HATE FUN 2003! Licensed by Royalty

What was I saying about shows influenced by UK telefantasy? Wikipedia mentions this showing owing a little to James Bond, but there’s more than a little of The Persuaders to it too. Jack Hofner and Rowe Rickenbacker, the show’s heroes, can be seen as equivalents to Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde of the Roger Moore/Tony Curtis vehicle. I dismissed it at the time, but watching the opening again now, I think I might be tempted to check it out if I can find it cheap. Which may be tricky as it’s out of print following the Geneon USA closure. On the other hand it was so overlooked, there may be loads of DVDs clogging warehouses unsold…