MacGyver - Trumbo's World - Episode 17

Trumbo’s World – MacGyver – The Cosy Crime Classics Podcast – Episode 17

Episode 17 of the Cosy Crime Classics Podcast sees us tag along with Angus MacGyver to the Amazon with his dear friend Charlie, as we take a look at Trumbo’s World, from Season 1 of MacGyver. In this episode, Gerry and Iain discuss infestation.

This week, we meet Angus MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) as he rescues an American scientist from a Basque militia before joining his friend Charlie (Pater Jurasik) on a trip to investigate unusual reports from the Amazon. Once there they find a hostile plantation owner, Lucien Trumbo (David Ackroyd) is the one man who might be able to help them repel an army of man-eating insects.

This episode was directed by Donald Petrie. The writer was Stephen Kandel.

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Trumbo’s World was released in 1985. It is 49 minutes long and originally aired on NBC. Episodes are available on DVD and to purchase on Amazon Prime and Apple TV in some territories.

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