Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee

Nacimiento : 1922-02-06, Paddington, London, England, UK

Muerte : 2015-06-25

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Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 - 25 June 2015) was an English actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the series The Avengers (1961-1969).

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Patrick Macnee
Patrick Macnee
Patrick Macnee

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The Witnessing of Angels
Self - Host
As a force of light, angels are God's ministering spirits, messengers who protect and comfort, created for the purpose of carrying out the will of God. Serving as an intermediary between heaven and earth, angels pass through the invisible windows between the worlds. The Witnessing of Angels" features breathtaking eyewitness accounts of people who have seen and heard angels. These divine encounters with angels have brought with them a renewed sense that God is at work and that these angels among us are real. Join us on a spiritual journey of never before told stories of ordinary people's personal encounters with God's Messengers.
Unlocking DaVinci's Code
Narrator/Host
Centuries of conspiracy unmasked in this documentary! Discover the hidden meaning inside the greatest art in history as host Patrick MacNee reveals the secrets to the strange riddles and clues within the masterpieces of Leonardo DaVinci. Revealed for the first time ever on DVD, the controversial link between Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene and Leonardo DaVinci. Explore the secret society that includes DaVinci, Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli and Victor Hugo. Unlocking DaVinci's Code reveals the greatest mysteries of our time and the greatest secrets of our past.
The Low Budget Time Machine
Dr. Ballard
A conniving professor and his gorilla side-kick convince down-and-out astronauts to go on a time-journey to benefit mankind. Once transported to the future, they meet beautiful but deadly space babes, a horrible monster and an army of mutants. The last doomed survivors of earth are trapped by a cosmic plague unleashed in an apocalyptic future!
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Narrator (voice)
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Living Daylights"
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film 'Licence to Kill'.
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
Narrator
Documentary exploring the famous title sequences used in the Bond movies. Narrated by Patrick Macnee. Included on the 'You Only Live Twice' Bluray disc
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun"
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only"
Inside 'Dr. No'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film Dr. No.
Inside 'Octopussy'
Narrator
Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Octopussy'. Narrated by Patrick Macnee.
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "A View to a Kill"
Designing Bond: Peter Lamont
Narrator
A documentary about the work of Peter Lamont.
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
Narrator
Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
Narrator / Self
John Cork and his compatriots from the Ian Fleming Foundation, who have created outstanding documentaries for most of MGM's 007 DVDs, provide a fine overview of the life and times of James Bond's creator. Rather than using voice-over narrative, Cork and company tell this story entirely through the recollections of Fleming's family, friends and colleagues, combining new interviews with archival footage (including conversations with Fleming himself).
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Diamonds are Forever"
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice"
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
Narrator (voice)
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "From Russia with Love".
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"
Inside 'Moonraker'
Narrator
Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee.
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
Narrator (voice)
Short documentary about Cubby Broccoli.
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Narrator
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die"
El Regreso
Lord Awliscombe
La hija de un coronel es la nueva cuidadora de la casa. Ella lucha por mantener la casa y lidia con sus problemas amorosos.
Los vengadores
Invisible Jones (voice)
El apuesto John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) y la sofisticada y astuta Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) son dos agentes secretos que despliegan estilo y elegancia en su lucha contra el crimen. Sir August de Wynter (Sean connery), un antiguo miembro del Ministerio del Interior, es un hombre muy rico e inteligente que planea controlar el mundo por medio de una modernísima máquina del tiempo que representa una grave amenaza para la humanidad, que se verá expuesta a imprevisibles y violentas tormentas de hielo o a temperaturas abrasadoras. Pero nuestros héroes no pierden la calma ni siquiera en situaciones tan aparentemente irresolubles.
Roswell Top Secret
Himself - Host
Something happened near the town of Rosewell. This event came to be known as the Rosewell incident. The town has since become synonymous with flying saucers crashes, alien visitation, government cover up, or what many say, a jump to conclusions and a gross distortion of facts.
Nightman
Dr. Walton
After lightning strikes saxophonist Johnny Domino, he finds he is telepathically tuned to the frequency of evil. This gives him an edge for finding the bad guys, and some special classified wearable gear gives him an edge for fighting them.
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Actor Patrick Macnee leads the viewer through London in the footsteps of the genius private investigator Sherlock Holmes and his assistant and friend, Dr. Watson.
Thunder in Paradise 3
Edward Whitaker
Spencer and Bru break into his HQ and capture notorious drug lord Manuel Santiago of a DEA Agent. Santiago's angered assistant, Mason Lee, takes the school hostage where Kelly is teaching and Jessica is one of the students in attendance in retaliation to Santiago's capture. Alison, knowing a way in, joins Spencer and Bru in the rescue.
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
Narrator (voice)
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball".
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
Narrator (voice)
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Goldfinger".
The Goldfinger Phenomenon
Narrator
A look at the marketing, advertising and merchandising of the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964) including trailers, interviews, TV spots and rare promotional films.
Thunder in Paradise 2
Edward Whitaker
Kelly is whisked off into Prince Aramour's harem and given to his enemy as tribute in this romantic tale of capture and rescue.
Thunder in Paradise
Edward Whitaker
Terry "Hulk" Hogan stars as R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer who is an ex-Navy S. E. A. L. and confirmed bachelor struggling to make ends meet. In order to save his superboat THUNDER (and ultimately, his business) Spencer is forced into a marriage of convenience with the snobby Megan Whitaker. When Megan gets kidnapped it's up to Spencer and his partner Bru to save the day or risk losing everything.
The Hound of London
Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of London
Waxwork: El misterio de los agujeros negros
Sir Wilfred
Los dos supervivientes de los sucesos del museo de cera de hace unos años, tienen que viajar con una máquina del tiempo, para intentar conseguir la prueba de que uno de ellos no mató a su padrastro y a la vez luchar contra el malvado Lord Scarabus.
Sherlock Holmes: Incidente en las Cataratas Victoria
Dr. John Watson
El rey Eduardo le pide a Sherlock Holmes que realice una tarea más antes de su retiro: proteger la Estrella de África en un viaje a Ciudad del Cabo. Pronto se roba la legendaria joya y varias personas terminan siendo asesinadas.
Sherlock Holmes y la Prima Donna
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get involved with Balkan terrorists to save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera house and prevent World War I.
Eye of the Widow
Andrew Marcus
A new international terrorist group attack the castle of an Austrian prince during his party, but one of the guests, a contractor, deals with them. The CIA then hires him to find the men behind the attack and take them out. This big budget film with many 'A' stars was barely released. In fact, despite being a U.S. production filmed in Europe, it was never widely screened theatrically in America nor did it receive a video release.
Super Force
E.B. Hungerford
The time: the near future. Astronaut Zach Stone (Ken Olandt) returns from a heroic Mars mission to find his brother murdered -- and his country losing its battle against rampant violence, corruption and anarchy. Determined to avenge his brother's death, and to fight back against the mounting tide of barbarism, Stone transforms himself into an ultra-high-tech, one-man vigilante army: the Super Force. Equipped with invincible body armor and as awesome arsenal of futuristic weaponry, he wages an apocalyptic, inner-city war against the sinister conspiracy lead by the inscrutably evil Tao Satori (G. Gordon Liddy). A high impact, special effects-filled sci-fi adventure!
El hombre langosta de Marte
Professor Plocostomos
Una joven estudiante de cine vende una extraña película ("El hombre langosta de Marte") a un productor de cine desesperado porque no puede pagar sus impuestos. Marte sufre una fuga de aire y envia a la Tierra al temido hombre langosta para robar el aire. El plan se ve frustrado gracias a un científico loco, a una niña, y a un coronel del ejército.
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
Geoffrey Keeble
A fool-proof formula for picking winning horses on a computer disc is the Maguffin sought by Cleveland and others.
Masque of the Red Death
Machiavel
With a deadly plague ravaging his Renaissance kingdom, Prince Prospero invites his friends to retire to the protection of his castle for ongoing revels, leaving the peasantry to die. But fate is not so easily escaped by the debauched nobility.
Sorry, Wrong Number
Nigel Evans
Based on a famous play, follows a bedridden wife who overhears a murder plan on her phone. She tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent it.
Chill Factor
Carl Lawton
After a day of filming her popular "Window On The World" television series, hostess Katherine returns to her hotel room to find Clifford, an ex-CIA agent who reveals a saga of a worldwide organization that seeks to destroy the economic stability of every major country. Katherine seizes this opportunity to become a "real journalist" like star reporter Jerry, against the direct orders of news director Carl.
Cult People
Himself
In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films. Included are such well-known genre figures as Russ Meyer, Curtis Harrington, Cameron Mitchell and James Karen.
Transformations
Father Christopher
Wolfgang is traveling in outer space when a monster, which he sees as a beautiful woman, appears in his spaceship and makes love with him. Then the ship is forced to land on a planet which is a penal colony. Here he meets Miranda who falls in love with him. A group of prisoners uses him and his spaceship to fly away from the planet. But the monster which is by now inside Wolfgang arouses and only Miranda's love can save him.
Waxwork: Museo de cera
Sir Wilfred
Hay un nuevo museo en la ciudad, un museo de cera. El propietario, tratándose de algo novedoso en el lugar, invita a varios grupos de adolescentes para que entren a las sesiones de horas más intempestivas, eso sí, sin pagar. En el interior, las figuras de cera reproducen macabras escenas de crímenes y los más terroríficos personajes de terror. ¿Pero son simplemente seres inertes? La respuesta es no, ya que cobran vida y nutrirán su hambre de matar con los inocentes visitantes, que se convertirán en inesperados personajes de las historias que allí se representan.
Club Med
Gilbert Anthony Paige
O'Shea es uno de los jefes en el Club Med. Después de años separados, finalmente se encuentra con su ex esposa Kate. Luchan, se enamoran de nuevo y saben que no va a funcionar. Stuffy, va al Club Med a divertirse, pero necesita a la fugitiva francesa Simone para divertirse. Unhappy Danny llega al Club Med bajo la tutela de O'Shea y siempre termina en problemas.
Shadey
Sir Cyril Landau
A young man discovers that not only does he have the ability to read minds, but that if he holds a camera next to his head he can transmit the thoughts he sees onto film.
Panorama para matar
Tibbett
Bond recibe la misión de desenmascarar a Max Zorin, un misterioso empresario, y aparente espía de la KGB, que amenaza con dominar el mundo por medio de sus revolucionarios microchips. Aliado a poderosas empresas de tecnología punta, su objetivo es destruir la falla de San Andrés, provocando un terremoto de irreversibles consecuencias.
This Is Spinal Tap
Sir Denis Eton-Hogg
Documental, más bien rockumental, sobre la banda de rock más ruidosa de la historia, el grupo de heavy metal "Spinal Tap". (FILMAFFINITY)
The Creature Wasn't Nice
Dr. Stark
Un grupo de astronautas que están de exploración en un planeta, se topan con una porción de protoplasma y deciden llevársela a la nave para analizara en la Tierra. Pero el protoplasma se convierte en un monstruo devorador que hace temblar a la Tierra.
The Hot Touch
Vincent Reyblack
A master art forger and his partner in crime, an art expert who can vouch for the authenticity of the forgeries, are making a bundle. An art dealer figures out their scheme but agrees to keep quiet if they forge some art lost in WWII.
El Regreso de Napoleón Solo
Sir John Raleigh
When THRUSH steals a nuclear weapon and demands a ransom delivered by Napoleon Solo, UNCLE recalls him and his partner to duty.
Sweet Sixteen
Dr. John Morgan
Melissa es una joven guapa y solitaria que trata de hacer nuevos amigos en el pueblo, pero se convierte en sospechosa cuando varios chicos con los que ella se relaciona terminan brutalmente asesinados.
Likely Stories Vol. 2
VINCE D'ANGELO is a low life, Congressman from New Jersey who'll stop at nothing to get elected to the U.S. Senate. With his sleazy, below-the-belt campaign tactics, he's hell-bent on destroying his opponents reputations and getting himself and his wife to the top of the heap in Washington D.C. In "SCHOOL, GIRLS, & YOU," it's the 1950's -- and strait-laced Everdale University is about to go "coed". In order to prepare it's student body for the onslaught of "females" on campus, they present this hard-hitting educational film. Wally Bile is the "wrong-way" role model with Science Professor, Dr. Bloom. Dr. Bloom explains the vital "do's and don'ts" on dating women, and the all-important "warning signs" and "danger signals" to look out for when close-encountering the opposite sex.
Los locos del bisturí
Jacob
Un hospital reúne a varios sujetos estrambóticos: un joven y brillante aspirante a médico que no soporta ver la sangre, un doctor que pretende a la enfermera jefe para conseguir la llave del armario de las drogas, un mafioso que se oculta en el hospital disfrazado de mujer...
Rehearsal for Murder
David Mathews
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
Comedy of Horrors
Host
The story is set at Beacon House, a small honeymoon hotel hexed by a haunt, which is located along a scenic but desolate stretch of the North Carolina coast. People whose pasts are tainted with evil will not find Beacon House a peaceful shelter; only the innocent and pure of heart will find safety.
Aullidos
Dr. George Waggner
Karen, una popular presentadora de televisión de Los Ángeles, sufre una crisis nerviosa al estar a punto de ser asaltada por un violador. Para superar el trauma sigue el consejo de un psicólogo que le recomienda retirarse a descansar al campo. Viaja entonces a la costa norte de California, y allí su marido sufre un cambio de personalidad al ser atacado por un extraño animal, mitad hombre, mitad lobo.
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Self
Making-of featurette for 'The Howling' (1981)
Lobos marinos
Major 'Yogi' Crossley
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), los submarinos alemanes hunden barcos mercantes británicos que transportan miles de toneladas de víveres y material bélico para la marina. La inteligencia británica de la India cree que la información les llega a los submarinos alemanes U-Boats a través de un transmisor de radio oculto en uno de los tres buques germanos que están en la colonia portuguesa de Goa. Como Portugal es neutral en la guerra, los barcos no pueden ser atacados por tropas convencionales, por lo que la inteligencia británica decide encargar la misión a un grupo de veteranos británicos expatriados.
King Solomon's Treasure
Captain Good R.N.
Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
Stunt Seven
Boudreau
An intrepid team of stunt experts stage a daring air, sea and land rescue of a kidnapped movie star from the clutches of a suave, modern-day pirate who rules a sovereign fortress state in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Billion Dollar Threat
Horatio Black
A James Bondish superspy is assigned to thwart the devious plans of a master agent who is threatening to destroy the planet unless he is paid one billion dollars within 48 hours.
Galáctica, el Universo en Guerra
Imperious Leader (voice)
Galáctica, una futurista aereonave espacial del tamaño de una pequeña ciudad, navega en una remota galaxia seguida por un convoy de naves espaciales, escapando de la destrucción de la raza humana. Dirigidos or el comandante Adama, estos supervivientes han emprendido el viaje hacia la Colonia Hermana Número Trece, en una lejana galaxia -un planeta llamado Tierra. Battlestar Galáctica narra las aventuras de estos refugiados interestelares y sus batallas con los temidos Cylones.
Evening in Byzantium
Ian Waldeigh
While the prestigious Cannes Film Festival goes on around him, American movie producer Jesse Craig struggles to develop a pitch-worthy thriller about a terrorist plot. Before long, Craig becomes concerned that a shocking act of real-life terrorism already may be underway. Meanwhile, radical actor Bret Easton works in cahoots with a group of extremists to coordinate the hijacking of a trio of passenger planes in a devastating, multi-city nuclear attack.
Muerte de noche
Dr. Gheria
Antología de sketches de terror que contiene tres cuentos macabros; uno sobre un coche viejo que llevará a su nuevo propietario en un viaje en el tiempo, otro sobre vampiros, y el último sobre una madre que ha perdido a su hijo y hará cualquier cosa para recuperarlo.
Sherlock Holmes en Nueva York
Doctor Watson
Holmes tiene que acudir a toda prisa a la ciudad de Nueva York después de descubrir que su antiguo némesis, Moriarty, ha secuestrado al hijo de su antiguo amor, la actriz Irene Adler.
Matt Helm
Shawcross
In this pilot film for the later series, a former secret agent, now a private investigator, is hired to protect a beautiful film star and gets involved with black marketeers and gun runners.
Vampiros
Derek Longbow
Un grupo de amigos busca a un joven estudiante de inglés de Oxford que desapareció mientras investigaba en Grecia. Se sorprenden al descubrir que, dondequiera que haya estado, se han producido ciertos asesinatos sin resolver. Sin creer que su amigo podría ser el autor de tales actos, continúan su búsqueda y lo encuentran bajo el hechizo de un hermoso vampiro, cuyos métodos para chupar sangre incluyen el uso del sado-masoquismo. Creyendo que la han matado, el grupo regresa a casa, sin saber que su amigo ahora es un vampiro.
Mister Jerico
Dudley Jerico
Con man Dudley Jerico sets out to rob corrupt millionaire Victor Rosso of his legendary Gemini diamond, but there's another operator in town who is out to con the con.
The Importance of Being Earnest
TV adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. Jack pretends to be his foolish younger brother, Ernest in order to be a model of moral rectitude to his young ward, Cecily. And he intends to propose to Gwendolyn--that is until he discovers that she loves him because his name is Ernest.
Mission of Danger
Colonel Trent
After his Rangers are caught during a raid, a major must infiltrate the French army to save his men.
Mujeres culpables
Pvt. Duff (scenes deleted)
Nueva Zelanda, Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Drama judicial que gira en torno a cuatro hermanas, cuyas vidas quedarán marcadas por el amor, la miseria y el crimen.
Las Girls
Sir Percy
Historia de una grupo de tres encantadoras chicas cantantes que descubren que sus románticas aventuras tomaron un camino previsto ya en su época de esplendor. La explosiva combinación de Barry -Gene Kelly-, Angele -Taina Elg-, Joy -Mitzi Gaynor- y Sybil -Kay Kendall- componían los miembros de Barry & Les Girls, un popular grupo de cabaret europeo. Años después, el grupo se disolvió. Una demanda por la publicación de escandalosas revelaciones de los componentes llevará a los antiguos componentes del grupo ante un juicio.
Jane Eyre
Rochester
Unusual adaptation of the classic novel.
La Batalla del Río de la Plata
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
En los primeros años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Royal Navy libra una batalla desesperada para mantener abiertas las rutas de convoyes en el Atlántico y poder abastecer a las islas británicas, enfrentándose así al gran peligro que suponen los numerosos buques de guerra alemanes que, como el Admiral Graf Spee, recorren el océano en busca de cargueros que hundir.
Tres casos de asesinato
Guard Subaltern (segment "Lord Mountdrago") (uncredited)
Narra tres relatos en clave fantástico de tema sobrenatural: una fantasma regresa a una galería de arte, en la segunda una chica es asesinada y en el último un Lord es castigado por el recuerdo de un hombre al que humilló.
Cuento de Navidad
Young Jacob Marley
Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) es un cruel avaro hasta una Nochebuena fatídica cuando es visitado por tres fantasmas. Los espíritus le muestran cómo su comportamiento durante los años le ha hecho un hombre solitario, amargo. Utilizan eventos del pasado idealista de Scrooge, su tristre presente y su lúgubre futuro, las apariciones harán todo lo posible para derretir su alma steely. Cicatero Ebeneezer Scrooge aprende de sus errores justo a tiempo para las vacaciones de Navidad y consigue que la vida de todos sea un poco mejor.
Flesh and Blood
Capt. David Sutherland
Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances.
El libertador
Hon. John Bristow
Durante la Revolución Francesa, la Pimpinela Escarlata (Sir Percy Blakeney) arriesga su vida para rescatar aristócratas franceses de la guillotina y ponerlos a salvo a través del Canal de la Mancha. Pero un embajador inglés, obsesionado con llevar a la Pimpinela Escarlata ante la justicia, chantajea a la mujer de Sir Percy… quien ni siquiera sabe que su marido es el temerario libertador.
Dick Barton at Bay
Phillips
David Phillips (Patrick Macnee) is running down the darkened streets of London's Limehouse district, pursued by two men with guns. He finds a public phone and puts a call through to Dick Barton (Don Stannard), but before he can report, a shot rings out. Barton must piece together what Phillips found out that got him killed. Phillips had been assigned to protect Professor Mitchell (Percy Walsh) and his new development, a ray capable of exploding any unstable element aboard an aircraft in flight. Mitchell has been targeted for kidnapping by Serge Volkoff (Meinhart Maur), a foreign agent from Eastern Europe, as part of a larger, much more sinister plot to destroy England and cripple Western Europe. Complicating matters further is that Mitchell's daughter (Joyce Linden) has also been kidnapped, and Barton must contend with Volkoff's crafty female companion Anna (Tamara Desni).
The Girl Is Mine
Hugh Hurcombe
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat.
Hamlet
Extra (uncredited)
Después de haber asesinado a su hermano, el rey de Dinamarca, Claudius se casa con la reina y ocupa el trono danés. En medio del dolor, al príncipe Hamlet se le aparece el fantasma de su padre reclamando venganza contra su asesino. Hamlet decide entonces contratar a una compañía de actores ambulantes para que representen en la corte una obra en la que se muestra el asesinato de un rey a manos de su hermano y en idénticas circunstancias. Hamlet espera ver cómo la reacción de su tío confirma su culpa.
The Fatal Night
Tony
Un joven estadounidense acepta una apuesta y pasa una noche en una casa encantada en Mayfair, Londres.
Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
Tale of love and revenge set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors.
The Return of Sam McCloud
Tom Jamison
Ex-Marshal McCloud now is senator of New Mexico, fighting for a new environment law. His enemy is Maitland, unscrupulous owner of Chemtel, the world's most important chemical manufacturer. Shortly after McCloud gives an inspiring speech, he barely escapes an bomb in his car and a shooting in a restaurant. When he learns that his niece, medical researcher for Chemtel, was killed, he begins to suspect that the attempts on his life were not made by Arabian terrorists, but by Maitland. He pays him a visit in Britain and starts to research on his own.