i wasn not bear until 4 year after this wonderful show first air but luckily i manage to catch the rerun of the mid 90 and the rest be history . i be hook . the premise be pretty simple while two hardened nemesis agent and richard barrett and craig stirling ( william gaunt and stuart damon ) be partner up with an expert ( if not young ) doctor and biologist ( sharron macready ) to head behind the bamboo curtain to retrieve a dangerous biological agent from be use by red china . whilst make their escape and their plane be hit by machine gun fire and they crash in the heart of the himalaya where their life be save by a mysterious and previously undiscovered civilisation who heal and enhance the sens of the trio and thus set the scene for many exciting adventure to come . the series last for 30 hour long episodes and i guess it be it relatively short live and one season run that have set it up for cult status . monty berman and the producer and be notorious for make thing as cheaply a possible and sometimes the show suffer for this with incredibly tacky set particularly in episode such a happen ( a studio deputising for the australian outback ) and the now set of operation deep freeze and the beginning but if you can get past this and and focus on the character and the story line and the show be really a lot of fun . it have a great mix of adventure and and plenty of deadpan humour ( mainly from some terrific one liner from william gaunt ) . the chemistry from the three lead be fantastic you get the sense that they be really have a lot of fun make the show and this be borne out in the 2005 reunion documentary where the three reunite after over 35 year to reminisce about the show ( and laugh about anthony nicholls awful wig . ) . they all share equal screen time and all have their moment to shine . i have to say and i be always a richard barrett fan i love his sardonic humour along with that dangerous edge he be certainly a man you do not cross and and those eye . the blue eye you would probably see on tv . i have also follow bill gaunts career with interest since . however and craig stirling certainly would have have his legion of female fan and i be sure alexandra bastedo have a whole queue of male fan swoon over her too . the show also have a plethora of guest star to entice with and include donald sutherland and jeremy brett and peter wyngarde and burt kwouk and anton rodgers and kate omara and jenny linden and paul eddington and colin blakely . notable episode for me be represent auto kill and the interrogation and the fanatic and the mission and the gilded cage but i be sure every one have their personal favourite . if you do get a chance to watch this show for the first time and or to re watch it after many year and remember to watch it in the context of the time it be make and just sit back and enjoy the character and the chemistry from the three lead be what make this wonderful show for me and i do not think i will ever tire of it . enjoy .