Jason King

7.6

1971•50m

Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world searching for material to fill his books, encountering an endless parade of glamorous women, exotic locales, menacing villains and daring intrigue! Before Austin Powers swung into action, Jason King set the standard for the hip crime-fighting international playboy!

Production

Seasons

26 Episodes • Premiered 1971

1. Wanna Buy a Television Series?

2. A Page Before Dying

3. Buried in the Cold, Cold Ground

4. A Deadly Line in Digits

On a visit back to England, Jason finds himself with income tax problems. However, it turns out to be a way of blackmailing him into helping the police solve a series of robberies where the police computer seems to be illegally accessed.

5. Variations On A Theme

6. As Easy as A B C

7. To Russia - with Panache

Jason King is abducted to Moscow to unravel the mystery of three men who have been turned into three tidy piles of ashes. He creates his own Phoenix.

8. A Red, Red Rose Forever

Jason is mistaken as a hit man when he is left holding a bunch of roses at a Swiss airport after coming to the aid of a seriously ill man. To Jason's horror, the roses are soon to be exchanged for a rifle!

9. All That Glisters (1)

10. All That Glisters (2)

11. Flamingoes Only Fly on Tuesdays

12. Toki

13. The Constance Missal

Jason falls under the hypnotic spell of two glamorous thieves, Claudia and Elaine. Claudia steals from him the only copy of his recently completed film script, and she and Elaine demand that, for its return, he pose as an expert in ancient manuscripts in order to steal the Constance Missal, a valuable document recently acquired by the British Museum. He is to authenticate it for one Lord Barnes, but his lordship is also planning to obtain the Constance Missal for himself.