The Avengers (TV Series)

A Sense of History (1966)

Patrick Macnee: John Steed

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Quotes 

• Emma Peel : [on Steed's sword]  That looks a bit droopy.

  John Steed : Wait 'til it's challenged.

• John Steed : Last night you severely damaged my bowler hat. Incidentally, you nearly killed me. Why?

• Richard Carlyon : It's not that I'm frightened, you know, it's not that at all.

  John Steed : No, no.

  Richard Carlyon : To tell you the truth, I'm absolutely petrified. I mean, I'm not cut out for this sort of stuff, murder, mayhem, lurkings after dark, attacks by young savages, not to mention the damp!

  John Steed : The damp?

  Richard Carlyon : Yes... yes, the... always gets me here.

  [gestures to a place on his back but hits Steed's instead] 

  John Steed : Ooh!

  Richard Carlyon : Oh, I, I do beg your pardon, I thought that was me. Old wound you know.

  John Steed : Really? German bullet, World War Two?

  Richard Carlyon : Umbrella. January sales. Darn stupid woman.

• Richard Carlyon : There you are, you see, it gets progressively more hysterical. It is not an economic thesis, it's a political document. And it reeks of ideals and dogma.

  John Steed : With the faintest whiff of jackboots.

  Richard Carlyon : Good heavens.

• Emma Peel : What on earth are you doing here anyway, Steed?

  John Steed : Advanced research into the co-relationship of the lesser-crested newt and Mrs. Sybil Peabody.

  Emma Peel : Mrs. Sybil Peabody?

  John Steed : An aunt of mine. Drinks like a fish.

• Emma Peel : Steed. So you've finally decided on your costume. The Sheriff of, eh... Bashful Ben?

  John Steed : Nottingham.

  Emma Peel : Well, I hate to mention, in all the books I've read, the Sheriff is a baddy.

  John Steed : Beneath this doublet beats a generous heart.

• John Steed : [Steed's rubber sword is bent by his adversary]  Mrs. Peel was right!