• title card: white all caps text with black dropshadow to the left reading ‘THE WINGED AVENGER’ superimposed on a thin white curtain blowing in the wind coming through the large broken window behind it
  • subtitle card: white all caps text with black dropshadow to the left reading ‘STEED GOES BIRD WATCHING EMMA DOES A COMIC STRIP..’ superimposed on a thin white curtain blowing in the wind coming through the large broken window behind it
  • Youtube video — Mrs. peel is painting a modernist picture, she turns to refresh he brush and when she returns, she finds that Steed has signed the corner ‘Mrs. PEEL’; he smiles at her and says, ‘We’re needed’
  • Mrs. Peel and Sir Lexius chat while resting on his replica third ledge of the Eiger — that is in his study!
  • Julian, in the Winged Avenger costume, looms over Gerda in an attacking stance as they pose for Packer
  • Professor Poole comes down from the ceiling wearing his magnetic boots
  • Emma and Packer fight while suspended from the ceiling
  • Shades of ‘Batman’ — Steed hits the Winged Avengers with a huge card reading ‘POW!’
  • Youtube video — Steed and Emma return to her flat where Steed first draws a picture of dinner, then serves the real thing with a superimposed starbust ‘PING!’

Series 5 — Episode 6
The Winged Avenger

by Richard Harris
Directed by Gordon Flemyng and Peter Duffell

Steed goes bird watching
Emma does a comic strip..

Read the dialogue sheets (PDF 1MB)

Production No E.66.6.6
Production completed: December 12 1966. First transmission: February 15 1967.

Cast

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John Steed Patrick Macnee regular007
Emma Peel Diana Rigg regular007Doctor Who
Sir Lexius Cray Nigel Green regularDanger ManJason King
Professor Poole Jack MacGowran Danger ManRandall and HopkirkThe Champions
Arnie Packer Neil Hallett regularDoctor WhoThe ProfessionalsThe SaintThe SweeneyDepartment SUFO
Stanton Colin Jeavons regularDoctor WhoThe SweeneyAdam Adamant
Julian Roy Patrick The SaintJason King
Tay-Ling John Garrie regularDanger ManUFO
Peter Roberts Donald Pickering regularDoctor WhoThe ProfessionalsThe SaintThe ChampionsCarry On..
Simon Roberts William Fox Callan
Dawson A J Brown regularRandall and Hopkirk
Edward J. Dumayn Hilary Wontner regular
Fothers John Crocker regularThe Saint
Gerda Ann Sydney
Model unknown
Model unknown
Model unknown regular
Model unknown
Model unknown
Model Terry Barella regular
Credits Legend:
Credited
Credited, not in press
Credited in press
In paperwork only
Uncredited / unattributed rôle
® : illustrated from other sources

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