is accused of kidnapping his blind date, a rich man's spoiled daughter, Brett and Danny decide to help rescue her from the real kidnappers but have problems keeping her rescued.
Episode 9: The Old, the New and the Deadly
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Episode 19: The Morning After
Brett wakes up one morning and discovers that he got married the night before.
Episode 8: Anyone Can Play
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Episode 20: Read and Destroy
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