Episode 140: Tara King Era
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Production completed: 14 June 1968
UK Premiere (London, Season 7): 9 October 1968
US Premiere (New York, Season 4): 30 September 1968
Secrets from Cypher HQ are turning
up in enemy hands, in spite of airtight security. Worse, agents sent in to
investigate find the assignment terminal.
IMHO |
While it starts out as a bit of a yawn, it does pick up toward the end.
Classic cleverness borders on excessive goofiness (a hallmark of this season) as Steed and
Tara meet Mother in their respective cars in the middle of a field.
Trivia |
I haven't noticed very many books or websites that refer to this episode's full on-screen title! (Dossier is one, but they misspelled it—so typical.)
Simon Oates (Maskin) played Steed in the short-lived stage play of The Avengers (1971).
Acronym Alert: CGC is Classy Glass Cleaning Co. Ltd, and MOTC is the Ministry Of Top-Secret Codes (extrapolated from dialogue).
*This unofficial subtitle is by Yours Truly.
On Location |
Brookman's Park Transmitting Station serves as Cypher HQ.
Best Line |
Tara: "Jarret... You're sitting on him." (to Steed,
who is indeed unknowingly sitting on the corpse)
Tag |
Steed attempts to hypnotize Tara but instead hypnotizes himself. Tara takes advantage of this by ordering him to take her to dinner. Steed momentarily leaves his trance to ask who'll foot the bill.
