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How to Succeed .... At Murder

  • Episode aired Jun 13, 1966
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 52m
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8.0/10
273
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Diana Rigg in The Avengers (1961)
ActionComedyCrime
Eleven businessmen and counting have been mysteriously murdered, their affairs taken over by their able secretaries. The smell of perfume lingering over one of the dead bodies leads Mrs Peel... Read allEleven businessmen and counting have been mysteriously murdered, their affairs taken over by their able secretaries. The smell of perfume lingering over one of the dead bodies leads Mrs Peel to J.J. Hooter, who quickly becomes the next man to die. With secretaries as their only c... Read allEleven businessmen and counting have been mysteriously murdered, their affairs taken over by their able secretaries. The smell of perfume lingering over one of the dead bodies leads Mrs Peel to J.J. Hooter, who quickly becomes the next man to die. With secretaries as their only clue, Steed decides to hire one, and Emma to take up the profession.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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  • Director
    • Don Leaver
  • Writers
    • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Diana Rigg
    • Sarah Lawson
  • Director
    • Don Leaver
  • Writers
    • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Diana Rigg
    • Sarah Lawson
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    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steed
    Diana Rigg
    Diana Rigg
    • Emma Peel
    Sarah Lawson
    Sarah Lawson
    • Mary Merryweather
    Angela Browne
    Angela Browne
    • Sara Penny
    Anne Cunningham
    • Gladys
    Zeph Gladstone
    • Liz
    Artro Morris
    • Henry
    Jerome Willis
    Jerome Willis
    • Joshua Rudge
    Christopher Benjamin
    Christopher Benjamin
    • J. J. Hooter
    Kevin Brennan
    Kevin Brennan
    • Sir George Morton
    David Garth
    David Garth
    • Barton
    Robert Dean
    • Finlay
    Sidonie Bond
    • Annie
    • Director
      • Don Leaver
    • Writers
      • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Hooter is a slang term for the nose
    • Goofs
      When Mrs. Peel follows Ms. Merryweather to the Throgbottoms Class, You can see a cameraman's boot in the bottom left.
    • Quotes

      J.J. Hooter: You see, I smell a great deal.

      Emma Peel: You do? Eh, I mean you do.

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    9/10
    Awesome episode
    There is actually nothing exceptional in this episode, except the ending when the villain is revealed and the empathy that the audience can feel for him. After all, he had his reasons to do this. That changes from all other stories of lunatics of all kinds or even spies. I thought this villain would kill people for the count of a criminal organization; but not at all. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS And the fact that this so "sympathetic" villain is killed by Steed simply by a gun shot, that's very unusual too. So far I don't remember Steed killing a villain with a gun. But I have not seen the first seasons with Honor Blackman. And we also can see in this episode some kind of criticism against any British movements for women's equal rights with men; because you have probably noticed that in nearly every episode of the series, a subject is more or less evoked, a social topic: British army, British rail net, government, advertisement, department stores....many social elements that could be mocked of.
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    • List: Ventriloquists who have disturbing relationships with their dummies

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • London Road, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England, UK(ending scene practicing ventriloquism in a caravan)
    • Production companies
      • ABC Weekend Television
      • ABC Weekend Television
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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