Love All

Episode aired Feb 3, 1969
52min

8.0/10

S7.E21

Responsible old government bureaucrats are suddenly falling madly in love with the homely office charwoman - and they can't wait to tell her all of their secrets.Responsible old government bureaucrats are suddenly falling madly in love with the homely office charwoman - and they can't wait to tell her all of their secrets.Responsible old government bureaucrats are suddenly falling madly in love with the homely office charwoman - and they can't wait to tell her all of their secrets.

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Robert Harris and Veronica Strong in The Avengers (1961)

Peter Stephens and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

The Ministry of Missile Deployment is suffering from a security leak when its head, Sir Rodney Kellogg, falls for plain, middle-aged cleaner, Martha Roberts, and has told her all his secrets. Needless to say, Martha is not what she seems; and the Avengers must discover her true identity and how she has duped Sir Rodney and other misogynist ministers into betrayal. —don @ minifie-1

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Trivia
The building where the action begins shows the coat-of-arms of Watford borough council.

Goofs
(at around 41 mins) Steed arrives at the building where Tara King is preparing to jump out of the window. Tara King sees Steed who looks up at Tara King. (at around 42 mins) Steed is pulling Tara King back into the building after she jumps, we look at the ground only Steed's car has disappeared.

Quotes
Tara King: Any suspects?
Mother: Every man in the departmen. I've had them under surveilance for two months.
John Steed: Have you checked all their contacts?
Tara King: With a microscope. Perfectly legitimate.

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The letter 'O' in the title "Love All" is shaped like a heart.

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10/10

We love Veronica Strong!

"Love All" is one of the last classics, third of 5 episodes scripted by veteran actor Jeremy Burnham and second directed by Peter Sykes ("Noon Doomsday"). Veronica Strong excels as Martha Roberts, a frumpy, chain smoking charwoman working at the Ministry, extracting top secret information from woman hating civil servants who inexplicably fall in love with her. Tara is the only one to notice the symptoms (and perfume), but also the one that unknowingly succumbs herself, led to attempt a despondent suicide. The climax reveals all, and Steed is the lucky beneficiary! The plot is certainly nothing new, but the execution makes all the difference, with a distinctive music score quite unlike any other done for the series. The final appearance for veterans Terence Alexander ("The Town of No Return" and "The Correct Way to Kill"), Brian Oulton ("The Charmers"), Frank Gatliff ("One for the Mortuary," "The Sell-Out," "A Chorus of Frogs"), and Norman Pitt ("A Change of Bait").

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