Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: "Department S" (1969–70) and "Jason King" (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to popular success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers. Peter Wyngarde's date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed. According to his own account, he
Department S (TV series) a box set. This version is in PAL with no region code. Network released the series on DVD in the United Kingdom featuring many exclusive extras, including commentaries and part of a documentary series also covering Jason King: "Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter One: Variations on a Theme". "Department S" first appeared in high definition on Blu-Ray as a single episode on Retro Action Volume 1 released by Network Distributing on 19 September 2011. This contained the episode "A Small War of Nerves", which features a young Anthony Hopkins. Volume-by-volume release of the entire series in new high-definition transfers