The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Five Daughters Affair (2)
TV Flash files “The Five Daughters Affair (2)” as hour 88 of 105 in the TV Flash guide — The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968) on NBC, season 3, episode 29, aired 1967-04-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E29: listed hour 88 of 105 in the The Man from U.N.C.L.E. guide, hour 29 of 30 in season 3. It aired 1967-04-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Five Daughters Affair (1)” (S03E28). Next is “The Cap and Gown Affair” (S03E30).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After escaping the crashing plane, Napoleon and Illya continue the hunt for for the gold extraction formula. However, they end up captured by Thrush and prepared for death.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Five Daughters Affair (2) sit in the The Man from U.N.C.L.E. guide?
S03E29 is listed hour 88 of 105 — hour 29 of 30 in season 3, season 3 episode 29.
When did The Man from U.N.C.L.E. S03E29 air?
The Five Daughters Affair (2) aired 1967-04-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Any Solo-and-Kuryakin briefing against THRUSH shows the buddy-spy contract. Early episodes ride the Bond-boom heat; merchandising lore is extra, not required viewing order.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin saved the world from THRUSH with gadget briefcases and multinational cool. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum became the buddy-spy template for Bond fever's television wing. U.N.C.L.E. badges were the cosplay of their day — American spy-fi mania at photogenic peak.
The briefing is the style. NBC's *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964–1968) sends Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin after THRUSH with gadget briefcases and multinational cool, and the camera treats the partnership as the form. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum became the buddy-spy template for Bond fever's television wing. Leo G. Carroll's Alexander Waverly holds the office. Early development brushed Ian Fleming; the series quickly became its own pop phenomenon with fan magazines and merchandise. Cold War partnership…
Filed against
- Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo
Robert Vaughn's Napoleon Solo saved the world from THRUSH on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — gadget briefcases, multinational cool, David McCallum's Illya as the other half of Bond fever's television wing. U.N.C.L.E. badges were the cosplay of…
- David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin
David McCallum’s Illya Kuryakin made The Man from U.N.C.L.E. multinational cool — 1960s catalog gadget briefcases, Bond fever’s television wing, then NCIS stretching the blond into Gibbs-adjacent lab weather. TV Flash files him as the…
- Leo G. Carroll as Alexander Waverly
Leo G. Carroll ran the shop as Alexander Waverly on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — the dry headquarters voice behind Napoleon Solo, Illya Kuryakin, and a briefcase full of THRUSH panic. Sixties spy-fi needed a grown-up in the room. TV Flash…