Set in the 1900s, when the British Secret Service was a new, unofficial arm of military activity, the series features Captain Robert Virgin - an officer and a gentleman who fights as a man of honour. Armed only with intelligence, ingenuity, physical strength and abundant charm, Virgin faces every sort of peril as he defends King and country - from industrial espionage to anarchist bomb plots, assassination attempts to kidnapping.
At a time when the world is waiting for man to be airborne, it is rumoured that the Laird of Glencraig has invented a flying machine. Men of all nations want the secret - among them the wily von Brauner...
At a time when the world is waiting for man to be airborne, it is rumoured that the Laird of Glencraig has invented a flying machine. Men of all nations want the secret - among them the wily von Brauner...
When an Englishman in America invents a magnometer - a device that locates oil - he is kidnapped by von Brauner and would-be oil tycoon Big Jack.
When an Englishman in America invents a magnometer - a device that locates oil - he is kidnapped by von Brauner and would-be oil tycoon Big Jack.
When Virgin is faced with a plot to assassinate the King and seize the Crown Jewels, he finds that he will have to work with von Brauner during the occasion of the state visit of the Kaiser.
When Virgin is faced with a plot to assassinate the King and seize the Crown Jewels, he finds that he will have to work with von Brauner during the occasion of the state visit of the Kaiser.
As the Colonel arrives in Egypt to investigate the disappearance of no fewer than seven British officers, he narrowly escapes becoming the eighth. Can Virgin's timely arrival help save the Colonel's life as well as thwarting a plot to seize the Suez Canal?
As the Colonel arrives in Egypt to investigate the disappearance of no fewer than seven British officers, he narrowly escapes becoming the eighth. Can Virgin's timely arrival help save the Colonel's life as well as thwarting a plot to seize the Suez Canal?
An ancient prophesy tells of a white warrior who will cross the Silver Pass and claim the immortal Shang Li as his bride. Von Brauner plans to make himself the warrior, thus wrecking a proposed trade treaty; but Virgin has a trump card.
An ancient prophesy tells of a white warrior who will cross the Silver Pass and claim the immortal Shang Li as his bride. Von Brauner plans to make himself the warrior, thus wrecking a proposed trade treaty; but Virgin has a trump card.
A Swiss professor develops a paralysing gas, and von Brauner is quick to see the possibilities if he can obtain the secret for himself and his ally Generalissimo Chu Chen Yu.
A Swiss professor develops a paralysing gas, and von Brauner is quick to see the possibilities if he can obtain the secret for himself and his ally Generalissimo Chu Chen Yu.
Virgin and Doublett have a desperate mission to Brazil thrust upon them when Colonel Shaw-Camberley learns that a vital rubber plantation is not being worked, and that the company manager's daughters are in dire danger.
Virgin and Doublett have a desperate mission to Brazil thrust upon them when Colonel Shaw-Camberley learns that a vital rubber plantation is not being worked, and that the company manager's daughters are in dire danger.
Virgin is tasked with escorting a princess back to Akba. But, von Brauner plans to capture the princess and deliver her to Akba's murderous new ruler.
Virgin is tasked with escorting a princess back to Akba. But, von Brauner plans to capture the princess and deliver her to Akba's murderous new ruler.
Doublett and Mrs Cortez impersonate the Duke and Dutchess of Albany when Entente Cordiale is threatened by von Brauner's attempts to have the Duke killed and throw suspicion on the French.
Doublett and Mrs Cortez impersonate the Duke and Dutchess of Albany when Entente Cordiale is threatened by von Brauner's attempts to have the Duke killed and throw suspicion on the French.
Set in the 1900s, when the British Secret Service was a new, unofficial arm of military activity, the series features Captain Robert Virgin - an officer and a gentleman who fights as a man of honour. Armed only with intelligence, ingenuity, physical strength and abundant charm, Virgin faces every sort of peril as he defends King and country - from industrial espionage to anarchist bomb plots, assassination attempts to kidnapping.
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