Editing The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (section)

==Reunion TV movie==
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A reunion [[telefilm]], ''Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' subtitled ''The Fifteen Years Later Affair,'' was broadcast on [[CBS]] in America on April 5, 1983, with Vaughn and McCallum reprising their roles, and [[Patrick Macnee]] replacing [[Leo G. Carroll]], who had died in 1972, as the head of U.N.C.L.E.<ref>Heitland, Jon (1987). ''The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Book: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic'' (1st ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. {{ISBN|0-312-00052-9}}.</ref> A framed picture of Carroll appeared on his desk. The film included a tribute to Ian Fleming via a cameo appearance by an unidentified secret agent with the initials "JB". The part was played by [[George Lazenby]], driving James Bond's trademark vehicle, an [[Aston Martin DB5]]. One character, identifying him, says that it is "just like ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]''", which was Lazenby's only Bond film.

The film, written by Michael Sloan and directed by [[Ray Austin (director)|Ray Austin]], briefly filled in the missing years. THRUSH had been put out of business, and the escape of its leader from prison begins the story. Solo and Kuryakin, who had retired, are recalled by U.N.C.L.E. to recapture the escapee and defeat THRUSH once and for all. Rather than reuniting the agents and recapturing their chemistry, however, the film has the agents separated and paired with younger agents. Like most similar reunion films, this production was considered a trial balloon for a possible new series which never materialized.

Although some personnel from the original series were involved (like composer [[Gerald Fried]] and director of photography Fred Koenekamp), the film was not produced by MGM but by Michael Sloan Productions in association with [[Viacom Productions]].