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''Jason King'' is a 1970s British TV series about a celebrity novelist who keeps getting caught up in adventures featuring glamorous women, exotic locations, and menacing villains -- which he then uses as inspiration for his novels. It was a spin-off from the earlier series ''Series/DepartmentS''.

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''Jason King'' is a 1970s British TV series starring Creator/PeterWyngarde.

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about a celebrity novelist who keeps getting caught up in adventures featuring glamorous women, exotic locations, and menacing villains -- which he then uses as inspiration for his novels. It was a spin-off from the earlier series ''Series/DepartmentS''.




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* CastingGag: Creator/PeterWyngarde playing skirt-chaser Jason King (although Wyngarde's homosexuality was not known to the general public at the time, it was common knowledge within acting circles).

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* AmateurSleuth: King is just a mystery writer. But he's pretty good at his "other" job.



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King. Lots of tailor-made outfits and fancy rings.
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TheDandy: Jason King.King. The man loves himself all the fashionable outfits of the era.



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King. Even the pajama coats he wears are tailor-made!
* GenreSavvy: King writes mystery novels for a living. He knows plenty of the regular tricks bad guys do, and this helps him solve mysteries.
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ThePornomancer: Jason King.King. GirlOfTheWeek, hot secretary (that transcribes the books he writes in his head and then tells her), the works.



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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including Film/AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''Series/RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including Film/AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''Series/RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: ''Series/TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.
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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including Film/AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including Film/AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', ''Series/RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling (InUniverse): The first episode has King pitching his TV adaptation to an American network executive, who keeps insisting on changes to make things HotterAndSexier, and [[ViewersAreMorons plot simpler]] or [[RuleOfDrama more exciting]].

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* ExecutiveMeddling (InUniverse): The first episode has King pitching his TV adaptation to an American network executive, who keeps insisting on changes to make things HotterAndSexier, and or the [[ViewersAreMorons plot simpler]] or and [[RuleOfDrama more exciting]].



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%%* * PornStache: Jason King.King. He's even told they're going out of style in the first episode.
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* ExecutiveMeddling (InUnvierse): The first episode has King pitching his TV adaptation to an American network executive, who keeps insisting on changes to [[ViewersAreMorons make the plot simpler]] or [[RuleOfDrama more exciting]].

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* ExecutiveMeddling: The first episode has King pitching his TV adaptation to an American network executive, who keeps insisting on changes to [[ViewersAreMorons make the plot simpler]] or [[RuleOfDrama more exciting]].

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* ExecutiveMeddling: ExecutiveMeddling (InUnvierse): The first episode has King pitching his TV adaptation to an American network executive, who keeps insisting on changes to [[ViewersAreMorons make the plot simpler]] or [[RuleOfDrama more exciting]].
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The first episode has King pitching his TV adaptation to an American network executive, who keeps insisting on changes to [[ViewersAreMorons make the plot simpler]] or [[RuleOfDrama more exciting]].
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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers Film/AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.



* CostumePorn: Jason King.
* TheDandy: Jason King.
* TheFashionista: Jason King.
* ThePornomancer: Jason King.
* PornStache: Jason King.
* SeventiesHair: [[OverlyLongGag Jason King.]]

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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.
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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''TheInvisibles'', ''TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

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The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''TheInvisibles'', ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'', ''TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.
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''Jason King'' is a 1970s British TV series about a celebrity novelist who keeps getting caught up in adventures featuring glamorous women, exotic locations, and menacing villains -- which he then uses as inspiration for his novels. It was a spin-off from the earlier series ''Department S''.

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''Jason King'' is a 1970s British TV series about a celebrity novelist who keeps getting caught up in adventures featuring glamorous women, exotic locations, and menacing villains -- which he then uses as inspiration for his novels. It was a spin-off from the earlier series ''Department S''.
''Series/DepartmentS''.
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''Jason King'' is a 1970s British TV series about a celebrity novelist who keeps getting caught up in adventures featuring glamorous women, exotic locations, and menacing villains -- which he then uses as inspiration for his novels. It was a spin-off from the earlier series ''Department S''.

The character Jason King was an influence on several later fictional creations, including AustinPowers and Richard Jeperson of the Literature/DiogenesClub. He has been homaged in ''TheInvisibles'', ''TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and ''RabCNesbitt'', and was one of the characters parodied in ''TheComicStripPresents: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

!!This series provides examples of:

* CheckpointCharlie: One episode has a defector being smuggled by faking his death and being taken across the Berlin Wall in a coffin.
* CostumePorn: Jason King.
* TheDandy: Jason King.
* TheFashionista: Jason King.
* ThePornomancer: Jason King.
* PornStache: Jason King.
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