Mission: Impossible - Season 1 - Eps 16: The Reluctant Dragon
Dr. Cherlotov, a scientist of an enemy power, failed to defect to the West when his wife did. Now that he has developed a cheap, effective anti-ballistic system, the IMF are ordered to get him out. Unfortunately, they find out that Cherlotov doesn't wasn't to defect: he merely wants to convince his superiors he is loyal and live out his life. The IMF smuggle in his wife Karen. Meanwhile, Rollin convinces Cherlotov's watcher and the security commissioner, Jankowski, to put Cherlotov under jail for suspicion. When Cherlotov realizes what his country does to other dissidents he agrees to defect, but Jankowski sees through Rollin's cover and tries to arrest them all.
About Mission: Impossible
Title: Mission: Impossible
First Air Date: 1966-09-17
Last Air Date: 1973-03-30
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 278 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 171
Network: CBS
Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Desilu Productions, Paramount Television
Synopsis
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
Cast
Peter Graves
Jim Phelps
Greg Morris
Barney Collier
Peter Lupus
Willy Armitage
Lynda Day George
Dana Lambert
Bob Johnson
Man on Tape (voice)
