60 minSeason 3 • Episode 26
LatestWhat is this ring of spies set up in Africa? Melanie knows, or thinks she knows, or anyway means to find out, why not?
A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.
Acting
Culp and Cosby's electric, improvised chemistry.
Production
Shot on location—Tokyo, Hong Kong, actual globe-trotting.
Writing
Scripts by David Lynch's future co-writer Robert Towne.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cosby insisted Scott be a fully realized character, not comic relief—making him the first Black lead in a dramatic American TV series.
Culp wrote several episodes himself and directed one; their improvisation so impressed producers they stopped policing the script.
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