The Avengers : The Positive Negative Man

Episode Rating

Subject	0-5	Subject	Subject	Subject
Direction		Music	Humour	Intro & tag
Mastermind		Plot	Emma	Set Design
Overall (0-10)	Joseph	I have underrated this one. Now I find that, despite the terrible, terrible music, the quality of some of the sets and the lack of very interesting cars, I enjoy it more. The wit is rather good, there is a lot of location filming, Creswell is a great villain (though Ray McAnally improves on him the next year as Arcos in They Keep Killing Steed), and Cynthia Wentworth-Howe is an utter laugh. There is one thing that puzzles me still: why did Steed change clothes so much? (Ed.: perhaps it was the summer weather? )
Overall (0-10)	Piers	Another fine story that doesn't quite scale the dizzy heights of true excellence. Nonetheless, it's an electrifying plot that tests your tolerance of mayhem and watt -not. If Ohm-ly they'd made it more over the top. (Sorry about that).

Government scientists formerly associated with Project 90 at Risley Dale have been suffering shocking deaths - the force of which has forced them into wall and cabinets. Someone has perfected the ability to broadcast electricity, with deadly results. Steed and Mrs Peel traces the culprit: Creswell, the Project's instigator. In one of the most obvious episodes ever produced, the obvious villain is in fact behind it all.
Mrs Peel is abducted by being shocked unconscious, but Steed rescues her, having thoughtfully worn rubber-soled shoes. Creswell is brought down to earth, and Hawthorn catapulted into the ceiling by an earthed Steed.
Free again, the Avengers find themselves inseparably magnetised to Steed's Bentley - "Don't fight it, Mrs Peel."

The Cars

Marque/Model	Colour	Number Plate
Morris Minor van	blue	CMF 263A
Lotus Elan S3	glacier blue	SJH 499D
Light tractor?	red	-
Bentley 4.5 litre 1927	British racing green	YT 3942
Rover P6	powder blue	JLL 376D
Ford Thames 800 camper van	orange/white	-

Who's Killing Whom?

Victim	Killer	Method	click a name to see the face
Mr Bryant	Peter Haworth(?) ^V*	Electrocuted/thrown out 12th storey window [prior to episode]
Charles Grey	Peter Haworth ^V*	Electrocuted
Maurice Jubert	Peter Haworth ^V*	Electrocuted
James Mankin	Peter Haworth ^V*	Electrocuted
Peter Haworth ^V*	Steed, Emma & himself ^V*	Ground self and is electrocuted
Creswell?? ^V*	Steed	Thrown out window (according to original script)

The Fashions

Emma's Fashions	Steed's Fashions
burnt orange dress with fawn trim (belt, collar, cuffs & button holes (which become a large central pleat of the skirt), grey(?) shoes red jacket & miniskirt, white skivvy floral pink/yellow/purple summer dress, buttoned, long sleeves, hot pink lining, lilac shoes, large oval shaped watch orange catsuit (not zippered) with navy trim (collar, belt, sleeve & leg piping), orange boots ...boots are replaced with white gum boots striped dress	grey single-breasted long lapelled suit, 1 button, velvet collar & bright blue, white spotted, tie, white shirt , grey umbrella & bowler charcoal pinstripe single-breasted (narrow lapels) suit, grey tie, white shirt , black bowler & umbrella brown single-breasted suit, fawn felt collar, brown bowler, tan shirt, dark green tie navy single-breasted suit, black bowler, metallic blue tie, pale blue shirt grey single-breasted suit flaps on the hip pockets/breast 2 vents 2 buttons; grey tie with white spots, pale blue shirt, pale grey socks grey wide-lapelled 3 piece single-breasted 2 vents flaps suit, dark blue tie, white shirt , rubber galoshes grey/brown/green sports coat with brass buttons, 2 vents, 1 button on pockets (2 hip, breast), 2 buttons on cuffs, 3 buttons

Emma's Fashions

Steed's Fashions

grey single-breasted long lapelled suit, 1 button, velvet collar & bright blue, white spotted, tie, white shirt , grey umbrella & bowler
charcoal pinstripe single-breasted (narrow lapels) suit, grey tie, white shirt , black bowler & umbrella
brown single-breasted suit, fawn felt collar, brown bowler, tan shirt, dark green tie
navy single-breasted suit, black bowler, metallic blue tie, pale blue shirt
grey single-breasted suit flaps on the hip pockets/breast 2 vents 2 buttons; grey tie with white spots, pale blue shirt, pale grey socks
grey wide-lapelled 3 piece single-breasted 2 vents flaps suit, dark blue tie, white shirt , rubber galoshes
grey/brown/green sports coat with brass buttons, 2 vents, 1 button on pockets (2 hip, breast), 2 buttons on cuffs, 3 buttons

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

Episode 22 - The Positive Negative Man