The Avengers : The Masterminds

Episode Rating

Subject	0-5	Subject	Subject	Subject
Direction		Music	Humour	Intros/tags
Villains		Plot	Emma	Sets/Props
Overall (0-10)	An original storyline and great performances by the bit parts as well as the leads.

The Cars

Marque/Model/Type	Number Plate
Bentley	UW 4887
Austin Mini	..3 BUF
Ford Thames 800	738 CXE

Who's Killing Whom?

Victim	Killer	Method	click a name to see the face
Sir Clive Todd ^V*	Dr Fergus Campbell (while hypnotised) ^V*	lethal injection
Dead MP ^V*	himself? (while hypnotised?) ^V*	pistol

continuity and trivia

A brief unscheduled appearance of Ray Austin as Davinia Todd when Steed jumps her through the curtain - Patrick Macnee misses out on grappling with Georgina Ward's thighs, much to his chagrin.

	The" "cute egghead" was played by Liz Reber, an Australian model and actress who posed for Helmut Newton when he was still in Australia, moving to Europe in the Sixties. She is probably best remembered to television audiences as a regular on "Candid Camera", and worked in the Italian theatre for some years after leaving television. After leaving the stage and screen, she worked as a designer - everything from children's clothes to magazine covers and handbags. She turned more towards fine arts and has made a name for herself as a painter, exhibiting in Paris and London, and creating murals and trompe l'oeil for hotels, restaurants, private houses and festivals across Britain and Europe. Nowadays, she works and lives near the Place Pigalle in Paris [actually, she's just moved]. Her lines in the script? Here they are: George Bernard Shaw miscalculated phonetically; he didn't allow for the Liverpool sounds. [interlocutor laughs] So you see..." Here them here (MP3 39KB) click the image, or here for an enlargement

The" "cute egghead" was played by Liz Reber, an Australian model and actress who posed for Helmut Newton when he was still in Australia, moving to Europe in the Sixties. She is probably best remembered to television audiences as a regular on "Candid Camera", and worked in the Italian theatre for some years after leaving television.
After leaving the stage and screen, she worked as a designer - everything from children's clothes to magazine covers and handbags. She turned more towards fine arts and has made a name for herself as a painter, exhibiting in Paris and London, and creating murals and trompe l'oeil for hotels, restaurants, private houses and festivals across Britain and Europe. Nowadays, she works and lives near the Place Pigalle in Paris [actually, she's just moved].

Her lines in the script? Here they are:
George Bernard Shaw miscalculated phonetically; he didn't allow for the Liverpool sounds.
[interlocutor laughs]
So you see..."
Here them here (MP3 39KB) click the image, or here for an enlargement

The Episode Guide to Season 4 (1965-6) of The Avengers

Episode 6 - The Masterminds