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

Episode 13 - Too Many Christmas Trees


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"Too Many Christmas Trees"
by Tony Williamson

Steed, given the assignment of tracking down a colleague and good friend who's spilling vital secrets has a series of nightmares, culminating in the man's death. The next day the man turns up dead, and Steed begins to worry.

Emma whisks him away from it all to a house party given by Brandon Storey, a noted collector of Dickensia. the dreams intensify however, and Steed seems to be under some form of telepathic control. He dreams of Madame guillotine, and she promptly turns up in the form of Janice Crane, a noted psychic who try to enter his mind during a parlour game.

Mrs Peel comes to the rescue, having disposed of the suspicious Dr Teasel only to discover Steed resister the villains by singing loudly - and her reveals that Teasel was on their side.

The villains are trounced in a hall of mirrors and Storey is unmasked as the evil Santa.
Exit the Avengers on a surrey, under a sprig of mistletoe...


Production date: 18/2-1/3/65
Drinks
percolator coffee
port
sherry
toddy
Transmission dates:
UK 25/12/65 USA 11/8/66
Germany 11/3/99 (Der Weihnachtsalptraum)
France 21/9/73 (Faites de beaux rêves)
Italy 3/12/80 (Troppi alberi di Natale)
Spain --- (Demasiados arboles de navidad)
Holland --- ?

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