Mission:Monte-Carlo is one of four feature-length programmes made up of two episodes each. The episodes in this 'movie' are Powerswitch and The Gold Napoleon

As with the other 'features' there are a few oddities that make it differ from the episodes that make-up the feature. The Precision Video version is the rarest of the two on account of a couple of things:

1. It was priced at about 70 pounds when released in the early 80's, putting it out of the reach of most fans
2. UK VCR penetration (oo-er, missus) was only a single-figure at that point so most fans didn't have a vcr or simply didn't know the tape was available.

Many copies surfaced later on the ex-rental market but as time goes on the less likely the chances of finding a copy.

The Channel 5 issue is much more common and wasn't deleted as quickly as the Polygram editions were.

all video cover scans on this page courtesy Jaz Wiseman

Mission:Monte Carlo nuances

1. Like the other 3 'movies', the opening titles of Mission:Monte Carlo is the most obvious aspect of notable difference. The opening water-ski sequence lends itself quite nicely to the burning-in of titles as the frame-captures below will attest.
2. As the normal opening title sequence has been cut-out entirely, the film cuts from the discovery of the watch on Julie Blake's wrist to Brett arriving at the morgue in his car. A single high-angle wide shot of a bay that served as the base for the Powerswitch title has been extracted. From a 'feature' point of view it probably made more sense to leave this shot out as it was really only an establishing shot anyway.
3. The shots of Brett arriving at the morgue are devoid of the burned-in actor/writer/director credits that appear in the episodic versions.
4. The interchange between Danny and Quinn Travis has been removed.
5. In the Gold Napoleon portion of the film, the post-opening theme interchange between Danny and Brett in the latters car as they travel to see the Judge, is missing.