Jason King (TV series) Jason King (TV series) Jason King (1971–1972) is a British television series starring Peter Wyngarde as the titular character. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and had a single season of 26 episodes which were each one hour long, including commercial breaks. It was shown internationally as well as in the UK, and has been released on DVD in the UK, US, Australia and Germany. The series featured the further adventures of the title character who had first appeared in "Department S" (1969). In that series he was a dilettante dandy and author of a series of adventure novels, working
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