Virgin of the Secret Service is a British television series which ran for one season in 1968, produced by the ITV franchise, Associated Television. The series was created by Ted Willis.
The show was a tongue-in-cheek adventure series set in the early 1900s, and followed the adventures of Captain Robert Virgin (Clinton Greyn), a gentleman officer working for the British Secret Service. Each episode would see him dispatched to different parts of the world by Colonel Shaw-Camberley (Noel Coleman) to do battle with enemies of the British Empire. He was aided by his escapologist batman Sergeant Doublett (John Cater) and Mrs. Cortez (Veronica Strong), an emancipated female photographer and part-time secret agent. Virgin's principal adversary was always Karl Von Brauner (Alexander Doré) – a German spy who would always be dreaming up "a plan of the utmost simplicity" with which to take down the Empire and the Secret Service.
The series was released on DVD by Network on 1 April 2013.
Recurring cast Captain Robert Virgin - Clinton Greyn Mrs. Virginia Cortez - Veronica Strong Sergeant Fred Doublett - John Cater Karl Von Brauner - Alexander Doré Colonel Shaw-Camberley - Noel Coleman Klaus Striebeck - Peter Swanwick
Episode list Episode no. Title First transmission (UK) Director Writer1"Dark Deeds on the Northwest Frontier"28 March 1968Paul BernardNicholas Palmer2"Russian Roundabout"4 April 1968John SichelBasil Dawson3"Entente Cordiale"11 April 1968Paul BernardBetty Lambda4"The Great Ring of Akba"18 April 1968Paul BernardTed Willis5"The Amazons"25 April 1968Robert D. CardonaBasil Dawson6"The Rajah and the Suffragette"2 May 1968John SichelAnthony Steven & Vincent Tilsley7"Persuasion of a Million Drops"9 May 1968Robert D. CardonaTed Willis8"Pride of Assassins"16 May 1968Paul BernardAnthony Steven9"Across the Silver Pass of Gusri Song"23 May 1968Josephine DouglasTed Willis10"The Pyramid Plot"30 May 1968 Robert D. CardonaBasil Dawson11"A Fate Worse Than Death"6 June 1968 Heinrich HirschStuart Douglas12"The Professor Goes West"13 June 1968 Robert D. CardonaNicholas Palmer13"Wings Over Glencraig"20 June 1968Robert D. CardonaJohn Roberts
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