The Sentimental Agent

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 13

The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. Produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 by Associated Television and distributed by ITC Entertainment, the series ran for 13 one-hour monochrome episodes. Some episodes were edited into a 1962 feature film Our Man in the Caribbean. Argentinian Carlos Varela is a successful import-export agent based in London, whose...

Episodes(13)

All That Jazz

1. All That Jazz

When Varela undertakes responsibility for a jazz group debuting in England, he soon finds himself with more than he bargained for. It isn't long before the band are serenading a group of spies to save the life of a musician.

Air Date : 1963-09-28

The Beneficiary

2. The Beneficiary

Finding himself in trouble in Greece, Jarrell, a wartime colleague of Varela's, sends his ex-comrade a prearranged distress signal: a campaign ribbon and a torn half of a document — the two items that spell 'danger'.

Air Date : 1963-10-05

Express Delivery

3. Express Delivery

In Poland, Varela is harassed by the authorities at every turn. At his hotel, a beautiful girl seeks his help in order to escape to Austria, but is she really a communist agent?

Air Date : 1963-10-12

Never Play Cards with Strangers

4. Never Play Cards with Strangers

A young woman, whose parents were cheated by gamblers on a luxury cruise Varela arranged, persuades him to take the next trip to expose the card sharks.

Air Date : 1963-10-19

May the Saints Preserve Us

5. May the Saints Preserve Us

Varela investigates where an Irish monastery has apparently been sold and needs moving to Texas.

Air Date : 1963-10-26

Meet My Son, Henry

6. Meet My Son, Henry

Varela finds himself involved with the mysterious disappearance of top-secret flight plans from a Space Development Centre. At a millionaire's request, he embarks on an intriguing escapade to recover the plans.

Air Date : 1963-11-02

A Little Sweetness and Light

7. A Little Sweetness and Light

Varela investigates the death of an old friend on a small Greek island, where he discovers a deported American gangster has taken over.

Air Date : 1963-11-09

The Height of Fashion

8. The Height of Fashion

Varela moves in fashion circles and discovers that anything can be sold as the latest vogue – provided you sell your product with panache and style. Yes, anything — including horse blankets.

Air Date : 1963-11-16

A Very Desirable Plot

9. A Very Desirable Plot

An American has been selling sunny Caribbean housing lots that turn out to be under muddy water, leaving angry buyers and Varela with prefab houses that can't be built. He works out a plan to convince the greedy land dealer that the lots are worth buying back.

Air Date : 1963-11-23

Finishing School

10. Finishing School

When a young girl goes missing from an exclusive finishing school, everyone suspects she's been kidnapped. However, Varela thinks otherwise and, at the headmistress's request, he sends Bill Randall to investigate.

Air Date : 1963-11-30

The Scroll of Islam

11. The Scroll of Islam

Varela is intrigued when Professor Fletcher requests his help in obtaining photographs of a relic which could prove more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Air Date : 1963-12-07

Not Quite Fully Covered

12. Not Quite Fully Covered

Randall is taken in by a lovely heiress who convinces him to insure an antique collection being smuggled out of her country, which recently went socialist. When the lot is sunk at sea, Randall's on the hook.

Air Date : 1963-12-14

A Box of Tricks

13. A Box of Tricks

Why won't the Palabria people receive an £11 million gift to their country? Randall is sent to investigate – and finds himself playing the role of an African witch-doctor to encourage them to do so.

Air Date : 1963-12-21