Requiem 

"Requiem" is an episode of The Avengers starring Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, and Angela Douglas. Coming home from a costume party Miranda Loxton witnessed a killing by a member of Murder International and Steed is assigned to protect her until she gives evidence at the trial. Only Miss... See full summary »

Director:

Don Chaffey

Writer:

Brian Clemens (teleplay by)

Stars:

Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Angela Douglas

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Patrick Macnee	...	John Steed
Linda Thorson	...	Tara King
Angela Douglas	...	Miranda
John Cairney	...	Firth
John Paul	...	Wells
Patrick Newell	...	Mother
Denis Shaw	...	Murray
Terence Sewards	...	Rista
Mike Lewin	...	Barrett
Katya Wyeth	...	Jill (as Kathja Wyeth)
Harvey Ashby	...	Bobby
John Baker	...	Vicar

Storyline

Coming home from a costume party Miranda Loxton witnessed a killing by a member of Murder International and Steed is assigned to protect her until she gives evidence at the trial. Only Miss King knows that he has taken her to a boyhood haunt but then she is caught and wakes up in a sinister hospital where she is pumped for information about Miranda's hideaway.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1969 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Weekend Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The resemblance of the central idea in this episode's plot to the story of the 1964 film "36 Hours" is very striking - "36 Hours" was remotely based on a short story by Roald Dahl called "Beware Of The Dog".

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Quotes

John Steed: No need to be frightened now, Miss Loxton. Look, why don't you make yourself comfortable? Take off your nose.
John Steed: [Miss Loxton removes her clown nose] That's better.
John Steed: [removes fake eyebrows, her hat, and wig] Now *that* is much better!

User Reviews

Requiem for Mother

"Requiem" starts out well, but bogs down quickly as the script tips its hand far too soon. Steed spends the entire episode on special assignment, guarding the key witness (Angela Douglas, "Dance with Death") in a case against Murder International, while Tara tries to warn Mother of a bomb threat at Steed's apartment. Too late to prevent the fatal explosion, she winds up in a hospital bed being interrogated by Major Firth (John Cairney), who needs to locate Steed because he too is carrying a bomb with him. John Paul, soon to star in DOOMWATCH, plays the doctor, with Kathja Wyeth, of Hammer's "Twins of Evil" (1971), as the nurse. Also featuring Harvey Ashby ("The Decapod" and "Death at Bargain Prices") and John Baker ("You Have Just Been Murdered"), at least this episode is a huge improvement over "Homicide and Old Lace."