A Man Called Sloane

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A Man Called Sloane was an American secret agent adventure TV series that aired on NBC during the 1979-1980 television season. It was produced by Quinn Martin.

The series starred Robert Conrad as Thomas R. Sloane III, a freelance spy who takes on occasional assignments for UNIT, a secret American intelligence operation, run by "The Director" (played by Dan O'Herlihy). The secret entrance to UNIT headquarters was through a toy store. KARTEL was the evil secret organization that was UNIT's nemesis. Aiding Sloane's missions is Torque, his deadly right-hand man played by Ji-Tu Cumbuka, and "Effie", a computer voiced by Michelle Carey.

A Man Called Sloane was an amalgam of elements from numerous spy series of the previous 15 years, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, and Conrad's own The Wild Wild West. One of the more expensive series produced during the season, it failed to gain an audience and was cancelled after 12 episodes were broadcast.

A year later, NBC aired a TV movie entitled Death Ray 2000 which was actually the original pilot for the series. The movie starred Robert Logan as Sloane. Cumbuka also appears as Torque, however in the pilot film, the character was a villain.