1965, Television: “John Klings Abenteuer”

The West German spy series "John Klings Abenteuer" ("John Klings Adventures") premiered on 13 October 1965 on ZDF ("Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen"). The series ran for two seasons from 13 October 1965 to 12 January 1966 and from 17 December 1969 to 18 March 1970 with a total of 26 episodes produced. The main stars are Hellmut Lange and Uwe Friedrichsen in the roles of John Kling and Jones Burthe. The theme music was composed by Gerhard Narholz.

Synopsis

John Kling (Hellmut Lange) and Jones Burthe (Uwe Friedrichsen) are two secret agents usually taking on the most dangerous jobs in the world. At the beginning of each episode the two agents get their orders from some chief of police or secret service, who addressed them with the words: "I have a task for you, John Kling...".

Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe and Hellmut Lange as John Kling

Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe and
Lore Calvies as Daniela in the episode "Nachtexpress"

Helga Münster as Lucille Sati and
Hellmut Lange as John Kling in the episode "Der Täter ist bekannt"

Main Cast

• Hellmut Lange as John Kling
• Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe
• Franz Rudnick as Günter Hartmann
• Joachim Wolff as Monsieur Fernell
• Benno Gellenbeck as Anscheff

Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe and Hellmut Lange as John Kling

Hellmut Lange as John Kling and
Renate Ewert as Annegret van Elsen in the episode "Blüten"

Felicitas Ferber as Jacqueline Karsten,  Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe
and Hellmut Lange as John Kling in the episode "Kunstsammler"

Trivia

The series was based on pulp fiction novels from 1924 till 1939 and from 1949 till 1954.

Opening and closing credits from the first episode "Nachtexpress" (1965)