The Double Death of Charlie Crippen Department S : Season 2 Episode 20
ITV 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: March 24th, 1970 @ 12:00 AM EST on ITV
Near Naples a car is stopped by a land-mine, then riddled with bullets by attackers. However, the 'victim' in the back seat turns out to be a dummy, whom Jason nicknames Charlie Crippen. The Department discovers that the intended target of the attack was King Frederick, an exiled king threatened by revolutionists, and his enemies are waiting to try again... necessitating another car ride, this time with a human decoy to flush out the killers.