A Sense of History

Episode aired Jun 20, 1966
52m

7.7/10

S4.E24

Economist James Broom is shot with an arrow by one of a group dressed as Robin Hood whilst on his way to meet a man opposed to his Utopian vision of a new Europe. The trail leads the Avenger... Read allEconomist James Broom is shot with an arrow by one of a group dressed as Robin Hood whilst on his way to meet a man opposed to his Utopian vision of a new Europe. The trail leads the Avengers to St. Bode's College, where anarchic students oppose traditional schools of thought. Co... Read allEconomist James Broom is shot with an arrow by one of a group dressed as Robin Hood whilst on his way to meet a man opposed to his Utopian vision of a new Europe. The trail leads the Avengers to St. Bode's College, where anarchic students oppose traditional schools of thought. Could one of these have killed Broom? All is revealed at a fancy dress party where everyone ... Read all

7.7/10

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Director
- Peter Graham Scott
Writers
- Martin Woodhouse(teleplay by)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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Economist James Broom is shot with an arrow by one of a group dressed as Robin Hood whilst on his way to meet a man opposed to his Utopian vision of a new Europe. The trail leads the Avengers to St. Bode's College, where anarchic students oppose traditional schools of thought. Could one of these have killed Broom? All is revealed at a fancy dress party where everyone is a character from the Robin Hood legend. —don @ minifie-1

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Trivia
Each time one of the characters mentions the name of the university, St. Bodes, their voices are dubbed. In the case of Grindley the archivist (John Glyn-Jones), his entire voice changes. When Pettit drops some of the theses in the archive, the one on top reveals the original name to be 'St. Bedes College'. It was most likely changed to avoid confusion with the actual St. Bedes College in Manchester, England.

Goofs
When a burning arrow pierces Steed's hat, Carlyon tries to extinguish the flames with Bourbon.

Quotes
Emma Peel: [on Steed's sword] That looks a bit droopy.
John Steed: Wait 'til it's challenged.

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6/10

A Sense of History

When a economist is murdered, Steed and Mrs Peel begin to investigate St. Bode's College to discover the identity of who wrote the thesis "Economics and a Sense of History".

This was a pretty standard and forgettable episode. Macnee and Rigg are charming as always, and there's several good guest stars like Nigel Stock and John Ringham. Patrick Mower is a bit over-the-top as one of the college students; he's a bit miscast, considering he was almost thirty when this was filmed. A pre-Blake's 7 Jacqueline Pearce has a small role, and Diana Rigg does look fetching in her Robin Hood outfit.

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