I was 8 when this show premiered and I loved it from the first episode. It was unlike anything else on TV. It had lots of action, intrigue, and suspense. Of course I simply 'loved' Illya Kuryakin, who wouldn't with that blond hair and cute Russian accent. Little did I know then that the actor, David McCallum, was actually British. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is the reason I am such a James Bond fan today.