“The Mauritious Penny” Review
We’re back to diabolical schemes in this one, in which a rare stamp lead Steed and Cathy discover a planned coup. This is vintage stuff; lots of the action centres […]
Month: January 2014
“The Removal Men” Review
Mon dieu! En France à nouveau? I’m starting to think it would be quicker to note the episodes that are set in England… This season is proving to be something […]
“Mission to Montreal” Review
The first minute of each of these episodes, running up to the title card, is designed to enthral the viewer, to grab and intrigue us. So it’s a bit of […]
“Bullseye” Review
Well this one is utterly, utterly, superb. We’re straight into that action: within a few minutes of the title card, Cathy has not only stormed a shareholder’s meeting, but been […]
“The Decapod” Review
The Avengers does wrestling? Well, this is different… There’s also a substantial difference in the interplay between the two leads. Steed’s partnered with Venus Smith in this one, and Steed […]
“Propellant 23” Review
For a show that became seen as ‘quintessentially’ English it’s a surprise to find The Avengers in France. When it went on location, it was all pretty Buckinghamshire villages, churches, manors […]
“Mr Teddy Bear” Review
And so, to season 2. As is well document elsewhere, following a prolonged equity strike, Ian Hendry did not return to the show but it carried on with Steed (Macnee […]
“One For The Mortuary” Lost Episode Review
The first Big Finish box set now takes a jump ahead to episode 13 from the first season. The scripts of episodes 4 & 5 are missing and episode 6, […]
“Square Root Of Evil” Lost Episode Review
The first two episodes ever of The Avengers, which comprise the first half of the box set of four audio lost stories, formed a sort of two part establisher for […]
“Police Surgeon: Easy Money” Review
Police Surgeon is of interest because it was the show that The Avengers replaced. Both starred Ian Hendry, and in both he’s playing a doctor on the fringes of a […]
“Brought to Book” Lost Episode Review
Episode 2 of The Avengers is a bit of an oddity. It’s sort-of the second part of a two parter, except that it had a different director and a different […]
“Hot Snow” Lost Episode Review
This is the first in a box-set of four stories produced by audio publisher Big Finish (well known for their original Doctor Who dramas) based on scripts for lost Avengers […]