A burglar steals two dazzling looking golden eggs, unfortunately for him he's unaware that the eggs contain a deadly virus, soon after taking them, he falls very ill, Cathy investigates.
I really enjoyed it, one of the stronger episodes of this series I thought. It's a highly imaginative and clever story, it's one that somehow seems way ahead of its time, there's a film at the back of my mind with a similar plot, but I can't quite place it.
There's more than a strong hint of realism about this one, weaponised viruses, chilling.
Post pandemic, I think this episode has a greater relevance somehow, a time where people were conditioned to be very wary about what they were handling and picking up, what an ingenious way of killing people.
It's very much a Steed light episode, most of the investigative work is done by Cathy, once again Honor Blackman shines through, she really did make this role her own.
8/10.
I really enjoyed it, one of the stronger episodes of this series I thought. It's a highly imaginative and clever story, it's one that somehow seems way ahead of its time, there's a film at the back of my mind with a similar plot, but I can't quite place it.
There's more than a strong hint of realism about this one, weaponised viruses, chilling.
Post pandemic, I think this episode has a greater relevance somehow, a time where people were conditioned to be very wary about what they were handling and picking up, what an ingenious way of killing people.
It's very much a Steed light episode, most of the investigative work is done by Cathy, once again Honor Blackman shines through, she really did make this role her own.
8/10.