Jason King (TV series) as part of a team of investigators. In "Jason King" he had left that service to concentrate on writing the adventures of Mark Caine, who closely resembled Jason King in looks, manner, style, and personality. None of the other regular characters from "Department S" appeared in this series, although Department S itself is occasionally referred to in dialogue. In the course of visiting international locations as part of his research, or through being summoned by people needing assistance, King would be frequently embroiled in adventure stories featuring glamorous women, exotic locations (for the era), menacing villains, political turmoil, or espionage
The Rank Organisation Organisation as it was now called), owned: A loose collective of film makers was established under the banner of Independent Producers Ltd., employing some of the UK's greatest directors, such as Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ("Black Narcissus", "The Red Shoes", "I Know Where I'm Going!"), David Lean ("Brief Encounter", "Great Expectations"), Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat ("I See a Dark Stranger", "The Happiest Days of Your Life"), Ken Annakin ("Holiday Camp") and Muriel Box ("The Seventh Veil"). The Company of Youth, the Rank Organisation acting school often referred to as "The Charm School", was founded in 1945. It launched