“Toy Trap” Lost Episode Review
Never mind the plot, the delight here is the domesticity. Dr Keel is fixing his doorbell. And he cooks for Steed, although Steed seems to be rather desperate to persuade […]
The Avengers
The 1960s TV series (not the comic thingy).
“Double Danger” Lost Episode Review
Breaking a man out of prison, a couple of goons are ambushed. They are frightened enough of their boss to fear telling him of their failure, and consider running away. […]
“The Yellow Needle” Lost Episode Review
When an assassination attempt is made on an African head of state (the Prime Minister of ‘Tenebra’) we might expect Steed to be on security duty. In fact, the connection […]
“The Springers” Lost Episode Review
Note: as mentioned, I’ve been delving into my drafts folder; first up are some Lost Episodes of The Avengers as produced on audio by Big Finish. This one is from the third […]
“Tunnel of Fear” Review
It’s over three years since I watched every episode in existence of The Avengers. Yet tonight I’ve been able to watch an episode of The Avengers that I’ve never seen before.
“The Miser” Review
Another fine adventure with an elaborate extortion plot with plenty of action involving a class 81 diesel locomotive, and a helicopter car chase. It’s colourful again, and exciting, and a […]
“Return to Castle De’ath” Review
“Mrs Peel! We’re needed!” The extraordinary excitement of Steed and Mrs Peel returning in a tale of pernicious pipers has caused me to leap-frog my overdue Lost Episode reviews (I took last […]
Always Keep Your Bowler on in Times of Stress
Patrick Macnee died one month ago. I didn’t write anything at the time, as wasn’t really been sure what to write. On the one hand, 93 is a good innings. He died […]
Avenging 2014 (Reprise)
First of all, this whole ‘watch every episode and blog it’ thing has taught me that committing to write a blog post every couple of days, even when its just a […]
The Music of The Avengers
One of the things I fell in love with in The Avengers was the music – specifically Laurie Johnson’s incredible musical scores, and the wonderful theme The Shake. I love Johnny Dankworth’s original […]
Avenging December
So, that’s it. All the Avengers have now been watched. And December’s bunch – the second season of The New Avengers – have been as much of a mixed bag as […]
“Emily” Review
Christmas eve. There stove is flickering merrily. Time to watch the 163rd, and last, episode of The Avengers I’ll have watched this year. Accompanied, of course, by a glass of bubbly. Emily is […]