Bloopers & Gaffes !!

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:39 pm

In the grounds with Steed & the dog in The Hidden Tiger, it's so obviously not Diana.

Post by **Allard** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:29 pm

In The Bird Who Knew Too Much when Emma dives into the water, see either miraculously gained and lost a stone (or two) in that shot or she had a stunt double.

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:42 pm

I think she had two stunt doubles in that episode. Apart from Cyd there was also a man to do the dive.

The Gaslight Ghoul · Post by **The Gaslight Ghoul** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:20 pm

Rocky Taylor who was the motorbike riding huntsman (!) in Escape In Time often doubled for Patrick.

Whenever he did the fight scenes, and you see this brilliantly in The Forget-Me-Knot where Steed and Mrs Peel are ambushed by the bikers, he always crammed the Bowler down on his head before launching in to the fight, in case it flew off and exposed the fact that it wasn't really Patrick doing the scrapping after all.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:46 pm

There's a driving double who has a completely different hairstyle from Steed's in season 5. Makes me laugh every time. The body double they used for Diana in the same season had legs not remotely like hers, too. It's quite distracting. I remember reading a Couch Potato commentary of The Hidden Tiger in SFX. "Spot the body doubles. What did The Avengers have against letting their stars outside? Did Patrick Macnee have a clause?"

(I find it terribly hilarious to this day, but maybe that's just me).

One nice thing about TNA is that most of the stunts were by Gareth and Joanna, so you have fewer instances of that. Some really obvious examples are and time Purdey actually "dances" when she fights, and Gambit being thrown around in The Three-Handed Game. Then again, they had the same doubles as Patrick and Diana/Linda. Because you know Tara and Purdey look exactly alike.

The Gaslight Ghoul · Post by **The Gaslight Ghoul** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:51 pm

That's right,Rocky Taylor did a lot of the driving stunts too.

It's the back of his head you see driving the Bentley when Steed loses control on Spout Hill in Death's Door.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:24 am

The Gaslight Ghoul wrote:That's right,Rocky Taylor did a lot of the driving stunts too.

It's the back of his head you see driving the Bentley when Steed loses control on Spout Hill in Death's Door.

Rocky was always the one stuck in the Cybernaut suit, too, wasn't he? (I know that's true for TNA at least, and that he was Gareth's double as well).

Strange Young Man · Post by **Strange Young Man** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:36 pm

Timeless A-Peel wrote:There's a driving double who has a completely different hairstyle from Steed's in season 5. Makes me laugh every time. The body double they used for Diana in the same season had legs not remotely like hers, too. It's quite distracting. I remember reading a Couch Potato commentary of The Hidden Tiger in SFX. "Spot the body doubles. What did The Avengers have against letting their stars outside? Did Patrick Macnee have a clause?"

(I find it terribly hilarious to this day, but maybe that's just me).

It was distracting at first, but now I know it's just part of the 60s charm along with the hilarious projected backgrounds while driving. Have to find a silver lining in every cloud.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:48 am

Strange Young Man wrote:
Timeless A-Peel wrote:There's a driving double who has a completely different hairstyle from Steed's in season 5. Makes me laugh every time. The body double they used for Diana in the same season had legs not remotely like hers, too. It's quite distracting. I remember reading a Couch Potato commentary of The Hidden Tiger in SFX. "Spot the body doubles. What did The Avengers have against letting their stars outside? Did Patrick Macnee have a clause?"

(I find it terribly hilarious to this day, but maybe that's just me).

It was distracting at first, but now I know it's just part of the 60s charm along with the hilarious projected backgrounds while driving. Have to find a silver lining in every cloud.

Oh, it's all good fun. There's something about sixties series--all the little mistakes are just part of the fabric of the series, and much more forgiveable than similar gaffes today. I think I liek it partly because you can see how they put these shows together with none of the special effects and other tricks today's TV and filmakers have at their disposal. There's something very simple about the TV from that era, and I find it refreshing.

The Gaslight Ghoul · Post by **The Gaslight Ghoul** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:20 pm

Timeless A-Peel wrote:
The Gaslight Ghoul wrote:That's right,Rocky Taylor did a lot of the driving stunts too.

It's the back of his head you see driving the Bentley when Steed loses control on Spout Hill in Death's Door.
Rocky was always the one stuck in the Cybernaut suit, too, wasn't he? (I know that's true for TNA at least, and that he was Gareth's double as well).

I believe it was another stuntman by the name of Terry Richards in the earlier Cybernaught stories.

One of Rocky's earliest appearances in The Avengers was as the student who gets a punch in the nose when he sneaks up on Steed in A Sense Of History.