Portuguese Man Of War (Spyforce Episode)

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“Portuguese Man Of War”

Spyforce episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 3

Written by

Ted Roberts

Directed by

Ron Way

Production no.

Paramount Pictures

Original airdate

16 August 1971 (Nine)

Episode chronology
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"Portuguese Man Of War" is the third episode of the Australian wartime espionage drama Spyforce created by Roger Mirams and Ron McLean. Portuguese Man Of War was guest directed by Ron Way, and the script was written by Ted Roberts.

[edit] Plot

Warning! This is a summary of the plot of this episode, and may spoil the outcome.

In Portuguese Man Of War German Gestapo secret agents have been sent to Sydney where the are sabotaging important installations, and Colonel Cato devises a plan to thwart them. Suspiscion of compliance once again falls upon German national Gunther Haber who is then interned in a Prisoner of War camp with captured German agents, leaving Erskine to combat the remaining agents alone. He tracks them down to an ex-patriot Portuguese fishing community, whilst Haber and the interred German agents manage to escape from the camp. Having infiltrated their group, Haber learns of their plans to attempt to blow up the Queen Mary which is carrying thousands of Australian troops back from the Middle East to reinforce New Guinea against the Japanese. With Erskine's help, Haber manages to thwart to sabotague attempt, and save the ship.