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) |
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| 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) |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 16, 1966 – April 11, 1967 |
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| 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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