Department S was a British espionage/science fiction adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Incorporated Television Company (ITC is a British television company largely involved in production and distribution The series lasted for 28 episodes, which aired in 1969-70. The series starred Peter Wyngarde as Jason King (who later went on to star in his own, eponymous, spin-off series), Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan and Rosemary Nicols as Annabelle Hurst. Peter Paul Wyngarde (born August 23 1933) is an Anglo-French actor best known for playing the character Jason King in two television series in the late Jason King was a UK Television series produced from 1971 to 1972. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Joel Fabiani (born 28 September 1936, Watsonville California) is an American film and television actor Rosemary Nicols (born October 28 1941) is a British actress born Rosemary Claxton The trio were agents for a fictional special department (the 'S' of the title) of Interpol. The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its telegraphic address Interpol is an organization facilitating international police cooperation The head of Department S was Sir Curtis Seretse (played by Dennis Alaba Peters).

The series was created by Dennis Spooner and Monty Berman, although neither wrote any of the episodes, which were instead written by ITC veterans such as Terry Nation and Philip Broadley. Dennis Spooner (born 1 December, 1932 in Tottenham London; died 20 September, 1986) was an English television Nestor Montague Berman ( 26 March 1905 in Whitechapel, London, England - 14 June 2006 in London, Terry Nation ( August 8 1930 – March 9 1997) was a Welsh Television Screenwriter. Many of the directors on the show had also worked on a number of ITC shows – The Saint, Danger Man, The Protectors and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 This article is about 1960s TV series aka "Secret Agent" also see 1990s TV series Secret Agent Man. This article is about the 1972-1974 ITC series For the 1969-1970 NBC series that was part of " The Bold Ones " please see The Bold Ones Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased is a late 1960s British Private detective Television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope Like many of the ITC shows, Department S has gained cult status. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture.

"When a case proves too baffling for the minds of Interpol, they turn to the talents of Department S. " - from the ITC trailer for the series.

Austin Powers is believed to have been based upon the flamboyant Jason King character. Sir Austin Danger Powers, KBE, is a Fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films Jason King was also the basis for Jason Bentley, played by Peter Richardson in the 1993 Comic Strip Presents film Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

The first two episodes of the series were released on a now deleted DVD in Britain by Carlton Television (now ITV plc). Peter Richardson, born 15 October 1951 in Devon, is an English Actor, Comedian, director, and The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians known for their Television series The Comic Strip Presents Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown is a short comedy film made by The Comic Strip for the BBC, first broadcast in the UK in 1993 DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Carlton Television is the British ITV franchisee for London and parts of the surrounding counties from 925am every Monday to 5 ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial Repeats began airing on ITV4 in November 2005, alongside a large number of similar ITC productions. ITV4 is a UK Television station which launched on November 1, 2005, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day The series has also been released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in a box set. This version is in PAL with no region code. Network has also released this series on DVD in the UK [1] featuring many exclusive extras including commentaries and part of a documentary series also covering Jason King; Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter One: Variations on a Theme. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Cast

• Peter Wyngarde. Peter Paul Wyngarde (born August 23 1933) is an Anglo-French actor best known for playing the character Jason King in two television series in the late . . . Jason King
• Joel Fabiani. Jason King was a UK Television series produced from 1971 to 1972. Joel Fabiani (born 28 September 1936, Watsonville California) is an American film and television actor . . . Stewart Sullivan
• Rosemary Nicols. Rosemary Nicols (born October 28 1941) is a British actress born Rosemary Claxton . . . Annabelle Hurst
• Dennis Alaba Peters. . . . Sir Curtis Seretse - listed as Dennis Alba Peters in first series credits.

External links

• Department S at the Internet Movie Database
• British Film Institute Screen Online