Episode 93: Emma Peel Era
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Other Viewpoints |
Le fantôme du Château De'ath
Das schottische Schloß
L'ultimo dei De'ath
Castillo D'Muerte
Het geheimzinnige kasteel
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Produced: ca. 2 August to 20 August 1965
UK Premiere (London, Season 4): 28 October 1965
US Premiere (New York, Season 1): 2 May 1966
"It's all to do with the price
of fish." A spy in scuba gear is found dead... and four inches taller than he was
alive. The clues bring our duo to a classic Scottish castle, the fate of which is being
decided by a pair of feuding cousins. While Emma attempts to turn Castle De'ath into a
tourist attraction, McSteed does research for a book on clan De'ath, and the two uncover
ghosts, torture chambers, and... submarine bays?
IMHO |
This is such a remarkably atmospheric episode that the muddled plot about an unknown faction attempting to deliberately create a fishing crisis is easily overlooked. The shadowy visuals and subtle sounds of ghostly bagpipes are so creepy that it gives you goose bumps... and Emma traipsing about the castle in her nightgown is a sight not soon forgotten.
Trivia |
The iron maiden is a doppelganger! She makes a reappearance in "Murdersville."
Acronym Alert: ABORCASHAATA is the Advisory Bureau on Refurbishing Castles and Stately Homes as a Tourist Attraction.
On Location |
Allington Castle doubled for Castle De'ath.
Best Scene |
When Steed and Emma retire to her room to discuss the reason they came to Castle De'Ath, Emma finds a miniature bagpipe, which she plays whilst Steed practices "hopscotch."
Best Line |
Finding an injured Emma, Ian leaves her in Steed's tender care. Emma whimpers, and Steed tells her, "Lean on me, Mistress Peel, as much as you like."
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson