Five Fingers is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War. It was based on L. C. Moyzich's story "Operation Cicero". It ran from October 3, 1959, to January 9, 1960.

Premise

David Hedison starred as Victor Sebastian, a counter-intelligence agent for the United States. His mission was to infiltrate a Soviet espionage ring; Five Fingers was his code name. Luciana Paluzzi co-starred as Simone Genet, a fashion model. Paul Burke portrayed Robertson, who was the contact person for Sebastian. Representing the Wembly and Sebastian Ltd. theatrical agency, Sebastian posed as a booking agent who sought musical talent to place in clubs across continental Europe. Genet hoped to become a singer. As they traveled together, a romantic relationship developed, while she knew nothing about his secret spy activities.

Episodes and guest stars

Episodes and notable guest stars include: Two additional episodes, "A Shot in the Dark" (Neile Adams and Joanna Cook Moore) and "Counterfeit" (Cesar Romero), were unaired.

UK theatrical runs

In 1960/61 in the UK, 20th Century Fox used nine episodes as supporting films for circuit releases, all but one of their own main features:- The Rank release played at the prime Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The National release played at Rank's secondary outlets, although at this time it still was allocated the odd decent booking.

Production

Herbert Bayard Swope Jr. was the producer of the show, which was based on the film 5 Fingers (1952). Robert Stevens was the director, and Richard Berg was the writer. The program was broadcast on Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Its competition included The Lawrence Welk Show and Ozark Jubilee on ABC and Have Gun – Will Travel and Gunsmoke on CBS.