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The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
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Genre Spy fiction
Action
Created by Norman Felton
Directed by Richard C. Bennett
John Brahm
Herschel Daugherty
E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Alf Kjellin
Mitchell Leisen
Sherman Marks
Leo Penn
Richard C. Sarafian
Joseph Sargent
Barry Shear
Jud Taylor
Starring Stefanie Powers
Noel Harrison
Leo G. Carroll
Randy Kirby
Theme music composer theme composed by
Jerry Goldsmith,
arranged by
Dave Grusin
Composer(s) Dave Grusin
Jack Marshall
Richard Shores
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Norman Felton
Producer(s) Douglas Benton
Running time 50 minutes
(Without Commercials)
Production company(s) Arena Productions
MGM Television
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution (current)
Release
Original network NBC
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 16, 1966 (1966-09-16) – April 11, 1967 (1967-04-11)
Chronology
Related shows The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy fiction TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a spin-off from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and used the same theme music composed by Jerry Goldsmith, which was rearranged into a different arrangement by Dave Grusin.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. stars Stefanie Powers as American U.N.C.L.E. agent April Dancer and Noel Harrison (son of Rex Harrison) as her British partner, Mark Slate. Leo G. Carroll plays their superior, Alexander Waverly. The character name "April Dancer" was suggested by James Bond creator Ian Fleming who was a consultant in the creation of the parent program shortly 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.

In the Girl crossover episode "The Mother Muffin Affair", Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) teamed up with April Dancer with Boris Karloff dressed in drag as the titular villainess Mother Muffin.

Similar to the later spy series Alias, April Dancer often went on undercover missions where she had to affect a foreign accent (Powers is fluent in several languages). Her dance training was also put to good use in several episodes, particularly "The Mata Hari Affair" where Powers recreated the dance performed by Greta Garbo in the film Mata Hari (1931).


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