Episode 77: Cathy Gale Era
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Other Viewpoints |
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Production completed: 11 March 1964
UK Premiere (London, Season 3): 14 March 1964
US Premiere (A&E cable): ca. 5 April 1991
Major Steed returns to service in
order to uncover the reason for a young man's inexplicable death: his body bore bullets
from three different guns. Meantime, Cathy learns that she is of royal blood,
and is in line to reclaim the throne as Queen Anne the Second! But the only way she'd reach the
throne is if the Scots staged a coup...
IMHO |
Even if I understood the subtle political nuances, the story still lost momentum as the fateful hour approached, since the supposed coup was only evident by brief dialog between characters—not even a glimpse of one armed trooper (a bit of stock footage would have gone a long way, here). The welcome appearance of Roy Kinnear, as well as a marvelous little exchange between Steed and Cathy, did compensate, however.
Trivia |
Joyce Heron appeared in the Police Surgeon episode, "Smash But No Grab."
Susan Minobe notes that when Steed is questioning Lady Stuart-Bollinger about their adopted son, she mentions he's a bookmaker and mutters an almost "throw-away" line that has a lot of significance in Avengerlore: "We should never have sent him to Eton." (Its significance lies in the fact that Patrick Macnee was nearly thrown out of Eton for bookmaking...)
Some scenes were pre-recorded on 10 March 1964 in advance of the main recording.
Best Line |
Just prior to leaving her apartment to carry on sleuthing at the army base, Cathy asks Steed, "Anything you want to draw from stores?" Steed quips, "Yes, but—uh—I doubt if you'd issue it." (Honor almost bursts out laughing at Macnee's great delivery.)
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson