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Darren · Site Admin Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 1806 Location: UK

Written by Eric Paice

Directed by Laurence Bourne

Production completed: 3 January 1964

Lhbizness · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:40 am Post subject:

Oh, everything about this episode is wonderful. The villains, the plot, the whole set-up, Lois Maxwell with a machine gun, Steed in a clerical collar, the dolls' hospital...it's just loads of fun. If only they hadn't decided to kill off a large section of the secondary characters partway through, this would be 10/10.
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Avengers Episode Reviews: The Undertakers

Ian Wegg · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 310

I've invested more in this episode than any other so far. That's mainly because there is so much going on that I had to rewatch it several times to resolve all the threads in the story. Even then there are parts I haven't quite worked out. (How the 1960s viewers got to grips with some of these shows without the benefit of video recorders is a mystery to me!)

Nevertheless a very enjoyable episode, one of the best. The general premise is excellent with some very good plot twists and a good cast.

9.

dissolute · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:17 pm Post subject:

Maybe televisions back then were much sharper than we think. All those scenes where Steed of Cathy writes on a mirror with lipstick - it takes me ages to work out what it says.
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