1.01 - Hot Snow

[mousemeat]

It's covered in the McGinley/Hayes book. There's a script or storyline that specifies the gun was silenced - or it might be a prop list with the script, not sure but some contemporary documentation. It was specified Dr Keel hears no shot.

That's right, the vison switches to Peggy and David on the street so I guess the idea is how it would have sounded to them, and the passer by who asks if she's ill. I'm guessing they were afraid of being censored or pushed into an even later time slot if there were an audible shot.

was that a problem with scripts and/ or / programs ? the threat of a later time slot ?

[Frankymole]

A more immediate threat at the time would've been if there was a bad reaction to violence (etc) it could have affected the upcoming sale of the series to ATV, London and other ITV regions. Some of these were already biased against programmes made outside their own franchise, and would've been glad of an excuse to delay or drop the show...

[dissolute]

It's covered in the McGinley/Hayes book. There's a script or storyline that specifies the gun was silenced - or it might be a prop list with the script, not sure but some contemporary documentation. It was specified Dr Keel hears no shot.

That's right, the vison switches to Peggy and David on the street so I guess the idea is how it would have sounded to them, and the passer by who asks if she's ill. I'm guessing they were afraid of being censored or pushed into an even later time slot if there were an audible shot.

was that a problem with scripts and/ or / programs ? the threat of a later time slot ?

Yes, it's why the had the directive against visible blood, major violence, etc. The Brought to Book has a scene in the rehearsal script that has Mason's gang attacking bookmakers' shops with shotgun, throwing bottles, smashing windows which in the final camera script had become a chair thrown through a window, papers thrown onto the floor and ticker tape machines knocked over.

[dissolute]

Nice little note about/from Astor Sklair who played Det-Supt Wilson in the first two episodes:

http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-sklair.htm

Astor contact me about the same time as he contacted David, and he supplied some very nice publicity photos of himself for me to use on my site.

[Frankymole]

That's very sweet of him.

[Frankymole]

Medusa Cascade has started doing a series of her reactions to (first time) watching The Avengers. She did an excellent set on Sapphire & Steel so I have high hopes she will like it (she has no allergy to black and white studio television having done all of Doctor Who):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weQmg8a2HI8

[Frankymole]

Another couple of reactors - two brothers - have started reacting to The Avengers, from the very beginning. They did a good series on Doctor Who, and also one on The Prisoner which was enjoyable. I recommend you take a peek:

[Frankymole]

It is a great time for Avengers reviews and reactions. Medusa Cascade is on series 2. Marie-Claire has just finished classic Doctor Who and so her new show is... (yes, we just had Hot Snow, complete with recon of the missing two-thirds)...

[mousemeat]

glad to see that the earlier material, is still being viewed..and discussed.....the earlier material, was much better than some 'fans' gave it credit for.

[Frankymole]

Marie-Claire starts her journey through ALL of The Avengers.