The Outside-In Man
by Tony Gilman
While I agree with David about this episode being tight and neat, the
camera focus leaves much to be desired! For example, the fight scene at the
cabin where Mark Charter is hiding out— Mrs. Gale and Charter fight the two
henchmen sent to bring him back to the Head Baddie, right? When Cathy
attacks one thug, Charter attacks the other, but who is fighting whom? It
gets a bit sloppy here, but other than that and the Blah Blah Blah speech
from the General at the end, it's first rate. I find the Charter character
(played so well by James Maxwell) very professional and very much
the man-in-control. I mean, after five years in the enemy prison, he is still a charming gentleman to Quilpy's lovely secretary! I would have been
drooling over her after 3 years! (er, sorry...) Quilpy must have been a
forerunner to Mother; he also can't seem to control Steed. I would give
this 8 out of 10.