Virgin of the Secret Service: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Virgin of the Secret Service is a series set in the early 1900s that follows the adventures of Captain Robert Virgin, an officer working for the British Secret Service who is dispatched to different parts of the world to battle with enemies of the British Empire.

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. Only one thing is guaranteed: he will encounter danger wherever he goes!

Series details

• Title: Virgin of the Secret Service
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Espionage
• Premiere date: 1968-03-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33501
• TVDB ID: 270353

Cast and credited roles

• Clinton Greyn — Capt. Robert Virgin
• Veronica Strong — Mrs Virginia Cortez
• John Cater — Fred Doublett
• Noel Coleman — Col. Shaw-Camberley
• Alexander Doré — Karl von Brauner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-03-28; final listed air date 1968-06-20; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Virgin of the Secret Service on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.