Sharp had been a British agent but then he defected to a fictitious country where he rose to a prominent position. Five years previously several agents were sent to kill him but all apparently were captured or killed. Now 'General' Sharp is to pay a visit to Britain to secure an arms deal and he has full diplomatic protection. Just as preparations are made one of the presumed dead agents, Mark Charter, returns. He says that he was released on the orders from the presidential palace but news reports claim he escaped. Either way it is likely that he will try to get his revenge against Sharp for the five years he spent incarcerated.
This is an impressive episode for the most part; Charter is an intriguing character and it was fun to see Steed going to 'the office' which was hidden behind a butcher's shop. The central story is proper secret agent stuff with a mystery about what really happened to Charter, what he is planning to do and ultimately whether he can still be trusted. It certainly looks as though he was released because somebody wanted him to get his revenge against Sharp sadly the end is a little weak; he is given a gun loaded with blanks to pretend to kill Sharp while somebody else will actually kill him this makes little sense as it would be just as easy to have Charter do the real killing. The wrap up is also a bit sudden. At least until this point we have a gripping story. The cast does a solid job; most notable amongst the guest stars are James Maxwell, who plays Charter; and Beryl Baxter who plays the widow of an agent who served with Charter. Overall a pretty good episode despite a flawed ending.
This is an impressive episode for the most part; Charter is an intriguing character and it was fun to see Steed going to 'the office' which was hidden behind a butcher's shop. The central story is proper secret agent stuff with a mystery about what really happened to Charter, what he is planning to do and ultimately whether he can still be trusted. It certainly looks as though he was released because somebody wanted him to get his revenge against Sharp sadly the end is a little weak; he is given a gun loaded with blanks to pretend to kill Sharp while somebody else will actually kill him this makes little sense as it would be just as easy to have Charter do the real killing. The wrap up is also a bit sudden. At least until this point we have a gripping story. The cast does a solid job; most notable amongst the guest stars are James Maxwell, who plays Charter; and Beryl Baxter who plays the widow of an agent who served with Charter. Overall a pretty good episode despite a flawed ending.