Mission: Impossible
Imitation
Season 7, Episode 22 · Aired 1973-03-30
Synopsis
The beautiful leader of a band of jewel thieves falls in love with Barney, who has infiltrated her operation to recover the stolen crown jewels of a foreign nation.
Finale desk note
From the desk: The guide closes on “Imitation” (1973-03-30) — a series bookend worth the package context. Cast turnover and the music rights lore are pure industry folklore.
In the series
This episode is part of Mission: Impossible (1966–1973) on CBS.
Self-destructing briefings and team-craft heists — cool as a cold war martini.
Key cast
- Peter Graves as Jim Phelps
- Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter
- Martin Landau as Rollin Hand
- Greg Morris as Barney Collier
- Peter Lupus as Willy Armitage