Episode 140: Tara King Era |
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Production completed: 14 June 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.
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.
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.
Brookman's Park Transmitting Station serves as Cypher HQ.
Tara: "Jarret... You're sitting on him." (to Steed, who is indeed unknowingly sitting on the corpse)
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SUPER SECRET CYPHER SNATCH |
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Written by |
Tony Williamson |
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John Steed |
Patrick Macnee 007 |
UNBILLED |
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Rhonda |
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# DOPPELGANGERS |
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Anthony Blackshaw |
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Allan Cuthbertson |
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Ivor Dean |
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Clifford Earl |
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Patrick Newell |
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Simon Oates |
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Alec Ross |
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Anne Rutter |
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Nicholas Smith |
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