Episode 97: Emma Peel Era
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Produced: ca. 25 October to ca. 12 November 1965
UK Premiere (London, Season 4): 4 February 1966
US Premiere: Not included in original Season 1 lineup
A dead man is discovered in a
runaway pram, and a number of diverse clues eventually point to a dance school. A
quick-quick slow investigation by "Baggy Pants" Steed and Emma reveals it to be a front for a spy
infiltration scheme, wherein lonely, anonymous bachelors are replaced with enemy agents.
IMHO |
Wonderfully eccentric characters abound, like the
tattooist and his garlic sausage ("What is home without a moth?"), and Piedi the
Italian shoemaker gushing over Emma's "two pairs of foot." And don't you just
love the title? It would have earned a full four bowlers—indeed, it could have been in the top
ten—were it not for the effectively annoying dance school music, which gets stuck in my
head every time I watch it.
Trivia |
That annoying dance hall music is recycled in a scene from "The £50,000 Breakfast."
Steed really mangles his French when he
tells Emma, "I neufed his soixante!" This literally translates
to "I nined his sixty" when Steed in fact nined his six—so to
speak. Thanks to Sandry for this one.
On Location |
The street scenes were filmed just ouside the studio on Shenley Road, Borehamwood.
Best Scene |
Steed has a one-way conversation with Captain Noble, who, having been nearly choked to
death earlier, can only grunt and croak. When Steed
asks how he relayed a message to Mrs. Peel on the phone, the Captain whistles in Morse
code.
Best Line |
After having accidentally target-shot his "lunchtime refreshment," Steed laments, "Hate to see good beer going into orbit."
Another fine exchange... Emma: "You're number
nine!" Steed: "And you're dancing with garlic sausage!"
Tag |
This time our heroes dance away in a swirling mist.
