Episode 91: Emma Peel Era
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An Hour to Spare
L'heure perdue
Die Fehlende Stunde
Il tempo si č fermato
La Hora Que Nunca Existió
Het verdwenen uur
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Produced: 5 July to 20 July 1965
UK Premiere (London, Season 4): 26 November 1965
US Premiere (New York, Season 1): 25 April 1966
Even an auto accident
can't keep Steed and Emma from attending a party at a soon-to-close air base, but they
arrive to find the place completely deserted. After a series of strange experiences, Steed
is knocked out and reawakens at the scene of the auto accident, this time without Emma,
and returns to the air base to find the party in full swing. The key to the mystery may be
the milk float that is heard making its rounds the whole time.
IMHO |
Especially appropriate for those who love to hate dentists, this installment has some effectively eerie sequences, enhanced by a great music score. And like most it has some priceless moments, such as Emma giving a brief political speech ("Ten thousand bottles of milk..."), and everyone laughing their way through the final fight, courtesy of some nitrous oxide.
Furthermore, for once the mastermind and his plan are not revealed until the very end, and therein lies a (very) minor gripe I have about most episodes: The mystery is more often "how will our heroes solve the problem" and less "what is the problem our heroes are trying to solve." The latter is often more involving.
Trivia |
Exclusive: Writer Roger Marshall has penned an essay about his tenure on The Avengers.
Contrary to what has been claimed, this episode never had the working title of "Roger and Out."
Guest actor Gerald Harper (Geoffrey Risdale) starred as Steed's counterpart in the quasi-Avengers-ripoff Adam Adamant Lives.
Ray Austin, who plays the Dead Milkman (unbilled), was the resident Stunt Arranger for the series. He went on to direct several Tara King episodes and co-produce The New Avengers.
Dudley Foster appeared in the Police Surgeon episode, "Operation Mangle."
On Location |
Hamelin is actually Bovingdon Airfield, most of which has been demolished. The bridge is at Tyke's Water Lake, Elstree, used for many episodes—On Location provides a present-day view.
Best Scene |
It's tough to pick a single scene—there are so many eerie, atmospheric bits. I suppose, though, it would have to be Steed and Emma wandering through a hangar, with Emma wishing to find another human being.
Best Line |
When Steed complains about the fruit punch, Emma quips, "Your recipe, I suppose?" Steed answers, "Naturally. Wherever I linger, I leave my mark."
Later, Steed mentions an old trainer the lads used to fly 'round. When Emma says she can't hear a plane, Steed explains, "Takes a bit of coaxing to get it started. So will you when you're that age."
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson