Series Description

The Assignment Foreign Legion TV show was a 30 minute British anthology drama series that aired in the U.S. on CBS. It was about the adventures of the French Foreign Legion in North Africa as told by a foreign correspondent.

Assignment Foreign Legion Cast

Merle Oberon .... Hostess / Foreign Correspondent

Assignment Foreign Legion Trivia

In a unique move, Merle Oberon who hosted each episode, also occasionally appeared in an episode as a foreign correspondent. In most episodes, she simply narrated as the correspondent.

The Assignment Foreign Legion TV show was filmed on location in Algiers, Morocco, and Spain.