The Mask of Janus
TV ShowTitle | The Mask of Janus |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Oct 8, 1965 |
Release date of last episode | Dec 17, 1965 |
Genre | |
Production country | GB |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 11 |
Run time | 50 min. |
The Mask of Janus is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1965. The series was set in the fictional European country of Amalia and dealt with the political interests of the British, American and Communist espionage communities within. Eschewing the action formula of its ITV contemporaries, the series dealt with more politically oriented plots such as defections to the west, awakening "sleeper" agents and the leaking of official secrets. As of 2009, 7 of the original episodes of this programme are still missing from BBC archives. A spin-off series called The Spies followed in 1966.