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Mrs Peel
John Steed, Esq.
The Fashions
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Mrs Peel is leaving an all-night revel of the most
entertaining kind - men in masks, women in deshabillé
when she sees an old lady fall off her bicycle. going to her
aid, she is surprised when the old lady turns on her and
injects her with a fast-acting tranquilliser...
Steed returns from a quick jaunt around the continent to find
an actress impersonating Mrs Peel, claiming complete
innocence. Steed and the actress team up to find out what's
going on, as they discover all the people involved with her
employment are being killed by knitting needles.
The needles prove a valuable clue - they can only have come
from Arkwright's Knitting Circle. Georgie join the circle but
Steed learns some needles were recently stolen. Next door is
the suspicious 'Art Incorporated' who make the bold claim of
being able to obtain the unobtainable, whatever the cost.
Steed breaks in and finds them in the possession of the Mona
Lisa, priceless Renaissance sculptures by Cellini and various
other exceptional items. Sprung by the owner, Steed gives a
false name and a correct address, and is promptly visited by a
little old lady who notices the original Goya he had arranged
a loan of from the National Gallery to establish his bona
fides.
Steed asks the organisation to acquire Mrs Peel for him, but
is told they are already holding her for another client - the
Russian agent Ivanoff. Steed has Ivanoff arrested, they have
him killed, and steed is invited to an auction of unclaimed
merchandise - including Mrs Peel.
He wins the auction, but is recognised by the old lady - who
turns out to be a man in disguise. After a wild fight, Mrs
Peel is freed from her gilded cage.
The Avengers depart, squashed into a little bubble car, while
Georgie drives away in Steed's Bentley.
Production date: 4-23/10/65 |
Drinks tea |
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| Transmission dates: | ||||
| UK | 21/1/66 | USA | 6/6/66 | |
| Germany | 7/1/99 | (Mrs. Peel, zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten) | ||
| France | 18/7/91 | (Maille à partir avec les taties) | ||
| Italy | 24/11/80 | (Cercate 'la vecchia') | ||
| Spain | --- | (La chica de auntie) | ||
| Holland | 23/7/68 | (Een recht, twee averecht) | ||
