Assignment: Underwater
(1960-1962)
Adventure
30 minutes
Cast:
Bill Williams as Bill Greer
Diane Mountford as Patty Greer
This adventure television series was aired in syndication from September 1960 to 1962.
Bill Greer is a widower, an ex-marine, and a skilled scuba diver. He owns and captains the charter boat, The Lively Lady. He and his young daughter, Patty, live aboard The Lively Lady, docked in the harbor.
They travel to various locations in the world when he accepts a charter from clients in the private sector, involving him in salvage operations and ocean surveying while facing the everyday dangers of underwater work. Adding to the adventure, he is often hired by the government, taking on assignments which turn out to be even more dangerous as he comes into contact with criminals involved in murder, kidnapping, and other crimes.
Episodes:
Season One
1. The Hot Chihuaha 9/9/1960
2. Operation Betrayal 9/16/1960
3. The Sea Cave 9/23/1960
4. Panic Off Punta Banda 9/30/1960
5. The Gun 10/7/1960
6. The Coast Watcher 10/14/1960
7. Charley Noble's Pearl 10/21/1960
8. Dead-Log Pickup 10/28/1960
9. Decoy 11/4/1960
10. A Matter of Honor 11/11/1960
11. The Portrait 11/18/1960
12. A Message to Mulligan 11/25/1960
13. Troubled Waters 12/2/1960
14. Tension Below 12/9/1960
15. A Drop in the Ocean 12/16/1960
16. The Medal 12/23/1960
17. Odd Man Dies 12/30/1960
18. Nightmare Bay 1/6/1961
19. Affair in Tokyo 1/13/1961
20. The Key 1/20/1961
21. The Dam 1/27/1961
22. Boat Missing 2/3/1961
23. Journey to Death 2/17/1961
24. The Target 2/24/1961
25. Dead Weight 3/3/1961
26. Ghost Dive 3/10/1961
27. Swamp Light 3/17/1961
28. Ship Killer 3/24/1961
29. Gold Feaver 3/31/1961
30. A Question of Degree 4/7/1961
31. Witness from the Dead 4/14/1961
32. Anchor Man 4/21/1961
33. The Secret of the Reef 4/28/1961
34. Rescue at Diamond Shoal 5/5/1961
35. Ordeal at Forty Fathoms 5/12/1961
36. No Escape 5/19/1961
37. Partners in Death 5/26/1961
38. The Deadly Game 6/2/1961
