“Second Sight” Review
Steed is the bureaucrat rather than the spy in this, smoothing the way for corneal graft tissue to be imported (“We rely on Mr Steed’s cooperation”). The modern medical breakthrough […]
Steed is the bureaucrat rather than the spy in this, smoothing the way for corneal graft tissue to be imported (“We rely on Mr Steed’s cooperation”). The modern medical breakthrough […]
It’s good in the opening to see Cathy in charge. She’s the one who knows the people, and the procedures, that are going to enable The Avengers to rob a […]
There’s something about an the declaration, on election night, that evokes the very mechanical reality of the count, ballot boxes, spoiled papers, fevered speculation. Things that don’t really seem to […]
At the start this seems to be a much more low-key almost domestic melodrama with no intriguing crime or mystery. It’s almost gritty – there’s a wake, tea, a range, […]
This high-concept World War III bunker story is much better than I remembered. There’s a psychological element in that once again Cathy appears to be confronted with the possibility that […]
Doubles, doubles, doubles. It’s something classic 60s TV shows seem unable to resist. The Prisoner with The Schizoid Man, Doctor Who with, well lots (The Massacre, The Enemy of the World, The […]
Season three continues confidently and this episode has a terrific opening – classic Avengers bizarre – as undertakers arrive for a body that, as they sing in Spamalot, is not […]
Suddenly, there’s a shift. The Avengers has become larger than life. We have a pair of conniving solicitors, gleefully revelling in lawyerly deviance as they sip brandy in front of […]
After the wrestling in The Decapod we’re back in the ring – but boxing this time. Steed has an investigation going and a hopeful boxer seems the perfect undercover man […]
Cathy seems to get rather deeply involved in this tale of murder and big business among Britain’s shipping yard magnates. Her connection appears to be a very close school friend, […]
This is more like it! A colourful and engaging adventure. We have a scientist, a moneyman, a politician. It’s not a subtle allegory, but it allows for some very interesting […]
This is a rehashing of the circus setting of Girl on the Trapeze but as cover for a mafia hitter rather than a gang of spies/kidnappers. It lacks the tension […]