Adderly

infobox television
show_name = Adderly


caption =
format = Drama
runtime = 60 minutes
creator =
starring = Winston Rekert
country = flagicon|Canada Canada
network =
first_aired = September 24, 1986
last_aired = March 9, 1988
num_episodes = 44
imdb_id = 0090391
tv_com_id = 3301|Created for Canadian television, "Adderly" starred Winston Rekert as V.H. (Virgil Homer) Adderly, a secret agent for an organization known as the I.S.I (International Security and Intelligence). While on a mission in East Germany, Adderly lost the use of his left hand when an enemy agent, Victor Barinov, crushed it with a medieval mace during an interrogation. Not considered useful any longer by the powers that be, Adderly was reassigned to Miscellaneous Affairs, where he regularly went above and beyond his mundane duties to uncover dread plots that the larger organization overlooked.

Miscellaneous Affairs was run by the prissy but lovable Melville Greenspan, played by Jonathan Welsh as a man totally devoted to his bureaucracy and unwilling to allow Adderly the freedom to pursue his outside interests. The only other staff member was Mona Ellerby, played by Dixie Seatle. Mona was the obviously over-qualified secretary to Greenspan, addicted to adventure and romance novels. Greenspan's superior was Major Jonathan B. Clack, played by Ken Pogue. Major Clack was in charge of the I.S.I. as a whole, and was the only person who could have Adderly reassigned to active field operations.

Through the course of the 44-episode run, Adderly repeatedly demonstrated his ability to perform the duties of an active field agent, frequently saving the life of Major Clack himself. Unfortunately for Adderly, all he did was confirm to Clack that he was an important asset at his current post.

"Adderly" aired from September 1986 through March 1988 at the 11:30pm "CBS Late Night" slot on the CBS network. Late in the run the show's popularity prompted CBS to run episodes in prime time, but there was little promotion and the show didn't do well in the ratings. "Adderly" was based on series creator Elliott Baker's novel, "Pocock & Pitt".

References

*imdb title|id=0090391|title=Adderly
* [http://epguides.com/Adderly/ Epguides.com]