This was a 13 episode series made by the Gerry Anderson Studios in 1969, it contained both the familiar puppet format, as well as live action sequences. The stable vehicle of the show was a souped-up Model T Ford. The life-sized version of which turned up later in episodes of UFO, the Anderson\u2019s following series. This car was\u00a0 somewhat of\u00a0 a departure\u00a0 from the\u00a0 normal high-tech vehicles of the studio\u2019s earlier series.<\/p>\n
The Secret Service never really gained any commercial success. It starred Stanley Unwin as a slightly-deaf village priest, come secret agent, who works for the BISHOP (British Intelligence Secret Headquarters, Operation Priest) \u2014 (who thinks these names up??) \u2014 who by use of an electronic device hidden within a book, could miniaturise his gardener Matthew, or any other person or object he cared to, to a third of its original size. Father Unwin was contacted by other BISHOP operatives via a radio device in his hearing aid. Using these devices he was able to operate without\u00a0 disclosing his identity as a secret agent.<\/p>\n
Very few related products were released.<\/p>\n