OSS (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | OSS |
| Country of production | United Kingdom , United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1957-1958 |
| Production company |
Buckeye Productions, Associated Television |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 in 1 season |
| genre | Adventure film , war film , agent film |
| production | Jules Buck |
| First broadcast | September 14, 1957 (GB) on ITV |
OSS is a British / American television series from 1957/58, set in World War II and thematizes the activities of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Europe . It was broadcast in Great Britain from September 14, 1957 to March 9, 1958 by ITV and slightly delayed in the USA by ATV . Guest stars were u. a. Lois Maxwell , Christopher Lee and Roger Delgado . Although the series is set primarily in occupied France , it was not dubbed there. It starred Ron Randell as Captain Frank Hawthorn, Lionel Murton as The Chief and Robert Gallico as Sergeant O'Brien.
action
During World War II, Captain Frank Hawthorne was an agent in the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which reports to the War Department . From the UK Hawthorne operated on by the German Wehrmacht occupied France , where he together with Sergeant O'Brien resistance groups supported against the German rule.
Production notes
The indoor shots were shot in Elstree Studios , the outdoor shots in England and France . William Eliscu, who had worked with OSS boss William J. Donovan during World War II, was also involved in the production . The intro from the off in the trailer suggested the authenticity of the game's plot shown:
Stories straight from the annals of one of America's most effective wartime intelligent services ..... the OSS
Episode list
1. Operation Fracture
2. Operation Tulip
3. Operation Powder Puff
4. Operation Death Trap
5. Operation Orange Blossom
6. Operation Pay Day
7. Operation foul ball
8. Operation Blue Eyes
9. Operation Flint Ax
10. Operation Sweet Talk
11. Operation Big House
12. Operation Love Bird
13. Operation Pigeon Hole
14. Operation Yo-yo
15. Operation Yodel
16. Operation sardine
17. Operation Firefly
18. Operation Eel
19. Operation barbecue
20. Operation Blackbird
21. Operation Post Office
22. Operation Newsboy
23. Operation Chopping Block
24. Operation Dagger Operation Buried Alive
25. Operation Meatball
26. Operation Jingle Bells
Lore
It is unclear whether the series still exists in material terms. Up to the present (2018) it has not been edited on VHS or DVD .