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Based on the Chilean documentary “El Agente Topo”
Chronology
Charles, a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad for a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation at a nursing home. Remake of Μυστικός πράκτορας (2020). Charles, about 76, is played by Ted Danson, a retired engineering professor living in San Francisco. He is also a producer of this series which distinguishes itself from most by avoiding dialogue with all too common foul language.
He is healthy, but perhaps bored with his daily routine
In fact, this is very clean and more enjoyable as a result. In the story, his wife had died perhaps a year ago from the effects of Alzheimer’s. He has a habit of reading periodicals and newspapers and often cuts out an interesting one to send to his married daughter in Sacramento. One day, through a cut-out hole, he sees a small ad.
Charles will be the key
They are looking for someone between 75 and 85 years old for a specific job. This leads him to a private investigator hired by a man whose mother is in some sort of luxury nursing home in San Francisco. She has had some significant jewelry stolen and the son wants the thief caught. So he is hired to check in on the scene, observe and report as the person to expose what is going on.
My wife and I enjoyed it, streaming it
Ted Danson is perfect in this role which he plays with plenty of humor. It quickly becomes less about who the thief was and more about the relationships. The cast of characters is played by a group of good actors, many of them old favorites we have gotten to know from the last 50 years or so. After watching the first three episodes in one night, we watched the last five episodes in one sitting after our usual Saturday night steak and wine dinner.
One of the nicest we’ve seen
The ending sets up for a sequel, I hope they make it.