''Jericho'' is an American

espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

series set during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. The series stars

John Leyton John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song " Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Cha ...

, Don Francks and

Marino Masé Marino Masè (21 March 1939 – 28 May 2022) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than 70 films. Life Masè was born in Trieste on 21 March 1939. While still a teenager, he joined the laboratory for young actors of the production company ...

as secret agents, and aired on

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from September 1966 to January 1967.

Plot and production

Norman Felton Norman Francis Felton (April 29, 1913 – June 25, 2012) was a British-born American television producer, known for his involvement in shows such as ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and '' Dr. Kildare''. Background Felton was born in London, the son ...

who had previously co-produced ''

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'' came up with the idea of a World War II espionage series produced by his Arena Productions through

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for the CBS television network. The characters were perhaps inspired by the

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teams consisting of three agents, American Office of Strategic Services Army Captain Franklin Shepphard (Francks) expert in

psychological warfare Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PsyOp), have been known by many other names or terms, including Military Information Support Operations (MISO), Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and M ...

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Royal Navy Lieutenant Nicholas Gage (Leyton) expert in demolitions, and French Air Force Lt. Jean-Gaston Andre (Masé) skilled in small arms. Each week the three performed a mission behind enemy lines using their skills in espionage and sabotage where they met a guest star.

Eric Braeden Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-born film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', as Hans Dietrich in the 1960s TV series '' The Rat Patr ...

, who would be one of the stars of the more successful World War II series ''

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'' (which began that same season), was one of the guest stars in the pilot. The ''Jericho'' theme was composed by

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, although Goldsmith did not score the pilot episode "Upbeat And Underground" ( Lalo Schifrin composed the music for the pilot and a theme which was never used) - Goldsmith's theme came from his score for "A Jug Of Wine, A Loaf Of Bread And Pow!" The series was canceled after 16 episodes. It primarily failed as it was shown opposite ABC's popular '' Batman''.

Episodes

Soundtrack

In June 2005, ''

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'' released an album of music from the series, twinned with the score Johnny Williams composed for the unsold pilot ''The Ghostbreaker'' (also produced by Arena Productions and

) - the latter score occupies tracks 13-22. # Jericho Main Title -

(1:04) # A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, and Pow! - Jerry Goldsmith (10:52) # Upbeat and Underground - Lalo Schifrin (8:47) # Dutch and Go - Morton Stevens (4:38) # Have Traitor, Will Travel - Morton Stevens (2:29) # The Big Brass Contraband - Richard Shores (3:41) # Wall to Wall Kaput - Richard Shores (2:07) # Eric the Redhead -

Gerald Fried Gerald Fried (born February 13, 1928) is an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 70s, including ''Mission: Impossible'', '' Gilli ...

(5:33) # One for the Mountain - Richard Shores (3:16) # Two for the Road - Richard Shores (4:49) # Four O'clock Bomb to London - Richard Shores (4:29) # Alternate Main Title - Lalo Schifrin (:45) # The Ghostbreaker Main Title (1:01) # Teaser (3:39) # Act I: The Spooked Skyscraper Strikes Again (2:08) # Men of Unitran (1:44) # Act II: Accent the Supernatural (3:00) # Greensleeves (1:24) # Act III: Don't Trip Over Diablo (3:57) # Organ Piece (2:31) # Act IV: To Outspook a Spook (6:25) # End Credits (:49)

DVD release

On June 16, 2015,

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released ''Jericho- The Complete Series'' on DVD via their

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. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.'The Complete Series' of the 1966 Show is Coming to DVD

Notes

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0059999, Jericho 1966 American television series debuts 1967 American television series endings 1960s American drama television series CBS original programming English-language television shows Espionage television series American military television series Television series by MGM Television World War II television drama series