Homicide and Old Lace

Episode aired Mar 17, 1969
TV-14
52m

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

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Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

Action Comedy Crime

To celebrate his birthday 'Mother' goes to visit two elderly aunts to whom he tells a story from the Avengers' case files. It involves a criminal caper to steal art treasures. The treasures ... Read allTo celebrate his birthday 'Mother' goes to visit two elderly aunts to whom he tells a story from the Avengers' case files. It involves a criminal caper to steal art treasures. The treasures were to be held for safe keeping in an underground vault in the event of a national emerge... Read allTo celebrate his birthday 'Mother' goes to visit two elderly aunts to whom he tells a story from the Avengers' case files. It involves a criminal caper to steal art treasures. The treasures were to be held for safe keeping in an underground vault in the event of a national emergency but the criminals aimed to squirrel them away once in the vault. It is a hair colour c... Read all

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Patrick Macnee, Keith Baxter, and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

Gerald Harper and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

Patrick Macnee and Garfield Morgan in The Avengers (1961)

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Trivia
This is one of the three early Tara King stories produced by John Bryce, originally titled "The Great Great Britain Crime". When he was dismissed and producers Brian Clemens & Albert Fennell were brought back in, they completely rewrote the show, adding the framework story featuring Mother and his two aunts and inserting various scenes from previous installments from the Emma Peel era to bolster the action. Original writers Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks were decidedly unimpressed with Clemens' "salvaging" of their script, objecting to the jokey handling of work they had submitted to the series in good faith. Of particular annoyance were the barbed comments about poor plotting and weak characterisation, plus the pointedly melodramatic score used to send up the events of their edition.

Goofs
When Freddie Cartwright is bundled out of his car by two thugs, it appears that he has been handcuffed. But as they pass behind the car, in front of the camera, it is clear that his wrists aren't cuffed, he is just holding them behind his back as if they were.

Quotes
Harriet: Just a minute. You made Tara King a blonde.
Mother: Yes.
Harriet: I've seen her. She's a brunette.
Georgina: That's right!
Mother: Now look here, aunts.
[raising his voice]
Mother: This is my story. And if I wish to make Tara King Sky Blue Pink, I will.
Georgina: Oh, you're so forceful.

Connections
Features The Avengers: The Fear Merchants (1967)

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7/10

MR DEARING MISSED THE POINT IN 2 WAYS

Larry Dearing's review was unthinking and totally missed the point, which was that the intention was to give the plot structure an original angle, and to make the most of the comedic & comic-book element of the show. And the similarly stupid bad reviews of Linda Thorson failed to recognise that all Steed's partners had their own personalities and contribution to the series, and Ms Thorson, as well as being (arguably) the most beautiful of them all - in outstanding company - and performed equally as professionally as the others. I can't understand why anyone would give her a hard time, and the partnership deserved many more seasons.

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