The Avengers Forever: Detail Point

	Trivia Overload

Scandalous! Looks like the censors missed Emma's exposed bellybutton (top image), since they were not allowed on U.S. television at the time (and the reason for the jewel glued there in "Honey for the Prince"). Another bit missed by the censors was picked up by Leigh Thomas: when Angus De'ath runs past Emma after killing his cousin, his kilt flips up to expose his unmentionables. Guess that answers the question about what Scots wear under their kilts... And Ken Dickson adds that they happen to be "tightie whities."

Steed explains that he was a Hopscotch champ, whereas he was actually performing the Scottish crossed-sword dance, using a brolly and some sort of stick or cudgel instead of swords. (Thanks to "J" for this one.)

John MacDonald writes: "I've been wondering which clan's tartan was used for Macnee's kilt. I decided to do a little research, knowing from the first that I was handicapped by the fact that the show was broadcast in black and white. Coloring aside, there are enough differences between tartan patterns that I thought a reasonable guess could be made. Nonetheless, according to the Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia, the Scottish surname Macnee is associated with the clan Macgregor (or MacGregor). The pattern of the dress tartan of this clan is nearly identical to that worn by Macnee in the filming of the episode. I doubt that this is a coincidence. Granted, the Macgregor dress tartan is dark green against a red background. The red of the tartan would likely have appeared dark when filmed in B&W, darker at least than the appearance of Macnee's kilt. However, most Clans have several tartans (dress, weathered, hunting, antique, etc.) which rely on the same or similar patterns but with lighter colors. My conclusion is that the tartan was chosen specifically to acknowledge Macnee's connection to clan MacGregor."