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The Worst Episodes of The Baron

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The Baron is a British television series, made in 1965/66 based on the book series by John Creasey, written under the pseudonym Anthony Morton, and produced by ITC Entertainment. It was the first ITC show

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Baron Season 1 Episode 26 - The Long, Long Day
    6.1/10(45 votes)

    S1:E26

    No description available

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Baron Season 1 Episode 18 - A Memory of Evil
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    S1:E18

    No description available

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writers:Dennis Spooner, Terry Nation

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  3. The Baron Season 1 Episode 11 - Samurai West
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    S1:E11

    The sale of a 5000 year old Samurai sword gives the Baron trouble. When the seller, Asano, bumps into an old enemy, Norman Sterling, at Mannering's apartment, Sterling promises to avenge the treatment of him and his brother in a Japanese POW camp. After Asano is murdered, the Baron has to protect Sterling from Asano's loyal servant is out for revenge.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Baron Season 1 Episode 14 - There's Someone Close Behind You
    7.1/10(42 votes)

    S1:E14

    Mannering gets a tip-off that there will be a robbery at the Lynstead Collection. The police and the Baron lie in wait but one of the policemen is killed by the gang leader, Greg Wilde. Wilde is arrested for murder but his crooked solicitor tells him that all of the witnesses will be disposed of. Mannering escapes an attempt on his life but Wilde escapes from police custody and is out to get the Baron.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writers:Dennis Spooner, Terry Nation

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  5. The Baron Season 1 Episode 17 - Time to Kill
    7.1/10(41 votes)

    S1:E17

    No description available

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Baron Season 1 Episode 2 - Epitaph for a Hero
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    S1:E2

    Mannering attends the funeral of Jim Carey, a former army colleague. After receiving a message that Carey is still alive, Mannering agrees to go undercover for Templeton-Green. An elaborate plan to steal a $ 1 m jewel is bad enough but becomes worse when Cordelia is used as a hostage to ensure that the Baron cooperates with Carey.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  7. The Baron Season 1 Episode 4 - Red Horse, Red Rider
    7.2/10(47 votes)

    S1:E4

    When Mannering gets a message to buy The Four Horsemen, he travels to Khakania, a country gripped in civil war. The Horseman are a famous statue worth over $1m. The money from the statue will help fund the rebel cause. The Baron tries to flee the country with the rebel leader's daughter and statue but is hounded by the secret police who are always one step ahead of him.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  8. The Baron Season 1 Episode 12 - The Maze
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    S1:E12

    Mannering stops up to pick up a petrified girl in a country lane, as they drive away they are shot at and crash off the road. When he comes to, he keeps having flashbacks that feature weird objects but the police simply think that he is suffering from concussion. As he tries to retrace his footsteps, he is watched by a man with a gun who is determined not to let him near the house in which the girl is held hostage.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  9. The Baron Season 1 Episode 20 - The High Terrace
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    S1:E20

    No description available

    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  10. The Baron Season 1 Episode 22 - Night of the Hunter
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    S1:E22

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    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Baron Season 1 Episode 1 - Diplomatic Immunity
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    S1:E1

    After a robbery in his london shop, antique dealer John Mannering a.k.a. The Baron, is persuaded by Templeton-Green to work for Diplomatic Intelligence. He travels behind the Iron Curtin and meets his contact Cordelia. They encounter a corrupt Party member who attempts to frame them for the murder of his lover, the London jewel thief.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  12. The Baron Season 1 Episode 30 - Farewell to Yesterday
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    S1:E30

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    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Baron Season 1 Episode 23 - The Edge of Fear
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    S1:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Baron Season 1 Episode 10 - The Legions of Ammak
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    S1:E10

    Mannering is asked by an eccentric millionaire to witness him purchase The Legions of Ammrak, a golden necklace that contains seven perfectly matched black pearls. The Baron identifies that they are genuine but David Marlowe notices that the seller, King Ibrahim, is wearing the wrong school tie. When Mannering realises that he's being duped, he has to recover both the money and the necklace.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Michael Cramoy

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  15. The Baron Season 1 Episode 15 - Storm Warning (1)
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    S1:E15

    The Baron and Cordelia are at the Macao docks checking a shipment of antiques. A missing crate leads to Cordelia witnessing a murder on baord a cargo ship. When she is held prisoner Mannering has to stow away on the ship. They meet an undercover CIA agent working as one of the crew who tells them about the ship's mysterious cargo and its secret destination. The CIA agent is killed and Mannering forced out into the open.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  16. The Baron Season 1 Episode 24 - Long Ago and Far Away
    7.5/10(38 votes)

    S1:E24

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    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  17. The Baron Season 1 Episode 27 - Roundabout
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    S1:E27

    Mannering discovers that his Paris shop is being used as a front for drug trafficking.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Baron Season 1 Episode 3 - Something for a Rainy Day
    7.6/10(58 votes)

    S1:E3

    The Baron does a deal with a scheming insurance agent to recover a £ 100,000 Aztec mask from an ex-con. However the former crook's gang leader has a different idea and will even hurt his one-time friend's daughter to get the mask.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  19. The Baron Season 1 Episode 5 - Enemy of the State
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    S1:E5

    An undercover British agent is caught in an Eastern Bloc country and names Mannering as his contact. The Baron and Cordelia are in the country to pass over some money. They are warner not to go to the rendezvous by Bradfield as it is a trap. Cordelia is caught and held by the police. Mannering has a plan to kidnap the head of the police but there is a double agent in the Bradfield house.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Baron Season 1 Episode 25 - So Dark the Night
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    S1:E25

    No description available

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writers:Dennis Spooner, Terry Nation

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  21. The Baron Season 1 Episode 28 - The Man Outside
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    S1:E28

    No description available

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Baron Season 1 Episode 9 - And Suddenly You're Dead
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    S1:E9

    The Baron and Cordelia are in Switzerland when they bump into Peter Franklin, an old friend of Cordelia. Franklin, who is a CIA agent, has stolen the latest strain in a deadly virus from the laboratory he was working in. When Franklin is killed, Mannering is in a race with Sorenson, the scientist who developed the virus, and Holmes, an unscrupulous character, to discover the whereabouts of the deadly bacteria.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writers:Dennis Spooner, Terry Nation

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  23. The Baron Season 1 Episode 16 - The Island (2)
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    S1:E16

    With the ship arriving at the island to deliver its cargo, Mannering learns of the plot to steal an American space capsule. Via the ship's radio he alerts the US Navy of the plot. He and Cordelia escape and they must think up a plan to stop the robbery and hope that the Navy can get to them in time to assist.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  24. The Baron Season 1 Episode 21 - The Seven Eyes of Night
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Baron Season 1 Episode 8 - The Persuaders
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    S1:E8

    David Marlowe is kidnapped from Mannering's shop. For his release he must sell a false Renoir to Sir Robert Ellacott. Mannering calls on Templeton-Green for help. The Baron follows his orders and sells the picture but whilst visiting he meets Sir Robert's nephew Roddy and becomes suspicious. When Marlowe is stabbed by Roddy as he attempts to escape, the other gang members become nervous. Mannering has to meet Roddy with the ransom money to ensure that Marlowe isn't killed.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Long, Long Day" is the worst rated episode of "The Baron". It scored 6.1/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/22/1967. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Memory of Evil".