AFTER saving his family and the British royal family from a group of IRA extremists in Patriot Games. CIA analyist Jack Ryan alias Harrison Ford now takes on the might of the Colombian drug cartel and even the US Government itself in Tom Clancy's latest best-seller Clear And Present Danger. The top brass In Washington DC acting on the authority of the President of the United States of America have made plans for a secret war' against the Colombian drug lords by sending an elite group of mercenaries to infiltrate the country to assassinate the powerful barons Jack Ryan is unknowingly caught up in their elaborate scheme. This forces him to question to whom does he owe his allegiance — the president or the country?

Ryan gets a further shock when his mentor and longtime allv (James Earl Jones) passes away after a prolonged Alness. So. Ryan" on assuming the office of Deputy Director of the CIA is determined to bring down those responsible. After shutting their operation down and saving the trapped soldiers Ryan's investigation ends at the very seat of government".

Personally. I found Clancy in trying to give an insight as to the goings on in the "corridors of power" paid too much attention to details This could have been avoided. Because for the first couple of minutes, it took me some time to realise what was going on. This was not the

case with Patriot Games Nevertheless the plot is gobd and Harrison Ford gives another immaculate performance.

Bill Cosby is a retired spy now teaching French at a col lege. But is forced to come back to the agency after twenty years when he learns his only daughter lias been training to be like him nd will be -.en a mission with his friend s son (Robert Culp).

Like any responsible parent Cosby tells Culp that he made a serious error in judgement and it was essential he ICosbyl went to protect his daughter Culp reluctantly agrees The mission the young rookies have been assigned to perform is to guard a Russian scientist and his wife in Austria before thev defect to the West It is sup posed to be a routine operation but it turns into a real comedy of errors with first the young pair being kidnapped by a man who wants to sell the scien tists" secrets to the Iraqis Then the two pros Cosby and Culp who has come co-inci dentally to protect his son are themselves caught and have to be freed by their wards There is also a high-speed car chase through the streets of Vienna

After all their troubles, it is the wife that almost has the last laugh but for the quick thinking of the two novices.

I Spy Returns Is a thor oughly enjoyable comedy-ac tion that the whole family can watch. Cosby and Culp having a go at each other Is a real treat