The Avengers

Season 6 - Episode 28

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Requiem

Teleplay by Brian Clemens, Directed by Don Chaffey

Continuity & Trivia

This episode is like Epic - where we are deliberately shown that the sets are sets and we see a glimpse of backstage reality.

16:50 - the nursery theme from Something Nasty In The Nursery plays when Steed leads Miranda into "Fort Steed", his old nursery. When the military history is mentioned, and later during the battle scenes, the martial music from Mission... Highly Improbable plays.

18:00 - Steed mentions the battles he's recreated: Corunna, Waterloo, Balaclava, Wellington's run after Napoleon, General Déclair's ignominious retreat.

The inscription on Mother's wreath reads "In Loving Memory of Our Dear Mother... The Finest Chap We Ever Knew. Died Suddenly - Explosively. R.I.P."

Bobby Cleaver's address is 25 Cranbrook Road.

It makes absolutely no sense that Murray and Rista kill Cleaver, who was the only likely lead to Steed's whereabouts.

It also doesn't make any sense that Mother doesn't answer the phone when Steed makes his hourly "all's well" of three rings of the phone.

Just who is so obsessed with clowns?
We have:

The Transport

Marque Model Number Plate
Bentley S3 silver ?
Morris Oxford pale grey LGF 942D
Ford Thames van navy ELB 8C
Triumph 2000 red MBH 545C
Rolls Royce pale lemon UU 3864
Bentley hearse black BLE 697B
Mercedes Benze (220?) navy TMP 884F
Ford Transit navy ... .83F
Lotus Europa red PPW 999F

Who's Killing Whom?

Victim Killer Method
Bodyguard Murray & Rista revolvers
Bobby Cleaver Murray & Rista revolvers ?
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The Fashions

Tara
  • bright blue high-collared knee length overcoat with vinyl belt patches front and back, over a red silk belted top, navy 3/4 slacks and black leather boots
  • long-sleeved red and white pinstriped blouse with red collar and cuffs, red knee-length tunic dress, gold chains across the front, black stockings
Steed
  • brown suit (felt collar) with yellow shirt and black tie with blue/green floral pattern, brown bowler
  • brown suede bomber jacket, beige long-sleeved cotton knit t-shirt, houndstooth trousers
main cast misc