Virgin of the Secret Service

Virgin of the Secret Service

1968
Virgin of the Secret Service
Virgin of the Secret Service

Virgin of the Secret Service

8.2 | en | Drama

Set in the 1900s, when the British Secret Service was a new, unofficial arm of military activity, the series features Captain Robert Virgin - an officer and a gentleman who fights as a man of honour. Armed only with intelligence, ingenuity, physical strength and abundant charm, Virgin faces every sort of peril as he defends King and country - from industrial espionage to anarchist bomb plots, assassination attempts to kidnapping.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP13  Wings Over Glencraig
Jun. 20,1968
Wings Over Glencraig

At a time when the world is waiting for man to be airborne, it is rumoured that the Laird of Glencraig has invented a flying machine. Men of all nations want the secret - among them the wily von Brauner...

EP12  The Professor Goes West
Jun. 13,1968
The Professor Goes West

When an Englishman in America invents a magnometer - a device that locates oil - he is kidnapped by von Brauner and would-be oil tycoon Big Jack.

EP11  A Fate Worse Than Death
Jun. 06,1968
A Fate Worse Than Death

When Virgin is faced with a plot to assassinate the King and seize the Crown Jewels, he finds that he will have to work with von Brauner during the occasion of the state visit of the Kaiser.

EP10  The Pyramid Plot
May. 30,1968
The Pyramid Plot

As the Colonel arrives in Egypt to investigate the disappearance of no fewer than seven British officers, he narrowly escapes becoming the eighth. Can Virgin's timely arrival help save the Colonel's life as well as thwarting a plot to seize the Suez Canal?

EP9  Across the Silver Pass of Gusri Song
May. 23,1968
Across the Silver Pass of Gusri Song

An ancient prophesy tells of a white warrior who will cross the Silver Pass and claim the immortal Shang Li as his bride. Von Brauner plans to make himself the warrior, thus wrecking a proposed trade treaty; but Virgin has a trump card.

EP8  Pride of Assassins
May. 16,1968
Pride of Assassins

Von Brauner has been ordered to arrange the assassination of the King of Croatia.

EP7  Persuasion of a Million Drops
May. 09,1968
Persuasion of a Million Drops

A Swiss professor develops a paralysing gas, and von Brauner is quick to see the possibilities if he can obtain the secret for himself and his ally Generalissimo Chu Chen Yu.

EP6  The Rajah and the Suffragette
May. 02,1968
The Rajah and the Suffragette

Virgin and Doublett uncover a plot to stir the Indian princes against the British Raj, masterminded by von Brauner.

EP5  The Amazons
Apr. 25,1968
The Amazons

Virgin and Doublett have a desperate mission to Brazil thrust upon them when Colonel Shaw-Camberley learns that a vital rubber plantation is not being worked, and that the company manager's daughters are in dire danger.

EP4  The Great Ring of Akba
Apr. 18,1968
The Great Ring of Akba

Virgin is tasked with escorting a princess back to Akba. But, von Brauner plans to capture the princess and deliver her to Akba's murderous new ruler.

EP3  Entente Cordiale
Apr. 11,1968
Entente Cordiale

Doublett and Mrs Cortez impersonate the Duke and Dutchess of Albany when Entente Cordiale is threatened by von Brauner's attempts to have the Duke killed and throw suspicion on the French.

EP2  Russian Roundabout
Apr. 04,1968
Russian Roundabout

A Russian masterplan to bring down the British Empire is hidden in the St Petersburg palace of Prince Rouvaloff.

EP1  Dark Deeds on the Northwest Frontier
Mar. 28,1968
Dark Deeds on the Northwest Frontier

A professor is abducted while hunting butterflies on the Afghan border.

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Released: 1968-03-28 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Set in the 1900s, when the British Secret Service was a new, unofficial arm of military activity, the series features Captain Robert Virgin - an officer and a gentleman who fights as a man of honour. Armed only with intelligence, ingenuity, physical strength and abundant charm, Virgin faces every sort of peril as he defends King and country - from industrial espionage to anarchist bomb plots, assassination attempts to kidnapping.

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kalin99 Here's another one who remembers {vaguely} Virgin of the Secret Service. It appealed to all those kids who grew up with Dr Who and Adam Adamant and was a bit like a Victorian Biggles {without all those annoying airplanes} complete with a plethora of stiff upper lips and cries of 'For King and Country' a jolly undemanding spoof that could almost fit in with Michael Palin's Ripping Yarns series. At least it was original programming. You get the feeling it springs from that time when TV companies were still experimenting with programming. Shows like this and Adam Adamant and Big Bad Breadwinner Hog, were original, creative, they didn't always work but at least an attempt was being made to entertain us with something more than cheap reality TV shows, or Soap Operas. It says a lot that one of the most popular shows on TV at the moment is a revamped 60's idea, Dr. Who. The Golden Days of Innovative British TV shows are, I'm afraid, long gone
sguttridge I remember this show well and could never understand why it died an early death. It was a fun, tongue-in-cheek and thoroughly enjoyable piece of pseudo late Victorian/Edwardian tomfoolery in which countless historical and literary stereotypes were cheerfully sent up.In our family at least, the show's catch phrase, "I haff a plan of the utmost simplicity", lives on. We use it every time any of us has a brain wave that is foredoomed to failure. In the show it was always used by the resident German pantomime villain shortly before he was foiled by our hero, Captain Virgin of the Secret Service.Happy days.Must go, for I haff yet another plan of the utmost simplicity to put into effect.......
Jeanniepw Now you must be aware that I was around 11 years old when this was aired and I was totally in 'love' with Captain Virgin...... I remember eagerly awaiting each episode and scanning TV Times for any articles about the programme. I would love for the series to be brought out on DVD so that I can relive a little of my childhood! Seeing as VCR's weren't around in those days there is probably no chance that there is even a copy around anywhere to view. I remember that as the characters moved around the World in each episode (they probably never even left the studios!) everything seemed so exotic. The costumes were particularly beautiful and the men were all so manly - while Mrs. Cortez, although very independent, relied on Captain Virgin to come to her rescue when needed. Pure escapism for a young girl, if only it was available again.
MARGARET PHILLIPS Yes, I remember Virgin of the Secret Service. A spoof of Batman, but with the same impossible villain each week, who always had 'a plan of the utmost simplicity', and was invariably foiled by Virgin. Complete with a moustache of outstanding proportions he was the perfect English officer. The plots were simple, the dialogue agonising and the characters more wooden than Thunderbirds, but we loved it! I'm not surprised it disappeared without trace.