Episode 32: Cathy Gale Era
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Other Viewpoints |
Mr Nounours
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Production completed: 4 August 1962
UK Premiere (London, Season 2): 29 September 1962
US Premiere (A&E cable): ca. 27 January 1991
An infamous assassin is
flushed out as Cathy pays to have Steed murdered. Steed is quite the daredevil
professional agent as he takes great pleasure in pursuing Mr Teddy Bear. But just before
Steed can reach the target, he is taken off the case, and it's all up to Cathy.
IMHO |
A crackling script and imaginative direction make this episode
a standout (and a good choice to start the series, as it was the first to
air in the UK). Mr Teddy Bear's creative style and
supremely devious nature place him in the category of diabolical mastermind, which also
lifts this episode out of the straightforward sleuthing genre typified by most of the
Cathy Gale series and into the fantastic realm of the Emma Peel era.
Trivia |
"It may surprise you," Honor Blackman says, "but I don't remember [this] episode. When I started the program, it was just another job. Everybody looks back and says, 'What a wonderful show,' ...but I didn't know how wonderful it was going to be when I first started work." (Honor speaking to Steven Eramo of Starlog Magazine)
This episode has long been a favorite of "Steedophiles" owing to his "striptease"—a scene in which he gets all the way down to his "tightie whities."
*This unofficial subtitle is by Yours Truly.
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson