Well, I remember that excellent US TV drama serial of the late Super70s called "A Man Called Sloane". At that time I was only about 8 years old but I reckon I was still a good judge of what was good TV, and in my opinion, this show was compulsive viewing! I am very surprised that repeats of this show have not been shown on British TV considering the number of channels we now have available. In terms of watchability, A Man Called Sloane was as entertaining as, say, Columbo or The A Team, and it was one of those spy/adventure shows that appealed to the whole family. Having said that, I actually remember very little about any particular episode because I was so young at the time. However, I do remember that each episode had a certain formula that intrigued you and made you want to continue watching.

From what I can remember, at the start of a typical episode, this gut called Thomas Sloane would walk up to an ATM machine outside a bank in a busy American high street. He would then press a few buttons and he'd be asked to identify himself. So, he'd speak his name "Thomas R Sloane" into the ATM machine. The machine would verify his voice pattern and he'd then be given access into a secret part of the building where some secret government crime-fighting organisation were operating from. During the late Super70s, this sort of thing seemed very cool and futuristic. Sloane would go into the secret area of the building and be given instructions about some "assignment" that he had to undertake. As I say, I can't remember all the details of the plot for any particular episode, but Sloane seemed to be a sort of James Bond character who would be instructed to do whatever it takes to bring some bad guys to justice. To help him in this endeavour, Sloane was given a helper in the form of a beefy bald-headed black guy (called Torque) Torque had a detachable hand that was a sort of metal device that could be used as a tool for various tasks.

I would love to be able to watch one of those shows again but I guess they would be pretty hard to get hold of now. At that time, hardly anyone in the UK had a video recorder. If anyone does have a copy though, I would love to hear from you. My nickname is Coldfire and my email address is: mikew080@hotmail.com

--Coldfire

I remember T J Sloane making a brief appearance here in the Granada region of England a good few years ago. But my principle memory is of the pilot film which I am sure starred someone else as Sloane. Does anyone know who this was as I have never been able to find out.

--Mark Welsby

MASQUERADE OF TERROR somehow stays in my memory from 23 years ago. amazing isn't it? I wish there was a way to get that episode on tape along with other shows from the series. Richard Lynch was always great as a bad guy who once again did that portrayal on SLOANE as well as BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.

--Coop

I've always loved spy shows so I just loved 'A Man Called Sloane'. Robert Conrad brought a much needed gravitas to the role after the disappointing Robert Logan portrayal in the pilot. I've never understood why Conrad dissed the show after its cancellation. If he thought it was 'silly', why did he direct an episode? The late Dan O'Herlihy was splendid as 'The Director'. He kept a stars and stripes flag in his office! The plots were outrageously entertaining. I vividly remember Clive Revill's turn as 'Morgan Lancasterr' in Jimmy Sangster's 'Demon's Triangle'! And who can possibly forget Sloane at the mercy of deadly locusts in 'Lady Bug'! If I recall correctly, Torque saves Sloane by using his metal hand to simulate the bugs' mating call! The series came out not long after the Bond epic 'Moonraker', hence the campy humour, luscious girls and improbable gadgets. It deserved a full season at the very least. Rather like 'Police Squad', 'A Man Called Sloane' died much too soon.

--Steve Michael