The Avengers : From Venus With Love

Subject	0-5	Subject	0-5	Subject	0-5	Subject	0-5
Direction	4 stars	Music	3½ stars	Humour	4 stars	Intro & tag	2½ stars
Mastermind	3½ stars	Plot	3 stars	Emma	4 stars	Set Design	3½ stars
Overall (0-10)	This episode has much promise and mostly delivers, but there's something missing. Wonderfully silly sci-fi sets the tone for the season - there's better episodes to come.					7½ stars

Mrs Peel is called away from her fencing practice by Steed's arrival.
They have to investigate when astronomers start turning white while observing Venus. Have the Venusians invaded earth, as Primble suggests to Steed? Are aliens killing the rich patrons of the British Venusian Society?
Steed is unconvinced and when they discover a tape recording of the aliens is in fact a laser warming up it's clear that Primble is behind it all. A deadly fight ensues and Emma is strapped in for corrective eye surgery.
The Avengers are invited to "have dinner on Venus", after dispatching Primble with his own laser, but Steed worries about his Claret not travelling well.

The Cars

Marque/Model	Colour	Number Plate
Lotus Elan S3	glacier blue	SJH 499D
Bentley Speed Six 1926	British racing green	RX 6180
International Harvester Crawler Tractor	dark orange	-
Landrover SWB soft-top (canvas tarpaulin)	dark green	-
Ford GT40 Mk II	silver	-

Who's Killing Whom?

Victim	Killer	Method	click a name to see the face
Ernest Cosgrove	Primble or Martin ^V*	Laser beam
Sir Fredrick Hadley	Primble or Martin ^V*	Laser beam
Bertram Fortescue Winthrop Smith	Martin ^V*	Laser beam
Lord Mansford	Martin ^V*	Laser beam
Brigadier Whitehead	Primble or Martin ^V*	Laser beam
Dr Henry Primble ^V*	Steed & himself ^V*	Deflected laser beam

The Fashions

Emma's Fashions	Steed's Fashions
blue catsuit with orange trim. zippered, ring at neck lavender dress, mini length, straight hem and cleavage, blue trim, with matching cardigan orange a-line dress blue coat with lavender skivvy tan skirt & jacket with high collar, scooped waist orange & white catsuit with wide belt, ring at high neck, zippered. (1) towel or sheet (?) chinese red silk pyjamas	bowler, umbrella, black suit, burgundy silk tie midnight blue dinner suit, black bow tie (plain collar white shirt) burgundy silk dinner suit & bow tie, white shirt brown twill sports coat, beige shirt, dark green tie, houndstooth check trousers - fully described in the "The Winged Avenger" episode page. (4) with brown bowler. grey single-breasted suit, 3 piece, dark blue silk tie, pale blue shirt ...black bowler & umbrella with above (6) [bowler turned white by the laser beam] black dinner suit, ruffled pale blue shirt, black bow tie

Emma's Fashions

Steed's Fashions

blue catsuit with orange trim. zippered, ring at neck
lavender dress, mini length, straight hem and cleavage, blue trim, with matching cardigan
orange a-line dress
blue coat with lavender skivvy
tan skirt & jacket with high collar, scooped waist
orange & white catsuit with wide belt, ring at high neck, zippered.
(1)
towel or sheet (?)
chinese red silk pyjamas

bowler, umbrella, black suit, burgundy silk tie
midnight blue dinner suit, black bow tie (plain collar white shirt)
burgundy silk dinner suit & bow tie, white shirt
brown twill sports coat, beige shirt, dark green tie, houndstooth check trousers - fully described in the "The Winged Avenger" episode page.
(4) with brown bowler.
grey single-breasted suit, 3 piece, dark blue silk tie, pale blue shirt
...black bowler & umbrella with above
(6)
[bowler turned white by the laser beam]
black dinner suit, ruffled pale blue shirt, black bow tie

The Episode Guide to Season 5 (1967) of The Avengers

Episode 1 - From Venus With Love

Episode Rating

The Cars

Who's Killing Whom?

The Fashions