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The Baron

TV·1966–1967·1 season, 30 episodes·Associated Television·Action & Adventure, Drama·1h·Created by Monty Berman, John Creasey

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The Baron is a British television series, made in 1965/66 based on the book series by John Creasey, written under the pseudonym Anthony Morton, and produced by ITC Entertainment. It was the first ITC show without marionettes to be produced entirely in colour.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Diplomatic ImmunityS01E01 · 7.0After a robbery in his london shop, antique dealer John Mannering a.k.a. The Baron, is persuaded by Templeton-Green to work for Diplomatic Intelligence. He travels behind the Iron Curtin and meets his contact Cordelia. They encounter a corrupt Party member who attempts to frame them for the murder of his lover, the London jewel thief.
  2. 02Epitaph for a HeroS01E02 · 7.0Mannering attends the funeral of Jim Carey, a former army colleague. After receiving a message that Carey is still alive, Mannering agrees to go undercover for Templeton-Green. An elaborate plan to steal a $ 1 m jewel is bad enough but becomes worse when Cordelia is used as a hostage to ensure that the Baron cooperates with Carey.
  3. 03Something for a Rainy DayS01E03 · 7.0The Baron does a deal with a scheming insurance agent to recover a £ 100,000 Aztec mask from an ex-con. However the former crook's gang leader has a different idea and will even hurt his one-time friend's daughter to get the mask.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1966–67Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestDiplomatic ImmunitySeptember 28, 1966 7.0After a robbery in his london shop, antique dealer John Mannering a.k.a. The Baron, is persuaded by Templeton-Green to work for Diplomatic I
  2. S01E02Epitaph for a HeroOctober 5, 1966 7.0Mannering attends the funeral of Jim Carey, a former army colleague. After receiving a message that Carey is still alive, Mannering agrees t
  3. S01E03Something for a Rainy DayOctober 12, 1966 7.0The Baron does a deal with a scheming insurance agent to recover a £ 100,000 Aztec mask from an ex-con. However the former crook's gang lead
  4. S01E04Red Horse, Red RiderOctober 19, 1966 7.0When Mannering gets a message to buy The Four Horsemen, he travels to Khakania, a country gripped in civil war. The Horseman are a famous st
  5. S01E05Enemy of the StateOctober 26, 1966 7.0An undercover British agent is caught in an Eastern Bloc country and names Mannering as his contact. The Baron and Cordelia are in the count
  6. S01E06Masquerade (1)November 2, 1966 7.0Mannering is invited by Sir Frederick Alton to his country home. When he enters the house he hears a woman crying for help. As he goes to he
  7. S01E07The Killing (2)November 9, 1966 7.0The Baron has to convince Cordelia who he is, but he still has to play the part for his captors. He manages to get rid of Revell and the gan
  8. S01E08The PersuadersNovember 16, 1966 7.0David Marlowe is kidnapped from Mannering's shop. For his release he must sell a false Renoir to Sir Robert Ellacott. Mannering calls on Tem
  9. S01E09And Suddenly You're DeadNovember 23, 1966 7.0The Baron and Cordelia are in Switzerland when they bump into Peter Franklin, an old friend of Cordelia. Franklin, who is a CIA agent, has s
  10. S01E10The Legions of AmmakNovember 30, 1966 7.0Mannering is asked by an eccentric millionaire to witness him purchase The Legions of Ammrak, a golden necklace that contains seven perfectl
  11. S01E11Samurai WestDecember 7, 1966The sale of a 5000 year old Samurai sword gives the Baron trouble. When the seller, Asano, bumps into an old enemy, Norman Sterling, at Mann
  12. S01E12The MazeDecember 14, 1966Mannering stops up to pick up a petrified girl in a country lane, as they drive away they are shot at and crash off the road. When he comes
  13. S01E13Portrait of LouisaDecember 21, 1966Louisa Trenton, an old friend of Mannering is in trouble. When she sells the Baron some rare family miniatures he offers his help but she de
  14. S01E14There's Someone Close Behind YouDecember 28, 1966Mannering gets a tip-off that there will be a robbery at the Lynstead Collection. The police and the Baron lie in wait but one of the police
  15. S01E15Storm Warning (1)January 4, 1967The Baron and Cordelia are at the Macao docks checking a shipment of antiques. A missing crate leads to Cordelia witnessing a murder on baor
  16. S01E16The Island (2)January 11, 1967With the ship arriving at the island to deliver its cargo, Mannering learns of the plot to steal an American space capsule. Via the ship's r
  17. S01E17Time to KillJanuary 18, 1967
  18. S01E18A Memory of EvilJanuary 25, 1967
  19. S01E19You Can't Win Them AllFebruary 1, 1967
  20. S01E20The High TerraceFebruary 8, 1967
  21. S01E21The Seven Eyes of NightFebruary 15, 1967
  22. S01E22Night of the HunterFebruary 22, 1967
  23. S01E23The Edge of FearMarch 1, 1967
  24. S01E24Long Ago and Far AwayMarch 8, 1967
  25. S01E25So Dark the NightMarch 15, 1967
  26. S01E26The Long, Long DayMarch 22, 1967
  27. S01E27RoundaboutMarch 29, 1967Mannering discovers that his Paris shop is being used as a front for drug trafficking.
  28. S01E28The Man OutsideApril 5, 1967
  29. S01E29CountdownApril 12, 1967
  30. S01E30Farewell to YesterdayApril 19, 1967

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