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The Secret Service (1969)

Action · Family · Sci-Fi

The Secret Service is a 1969 British children's espionage television series, produced by Century 21 / ITC Entertainment for Associated Television, Granada Television, and Southern Television. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, and produced by David Lane and Reg Hill, it was the eighth and final Century 21 production to feature Supermarionation. Under the direction of Gerry Anderson, who wanted to compensate for the inadequacies of Supermarionation and increase the realism of the format, The Secret Service incorporates footage of live actors for long-distance shots. Father Stanley Unwin, voiced by and resembling the real-life comedian of the same name, is the parish priest of a rural English village. But Unwin is in fact a secret agent for BISHOP, a covert British Intelligence branch that battles international criminal and terrorist threats. Aided by junior operative Matthew Harding, Unwin answers to his London-based superior 'The Bishop', as he would in his public profession.

IMDb rating
6.6 (253 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
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Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1969)

7.44 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 8.5

Ep 1: 7.1 · 38 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 33 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 26 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 26 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 22 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 20 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Case for the Bishop7.138
2A Question of Miracles7.233
3To Catch a Spy6.726
4The Feathered Spies7.526
5Last Train to Bufflers Halt7.924
6Hole in One7.722
7Recall to Service7.219
8Errand of Mercy7.121
9The Deadly Whisper7.417
10The Cure7.716
11School for Spies7.315
12Mayday! Mayday!7.417
13More Haste, Less Speed8.520