Episode 147: Tara King Era
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Other Viewpoints |
Meurtre
au programme
Remak
Killer
Asesino
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Production completed: 27 September 1968
UK Premiere (London, Season 7): 22 January 1969
US Premiere (New York, Season 4): 30 December 1968
Mother's
agents are turning up dead, one after another, prepackaged, gift-wrapped and dumped in a
graveyard. Remak, a suspected agent-killer, proves to be more efficient than any human
ever could—perhaps because he isn't human (Remak: Remote Electro-Matic Agent Killer).
IMHO |
Staunch Emma Peel fans find cause to rejoice as Tara goes off on holiday, replaced by Lady Diana Forbes-Blakeney, or "Forbes," as Steed calls her, in a role originally scripted for Thorson. Although Jennifer Croxton is not as strong an actress as Diana Rigg, she does manage to put in a plucky performance with plenty of Emma-isms, making this already decent episode extra special. Oh so slender and athletic, she even sports similar hair and fighting styles. Clearly the producers had resurrected the ghost of Emma, making us all the sadder for this being her one and only appearance. Where was Jennifer Croxton when we needed her back around October '67? (Actually, she appeared in "Invitation To A Killing," only to wind up on the cutting room floor before it aired as "Have Guns - Will Haggle.")
Trivia |
You'll notice that the credits in a lot of Tara King episodes, rather infuriatingly, list the guest cast without identifying their characters. Pete Stampede has been trying to do something about this, so here are the "and" characters for this episode (in brackets).
Acronym Alert: REMAK is the Remote Electri-Matic Agent Killer.
*This unofficial subtitle is by Yours Truly.
On Location |
Haberdasher Aske's School, Elstree, is once again the principal location.
Best Scene |
Steed and Forbes share a nip of Napoleon, "special reserve" (above), before dealing with a gunman who has them pinned down.
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson