Episode 3: The New Avengers
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Gambit is a pop star, and Purdey is his biggest fan
(doesn't he wish). Together with a band of screaming meamies, they whisk a Russian defector
to safety right under the nose of Perov, the agent assigned to retrieve him. Utterly
embarrassed, Perov fakes his own death and then calls a twenty-year-old team of "sleepers" back into service: Double
agents assigned to assassinate each of our heroes. But the attempts on their lives are merely red herrings to
frighten Steed into revealing the whereabouts of the Russian defector...
IMHO |
"The Joker" crossed with
"Get-A-Way!" right down to the guest star. Actually,
it was good seeing Peter Jeffrey once more, although his character is pretty tame as
compared to his more memorable roles. As New Avengers episodes go, this
installment is a bit plodding at times, but this actually plays to an advantage as the
series has a tendency to get excessively violent.
Trivia |
Director Ray Austin was the stunt arranger for the Emma Peel era, and made a credited appearance in "The Gravediggers."
Eighteen teenagers (give or take) made unbilled
appearances as Gambit's fan club.
Best Scene |
Steed is entertaining a lady friend who is quizzing him about
the photos of women on his table, and as he thought she is referring to his horses, his
remarks are most interesting... "Just some fillies I've toyed with."
Cathy is
"Beautiful. Went through some tricky situations together. Faithful. Reliable." Emma is "Very spirited, very special. Fantastic creature. Had to take a whip to her,
though, sometimes." And Tara is "Excellent. Great action. But liked her oats too
much. I sold her to an Arab prince. I think he eventually had to shoot her."
Best Line |
Steed advises the bevy of teenage girls lined up for his inspection, "Remember, when you're screaming, you're screaming for England."
