Jericho (1966 TV series) was a short-lived1966 CBS World War II espionage American television series. It starred John Leyton, Don Francks and Marino Masé as secret agents.
Norman Felton who had previously co-produced The Man from U.N.C.L.E. came up with the idea of a World War II espionage series produced by his Arena Productions through MGM Television for the CBS television network. The characters were perhaps inspired by the Jedburgh teams cons...
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Jericho (1966 TV series) was a short-lived1966 CBS World War II espionage American television series. It starred John Leyton, Don Francks and Marino Masé as secret agents.
Norman Felton who had previously co-produced The Man from U.N.C.L.E. came up with the idea of a World War II espionage series produced by his Arena Productions through MGM Television for the CBS television network. The characters were perhaps inspired by the Jedburgh teams consisiting of three agents, American Office of Strategic Services Army Captain Franklin Shepphard (Francks) expert in psychological warfare, Special Operations Executive Royal Navy Lieutenant Nicholas Gage (Leyton) expert in demolitions, and French Air Force Lt. Jean-Gaston Andre (Masé) skilled in small arms. Each week the three performed a mission behind enemy lines using their skills in espionage and sabotage where they met a guest star.
In the same year 1966, the American ABC network featured 20th Century Fox Television's Blue Light that also...
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