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The Avengers
S7.E33
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  • Episode aired Apr 21, 1969
  • 52m
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7.1/10
167
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Patrick Macnee, Sally Nesbitt, Patrick Newell, and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Found wandering in a snowy field Helen Pritchard claims to have seen a man who was supposed to have been a corpse but was very much alive. This leads Steed to investigate the Happy Meadows f... Read allFound wandering in a snowy field Helen Pritchard claims to have seen a man who was supposed to have been a corpse but was very much alive. This leads Steed to investigate the Happy Meadows funeral parlour and the cheery Mr. Bagpipes Happychap. Unfortunately the undertakers seem u... Read allFound wandering in a snowy field Helen Pritchard claims to have seen a man who was supposed to have been a corpse but was very much alive. This leads Steed to investigate the Happy Meadows funeral parlour and the cheery Mr. Bagpipes Happychap. Unfortunately the undertakers seem unable to keep their 'stiffs' from walking and Steed has to arrange his own funeral in orde... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
167
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  • Director
    • Leslie Norman
  • Writer
    • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Roy Kinnear
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  • Director
    • Leslie Norman
  • Writer
    • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Roy Kinnear
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    George Innes in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee, Sally Nesbitt, Patrick Newell, and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Roy Kinnear in The Avengers (1961)
    John Sharp in The Avengers (1961)
    Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee, Sally Nesbitt, Patrick Newell, and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
    Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee, Patrick Newell, and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steed
    Linda Thorson
    Linda Thorson
    • Tara King
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Happychap
    Fulton Mackay
    Fulton Mackay
    • Master
    Patrick Newell
    Patrick Newell
    • Mother
    Sally Nesbitt
    Sally Nesbitt
    • Helen
    James Kerry
    James Kerry
    • Cordell
    George Innes
    George Innes
    • Shaw
    John Sharp
    John Sharp
    • Jupp
    Sheila Burrell
    Sheila Burrell
    • Mrs. Jupp
    Michael Balfour
    Michael Balfour
    • Tom
    Patrick Connor
    • Bob
    Ron Pember
    • Charley
    Peter Brace
    Peter Brace
    • Car driver
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Clarke
    • Missing Financier
    • (uncredited)
    Vernon Duke
    • Missing Financier
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Maher
    • Bradney Morton
    • (uncredited)
    Rhonda Parker
    • Rhonda
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie Norman
    • Writer
      • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Last show of the series.
    • Goofs
      Helen Pritchard was thrown from a fast moving train by Jupp. Yet in the opening scene, her white nightdress is perfectly clean and she hasn't got a single scratch or bruise.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Mother: They'll be back, you can depend on it.

      [realizing]

      Mother: They're unchaperoned up there!

    • Connections
      Featured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)

    User reviews7

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    8/10
    End of an era, offbeat and funny.
    The last season of the Avengers is about as impossible to talk abput to casual fans of the show as discussing the best way to cook a burger with a cow. Their knowledge of the series likely began and ended with Emma Peel. At least it is true in my country. Actual fans of the show can find alot to like with each era because they are so different in alot of ways. Sure, there was always John Steed but that character evolved alot from a plain clothes police detective being aided by a vengeful doctor after his wife was murder to an overworked, ruthless, at times unhinged secret agent, to a confident, sure of himself in any situation agent and finally a mentor to a younger partner in the last season. The final dynamic had a false start with changing producers, perhaps that is what sunk the show but whatever the reason, it didn't have as much of a chance as 9ther eras and it deserves to be seen and enjoyed because most of the season is better written than the final season with Diana Rigg. That last season with Emma Peel had several stories which were remakes of Cathy Gale episodes. There are no remakes during the Tara King season.

    Most of the stories are excellent and balanced well with the goal of keeping the plots bizarre and interesting without going a little too far into the realm of ridiculousness. It does however end as ridiculous as possible but it was the end so who cared anymore?

    This episode follows a similar story line to Escape In Time. Crooks needing to escape justice die and are buried. Roy Kinnear, who is always entertaining on this show(he appeared in Cathy Gale episode earlier) plays the hapless owner of the cementary whose heart sinks with each exumation.

    It is a solid send off and the final season is worth learning about if you thought the series and began and ended with Emma Peel.
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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • ABC Weekend Television
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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