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Father Stanley Unwin is the central puppet character of The Secret Service, the 1969 British television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. He is presented as a parish priest who secretly works as an agent for BISHOP, the fictional British intelligence organization, with missions involving his gardener, Matthew Harding. The character was voiced by and modeled on comedian Stanley Unwin, and the series combines Supermarionation with live-action material.
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Who is Father Stanley Unwin in The Secret Service?
Father Stanley Unwin is the central puppet character in The Secret Service, a British television series from 1969. He is presented as a parish priest who secretly works as an agent.
What intelligence organization does Father Stanley Unwin work for?
He secretly works for BISHOP, the fictional British intelligence organization. His public role as a priest helps conceal his missions.
Who created The Secret Service?
The series was created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. It used puppet characters and combined espionage plots with the unusual setting of an English parish.
What is unusual about Father Stanley Unwin's role?
He combines the duties of a parish priest with covert intelligence work for BISHOP. That contrast is the central premise of his character in the 1969 series.
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