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by Speed Six
Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:28 pm
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock and The Avengers
Replies: 17
Views: 8642

Hitchcock's sense of humour is very British, and possibly isn't that apparent to those who don't see the world in the same way that we do in this country. It's very understated, and probably the best example of his approach can be seen in 'The Trouble With Harry', which turns disposing of a dead bo...
by Speed Six
Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:39 am
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: What is the next best series after The Avengers?
Replies: 80
Views: 21648

The Prisoner is better?! No, Sam. I love the idea behind it, and some of the initial episodes but one simply doesn't care about the central character and the actor is so OTT at times. There isn't the variety, evolution or longevity you get with The Avengers. As one critic wrote: "Utterly witho...
by Speed Six
Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:49 am
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock and The Avengers
Replies: 17
Views: 8642

Hitchcock's sense of humour is very British, and possibly isn't that apparent to those who don't see the world in the same way that we do in this country. It's very understated, and probably the best example of his approach can be seen in 'The Trouble With Harry', which turns disposing of a dead bod...
by Speed Six
Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:52 am
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: What is the next best series after The Avengers?
Replies: 80
Views: 21648

The Avengers is the next best series after The Prisoner in my list, followed by Danger Man, UFO and Strangers.
by Speed Six
Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:46 am
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock and The Avengers
Replies: 17
Views: 8642

Would you say that Hitch had a sense of humour? IMHO, In a perverse sense of the meaning but nothing as brilliant as TA. But his subversive elements I think show he was the master of suspense and horror that are just incomparable even to this day. I would say that there's no question about Hitchcoc...
by Speed Six
Sat Jun 28, 2014 3:13 pm
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: Tara King's Season 6: a creative idea
Replies: 239
Views: 54601

What's probably most likely is that the scenes of the ruined flat were filmed right at the end of the show's production, after all other episodes and possible reshoots had been completed.
by Speed Six
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:20 pm
Forum: Avengers Books and Merchandise
Topic: Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots: The Ultimate Avengers Book
Replies: 358
Views: 109132

We know Patrick was at the real location so why shoot him finding the body back at ABPC. The most likely reason is that while the sequence was being edited after the series had left Pinewood for Elstree, they found they needed an additional shot of Patrick discovering the body, and rather than go a...
by Speed Six
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:14 pm
Forum: Avengers Books and Merchandise
Topic: Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots: The Ultimate Avengers Book
Replies: 358
Views: 109132

My money would be on it being in the Uxbridge/Slough area, as this is where all the other recognisable shots with the two cars were filmed. I believe there was a film vehicle hire company (John Anderson ?) based on a trading estate between Cowley and Iver, but nothing on the site now seems to match ...
by Speed Six
Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:09 pm
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: Avengers Conference
Replies: 48
Views: 12655

A Get-A-Way-Together ? Or a Togetherness ? An Avengers Togetherness ! Perfect ! May be ?
by Speed Six
Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:04 pm
Forum: The People Behind The Avengers
Topic: Colin Finbow
Replies: 37
Views: 14889

You're forgetting Rodney's father, Darren.