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''The Rat Catchers'' is a 1960s British fictional television series made by Rediffusion and broadcast on the ITV Network. It is about a top secret British Intelligence Unit. They receive orders from the Prime Minister and without question battles enemy spies, saboteurs, and other criminals in order to protect the security of Great Britain and the Western Alliance. ==Format== ''The Rat Catchers'' is an organisation based at Whitehall in Central London but officially didn't exist, being denied at the highest level as they worked with the greatest secrecy. The focus is on three major characters: *Peregrine Pascale Smith (portrayed by Gerald Flood) is an Oxford University-educated managing director with 12 years' experience under his belt. *Brigadier H. St. J. Davidson (portrayed by Philip Stone) is the emotionless analytical brains behind the group. *Richard William Hurst (portrayed by Glyn Owen), formerly a superintendent at Scotland Yard. The show begins with the arrival of Richard Hurst, the new recruit to the team, an ex-policeman who was said to have gone by the book whilst in the force. However, the secrecy in the organization's setup finds Hurst somewhat out of step with the other two, including not really knowing which of the other two really has the authority. Officially, Hurst is an employee of Smith's company: ''Transworld Electronics'', leading to some confusion; in episode 3, he is not sure whether Smith or the Brigadier is his boss. This antagonistic approach leads him to feel left out, a situation not helped by Brigadier Davidson insistence that Hurst knows only the bare minimum about the organization and is keen to keep it that way. The Brigadier's catch phrase is "Say so, if you understand me." which he repeats each time he sent Smith and Hurst on a mission to ensure his orders are carried out to the letter. This was mimicked on the single version recording of the theme tune which opens with the mimicked "Say Yes, if you understand me". The show aired in two series comprising 25 x 60-minute episodes. Stories continued over multiple episodes in two or three parts, with cliff-hanger endings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Rat Catchers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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