''The Exile'' is an American television series that aired on

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as part of its late night ''

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'' line up. The series premiered on April 2, 1991 and ran episodes in its first single-season run through October 1991. The series was rerun as part of CBS's ''Crimetime After Primetime'' lineup from April 1993 through June 1995.

Plot

The series follows the adventures of John Phillips, an intelligence agent working undercover for the

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(DCS) in Eastern Europe, who is framed for murder by a DCS double agent and branded a traitor. With the help of his friends, Charles Cabot, cultural affairs attaché to the U.S. embassy in

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, and Danny Montreau, a colonel in France's Special Action Directorate, Phillips's death is faked and he is given a new identity as John Stone. As John Stone, he works on covert special assignments while trying to clear his name. In his new life, John also interacts with his pretty landlord, Jacquie Decaux, an artist who runs a garage specializing in exotic cars.

Cast

Jeffrey Meek Jeffrey William Meek (born February 11, 1959) is an American actor. Meek and his family moved often; as a child, Meek lived in Zweibrücken (Germany), Michigan, and San Francisco. Meek graduated from Arlington High School in Riverside, Califor ...

as John Stone/Phillips *

Christian Burgess Christian Burgess (born 7 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise. Career Youth career Burgess began his career at Arsenal's academy and after he was relea ...

as Charles Cabot * Patrick Floershim as Danny Montreau * Nadia Fares as Jacquie Decaux

Episodes

References

External links

* CBS original programming 1991 American television series debuts 1991 American television series endings 1990s American drama television series English-language television shows {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub