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EPISODE ONE: DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
Original UK transmission: 28th September 1966
Filmed: August/September 1965
Screenplay by Dennis Spooner
Directed by Leslie Norman
Synopsis: David Marlowe (Paul Ferris) is minding The Baron's shop whilst he is away. However, David falls victim to an international jewel thief known as Eva Dumel, who uses her diplomatic immunity to take her haul out of the country and back to her native Pamaranea without having to be forced through customs. Furious, The Baron heads for the Pamaranean embassy upon his return to London, where he is stopped from entering by agents working for a certain Templeton Green (Colin Gordon). These force him to accompany them to meet Templeton Green, who reveals that The Baron's shop is not the only place where antiques have been stolen without hope of recovery due to Dumel's diplomatic immunity. Templeton Green offers The Baron a chance to recover his valuable piece, along with the others, if he agrees to fly out to Pamaranea in an unofficial capacity, but accompanied by a host of gadgets and a contact. After some persuasion, The Baron flies out to Pamaranea, where he meets Cordelia Winfield (Sue Lloyd) in his hotel room. After revealing that she is no more than a social secretary at the British Embassy, The Baron uses her limited knowledge and his own detective work to narrow down the possible masterminds behind the robberies to three government officials: Anna Lobovitch, Georges Sforza and Lazlo Polk. When Sforza kills Dumel, The Baron and Cordelia head over to his residence to recover the antiques, but are apprehended by Sforza and his guards. Using his ingenuity and one of the gadgets given to him by Templeton-Green, The Baron manages to escape with Cordelia, and after a spot of trouble at the border, are eventually reunited safe and sound with a grinning Templeton-Green.
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