Mission: Impossible - Season 5 - Eps 21: A Ghost Story
Howard Bainbridge, a chemical warfare expert who defected to East, was contaminated by his own experiments and then returned back to the U.S. and his family manor, where his father (a paranoid arch-conservative) had him killed and the body buried. Since Howard destroyed the records before defecting, the IMF must recover the body to get a sample of the chemicals. The elder Bainbridge, Justin, is unaware that his head of security is an enemy agent also trying to find Howard' sbody. The IMF gain access to a air-raid shelter on the grounds and start ""haunting"" Justin with a secretly-implanted microphone and holographic projectors. Plagued by visions only he can see of his son and his dead wife Janette (played by Dana), Justin calls in physician Paris, who recommends he assauge his guilt conscience and Justin ends up digging up his son's body, which the IMF take.
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)
