Episode 59: Cathy Gale Era
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Production completed: 5 July 1963
UK Premiere (London, Season 3): 14 December 1963
US Premiere (A&E cable): ca. 19 March 1991
Cathy is invited to the home of an expert on medięval
attire. She arrives to find the man had left unexpectedly, and his "ward," an extremely strange
young woman, looks after her. Then the girl is called away, but it soon becomes clear that Cathy
is being watched, and after a series of harrowing experiences, a tortured criminal confronts her
for having broken his heart.
IMHO |
If the plot sounds familiar, that's because it was remade as "The
Joker." Much of the dialog remained intact, just a few details tweaked here and there.
Perhaps it is understandable that, after growing up on the remake, it is quite difficult
watching "Don't Look Behind You" without making comparisons, and I find myself preferring the
Emma Peel version. However, Maurice Good delivers a bravura performance here, giving his
counterpart Peter Jeffrey a run for his money. But while many claim to prefer Janine Gray in the
Ola-equivalent part, I find her performance to be somewhat forced as compared to Sally
Nesbitt's.
Trivia |
Honor Blackman says she got into arguments with director Peter Hammond "because he wanted me to be very tough and ready to kill this man at the end, but I felt so sorry for the character. He moved me so much that I had tears running down my face. Peter was quite cross with me, but I couldn't play it any other way." (Honor Blackman speaking to Steven Eramo of Starlog Magazine)
This episode may mark the official start of Steed's love affair with vintage automobiles, as he made reference to having just purchased a "new" car, and was wondering if it would run.
Some scenes were pre-recorded on 4 July 1963 in advance of the main recording.
