The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Season 2 - Eps 1: The Alexander the Greater Affair (1)
Alexander (Rip Torn) a megalomaniac industrialist, plans to conquer the world like his namesake, Alexander the Great by breaking each of the ten commandments along the way. he has his henchman Parvix (David Sheiner) steal the army's ""will gas"" to help him do so, and Solo investigates. Solo encounters Tracey Alexander (Dorothy Provine), Alexander's ex-wife, who wants to tag along with Solo to get the money Alexander owes her. The trail leads Solo, Illya, and Tracey to a posh party at Alexander's, where Solo defeats him in a human chess game; to a tomb, where Alexander and his aide Dr. Kavon (David Opatoshu) leave Solo tied under a descending scimitar while Illya and Tracey are hanging over a bottomless pit with a candle burning their rope; To Alexander's farm in Virginia, where Illya is nearly cut in two by various farm implements.
About The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Title: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
First Air Date: 1964-09-22
Last Air Date: 1968-01-15
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 63 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 105
Network: NBC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: MGM Television, Arena Productions
Synopsis
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret base beneath the streets of New York City, and accesses through several cover business such as Del Floria's Tailor Shop and the Masque Club. This secret intelligence service is called U.N.C.L.E. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.
Cast
Robert Vaughn
Napoleon Solo
David McCallum
Illya Kuryakin
Leo G. Carroll
Alexander Waverly
