The Avengers : Return Of The Cybernauts

Episode Rating

Subject	0-5	Subject	Subject	Subject
Direction		Music	Humour	Intro & tag
Mastermind		Plot	Emma	Set Design
Overall (0-10)	Joseph	Although not as good as the original, this is a worthy start to the season, with a particularly menacing performance from Peter Cushing, cultivating Emma's friendship, some great Steed/Emma interplay ("You're quite pretty yourself") and superb direction. All credit to Levene.
Overall (0-10)	Piers	A worthy reprise of the original, Beresford is even more malicious than his equally insane brother. Add to that better production values, special effects and sets and we have one of the best of the season.

Paul Beresford, while becoming friendly with Steed and Mrs Peel, resurrects his brother's most dangerous invention - the Cybernaut. Using the robot to kidnap important scientists he gives them a task: kill the avengers! Professor Chadwick creates a watch that contain circuitry to control the mind through the salt on the victim's skin. Steed leaves his at home and isn't affected when Mrs Peel suddenly drives off, her gaze completely blank. Steed gives chase, but is captured. While trying to put a new watch on Steed, Beresford is overpowered and Steed slips it on the Cybernaut, causing it to go awry. After killing Beresford, the Cybernaut shorts out, and Mrs Peel tips it over with a single finger.
Steed shows less electronic skill later when, trying to repair Mrs Peel's electric toaster, he put two toast-shaped holes in her ceiling.

The Cars

Marque/Model	Colour	Number Plate
Jaguar Mk I 2.4	brown, walnut & champagne interior	42 AUM
Bentley Speed Six 1926	British racing green	RX 6180
wheelchair	-	-
Rover P5 3.5 litre	grey	MOY 548D
Lotus Elan S3	glacier blue	SJH 499D

Who's Killing Whom?

Victim	Killer	Method	click a name to see the face
Dr Russell	Cybernaut ^V*	Beaten to death
John Hunt	Cybernaut ^V*	Beaten to death
Dr Garnett	Paul Beresford ^V*	Tampers with the control to blow his mind.
Professor Chadwick?? ^V*	Cybernaut ^V*	Clubbed in fight at end
Dr Neville?? ^V*	Cybernaut ^V*	Clubbed in fight at end
Paul Beresford ^V*	Cybernaut ^V*	Crushed to death

The Fashions

Emma's Fashions	Steed's Fashions
forest green evening dress (mini length), embroidered, high neck, 3 buttons on cuff black jacket (velvet/velour/suede/fur??), silver shoes ... later revealing a burgundy dress collared green catsuit with white trim (collar, zip, piping, shoulder holster patches), white calf boots, white leather watch strap white silk embroidered dress red plaid wool coat with wide red belt, pink sleeveless dress, gold/pink shoes striped sundress	black dinner suit & bow tie, ruffled pale grey/blue shirt burgundy dinner jacket, white shirt , black bow tie grey single-breasted 3 piece 2 vents flaps on the hip pockets suit, tan shirt, bronze/mustard tie, brown/copper handkerchief navy 3 piece single-breasted 2 vents(?) suit, burgundy tie, white shirt grey pinstripe 3 piece single-breasted 3 button 2 vents flaps on the hip pockets suit, blue tie & handkerchief, white shirt black or navy 3 piece 3 button single-breasted suit, cuffs rolled on the hemline, white shirt , black tie khaki shirt & green tie .. rest of outfit not visible.

Emma's Fashions

Steed's Fashions

black dinner suit & bow tie, ruffled pale grey/blue shirt
burgundy dinner jacket, white shirt , black bow tie
grey single-breasted 3 piece 2 vents flaps on the hip pockets suit, tan shirt, bronze/mustard tie, brown/copper handkerchief
navy 3 piece single-breasted 2 vents(?) suit, burgundy tie, white shirt
grey pinstripe 3 piece single-breasted 3 button 2 vents flaps on the hip pockets suit, blue tie & handkerchief, white shirt
black or navy 3 piece 3 button single-breasted suit, cuffs rolled on the hemline, white shirt , black tie
khaki shirt & green tie .. rest of outfit not visible.

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

Episode 17 - Return Of The Cybernauts