Episode 150: Tara King Era
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Le matin d'après
Sag mir, wo die Menschen sind
Il giorno dopo
El Día Después
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Production completed: 5 Nov. 1968
UK Premiere (London, Season 7): 29 January 1969
US Premiere (New York, Season 4): Scheduled for 27 January 1969, but pre-empted—see
Trivia for details
In
an attempt to escape capture by
Steed and Tara, quadruple-agent Merlin releases a new sleeping gas, but is knocked out as
well. The three awaken a day later to a deserted town under martial law. But while the
outside world thinks that the army is there to de-fuse an old atom bomb found buried in an
embassy building, they're actually installing a new one!
IMHO |
Mind you, the teaser might make you cringe, as someone wearing a clown mask does something naughty—making three episodes to begin the same way. But fear not—things improve quickly. A cross between "The Hour That Never Was" and "Sleeper," this episode demonstrates once again that we can get along just fine without Ms. King, who spends the whole of the hour asleep. Almost good enough to rate an Honorable Mention, but sadly, like its New Avengers counterpart, it tends to run in place rather than get anywhere—even Brian Blessed can't bellow it along.
Trivia |
*This unofficial subtitle is by Yours Truly.
On Location |
Deserted London was actually St. Albans, Watford, and Old Hatfield (with thanks to Tony McKay).
Best Line |
Steed: "Sock it to me." Yes, he really said that, at the beginning of the tag, as a dig at The Avengers' American television competitor at the time, Laugh In.
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson