Quintessential poll - series 5 the Peel colour episodes

Post by **Allard** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:15 pm

Typically fans of tv shows get asked what is their favourite episode. I want to ask which episode you think or experience as being most typical of each series of The Avengers. So NOT your favourite, but which episode you think best represents a certain series best. We're starting of with the Peel colours:

please elaborate in a reply if you have more than one episode (the forum will only allow one vote) or if you wish to discuss or motivate your choice.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:09 pm

good question..

tough choice, I reckon'....speaking for myself, I would select murdersville' as that episode..everything from photography, depth, dialogue , and overall attitude, coming from the script..is there with this episode ...is this the ultimate peel episode ? probably not..if such an episode does exist...is this the 'best' colour Peel episode ? again, it's up for discussion...each of her episodes, means something to many of us..so the debate is valid, and should prove to be lively

darren · Post by **darren** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:29 pm

I've never been very keen on it but I think The Hidden Tiger sums up the template for series 5 episodes. You have people being murdered off one by one that leads Steed and Emma to a strange organisation with someone dodgy behind it all.

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:36 pm

Three or four episodes were remakes of earlier videotaped ones. However one of those, The Correct Way to Kill (a remake of The Jokers) was to my mind the most typical episode of series 5 incorporating all the elements of the formula.

The only weird thing is Steed and Emma both get paired with different people, which makes us grateful when they're reunited at the end. So it both calls back to Series 3 (script), and forward to series 7 (looking like a double-banked episode with Steed operating with a different partner, and his usual partner getting a new one of her own). But the diabolical masterminds, settings, even the recurrent actors (Madoc, Gough, Barkworth) are totally typical Avengers.

All that said, I'll go for one I enjoy less. Escape in Time, so often cited as the archetypal Emma episode.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:22 am

Frankymole wrote:Three or four episodes were remakes of earlier videotaped ones. However one of those, The Correct Way to Kill (a remake of The Jokers) was to my mind the most typical episode of series 4 incorporating all the elements of the formula.

The only weird thing is Steed and Emma both get paired with different people, which makes us grateful when they're reunited at the end. So it both calls back to Series 3 (script), and forward to series 7 (looking like a double-banked episode with Steed operating with a different partner, and his usual partner getting a new one of her own). But the diabolical masterminds, settings, even the recurrent actors (Madoc, Gough, Barkworth) are totally typical Avengers.

All that said, I'll go for one I enjoy less. Escape in Time, so often cited as the archetypal Emma episode.

I could see why..you have selected ' escape in Time'...good choice..

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:58 am

It's definitely typical of season 5, and Peter Bowles is one of the best actors, in all Avengers seasons. He makes for one of the best diabolical masterminds, every time he appears. Pretty good in other series, including comedy like "To The Manor Born" and "Only When I Laugh". I've seen Escape in Time too often, but to show someone what Avengers series 5 typically is like, it's spot on. And lovely to see Rocky Taylor's handsome face for once.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:44 am

Frankymole wrote:It's definitely typical of season 5, and Peter Bowles is one of the best actors, in all Avengers seasons. He makes for one of the best diabolical masterminds, every time he appears. Pretty good in other series, including comedy like "To The Manor Born" and "Only When I Laugh". I've seen Escape in Time too often, but to show someone what Avengers series 5 typically is like, it's spot on. And lovely to see Rocky Taylor's handsome face for once.

yes, great actor...glad he's still around today at 85....I recently noticed him in that Connery film that UA released..as part of his pact ,coming back in Diamonds Are Forever....The Offense....where Connery as a policeman, loses it and kills a suspect....brutal film....1972

Brugeoise · Post by **Brugeoise** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:40 pm

In my opinion, it's a tie between The Hidden Tiger and You Have Just Been Murdered but, since only one episode can be chosen, I went for The Hidden Tiger.

I think it's a perfect blend of all the elements that made The Avengers a world-wide phenomenon. There's sci-fi, tongue-in-cheek humour (the episode if plentiful with double entendres), style (Emma drinking champagne while peeling off her wallpaper), eccentricity (the safari, Mr. Cheshire), archetypal 60's set designs (the cat corridor at Purrr impressed me very vividly the first time I watched this episode). Oddly, there isn't a clear diabolical mastermind here: Angora and doctor Manx don't seem to do quite the trick for me, although Angora is a wonderfully chilling -though underused- character.

You Have Just Been Murdered has all of the above-listed elements but it doesn't come through as such a strong episode as Tiger does. Nevertheless, it's very enjoyable (and a personal favourite).

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:36 pm

Brugeoise wrote:In my opinion, it's a tie between The Hidden Tiger and You Have Just Been Murdered but, since only one episode can be chosen, I went for The Hidden Tiger.

I think it's a perfect blend of all the elements that made The Avengers a world-wide phenomenon. There's sci-fi, tongue-in-cheek humour (the episode if plentiful with double entendres), style (Emma drinking champagne while peeling off her wallpaper), eccentricity (the safari, Mr. Cheshire), archetypal 60's set designs (the cat corridor at Purrr impressed me very vividly the first time I watched this episode). Oddly, there isn't a clear diabolical mastermind here: Angora and doctor Manx don't seem to do quite the trick for me, although Angora is a wonderfully chilling -though underused- character.

You Have Just Been Murdered has all of the above-listed elements but it doesn't come through as such a strong episode as Tiger does. Nevertheless, it's very enjoyable (and a personal favourite).

good choices you selected...but if I had to select one of the two...I would select YOU have just been murdered.....but that's just my choice...Hidden Tiger, is just as good and deserving...

Post by **dissolute** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:49 am

I chose The Hidden Tiger but Escape in Time would have done equally well at representing series 5.