Watch on Soap2day. 1976. For the past three years, MI6 has been hunting down the criminal mastermind only known as The Man in Red. When the villain finally surfaces, super-spy George Whitebrooke is tasked with bringing him down before the vengeful villain can bring the world to the brink of a financial disaster. The mission quickly proves itself near-impossible even for the legendary gentleman agent, however, as his enemy not only possesses genius intellect but a gun-hand of rivaling - even surpassing - skill.