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Is The Secret Service coming back?

The Secret Service (1969–1969) — action · adventure · espionage on ITV1

The answer: Concluded December 14, 1969.
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Genre
Action · Adventure · Espionage
Network / streamer
ITV1
Premiered
September 21, 1969
Ended
December 14, 1969
Runtime
~30 min per episode
1season
13episodes

About The Secret Service

The Secret Service ended on December 14, 1969, on ITV1. The series concluded after its single season with a total of 13 episodes. It was a British children's espionage show that aired in 1969, and there are no upcoming episodes planned.

The show was a mix of action, adventure, and espionage, set in a rural English village. It followed Father Stanley Unwin, a parish priest who secretly worked as a spy for BISHOP, a top-secret division of British Intelligence. The series depicted his missions alongside fellow agent Matthew Harding, who often posed as a gardener, as well as supporting characters like Agent Blake and Mrs. Appleby, the unaware housekeeper.

The main cast included Stanley Unwin as Father Stanley Unwin, Gary Files as Matthew Harding, Jeremy Wilkin as The Bishop, Keith Alexander as Agent Blake, and Sylvia Anderson as Mrs. Appleby. The show did not have a rated score on TVMaze and had a runtime of approximately 30 minutes per episode.

The Secret Service episode schedule

13 aired

Aired · 13

DateEp.Title
December 14, 1969 S1·E13 More Haste, Less Speed
December 7, 1969 S1·E12 May-Day, May-Day!
November 30, 1969 S1·E11 School for Spies
November 23, 1969 S1·E10 The Cure
November 16, 1969 S1·E9 The Deadly Whisper
November 9, 1969 S1·E8 Errand of Mercy
November 2, 1969 S1·E7 Recall to Service
October 26, 1969 S1·E6 Hole in One
October 19, 1969 S1·E5 Last Train to Bufflers Halt
October 12, 1969 S1·E4 The Feathered Spies
October 5, 1969 S1·E3 To Catch a Spy
September 28, 1969 S1·E2 A Question of Miracles
September 21, 1969 S1·E1 A Case for the Bishop

The Secret Service cast