The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. was an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. It was a spin-off from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and starred Stefanie Powers as American U.N.C.L.E. agent April Dancer and Noel Harrison (son of Rex Harrison) as her English partner, Mark Slate. Leo G. Carroll played her superior, Alexander Waverly, in both series. See the main Man from U.N.C.L.E. article for more information about the premise. The character name "April Dancer" was suggested by James Bond creator Ian Fleming who was a consultant in the creation of the parent program before his death.
The series was not as successful as its parent program and was cancelled after 29 episodes due to low ratings. Several crossover episodes were produced in conjunction with The Man from U.N.C.L.E., including the episode that introduced April and Mark. In their first appearance they were portrayed by Mary Ann Mobley and Norman Fell, respectively.
The theme music for the series was the same as that used for The Man from U.N.C.L.E., except with a slightly different, harder-edged arrangement.
[edit] Original novels
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. was featured in five original novels, only two of which were published in the United States:
- The Birds of a Feather Affair - Michael Avallone
- The Blazing Affair - Avallone
- The Global Globules Affair - Simon Latter (published in United Kingdom only)
- The Golden Boats of Tatadata Affair - Latter (published in UK only)
- The Cornish Pixie Affair - Peter Leslie (published in UK only)
A Girl from U.N.C.L.E. digest magazine was also briefly published, which included novellas not published anywhere else. Gold Key Comics also published a short-lived (5 issue) comic book.
[edit] See also
- Alias, a similarly themed television series of the 2000s.
