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The Curious Case of the Countless Clues

  • Episode aired Apr 3, 1968
  • TV-14
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
ActionComedyCrime

With Miss King out of action nursing a broken ankle Steed goes it alone when Scotland Yard colleague Sir Arthur Doyle brings him in on a murder enquiry, with an abundance of clues, each one ... Read allWith Miss King out of action nursing a broken ankle Steed goes it alone when Scotland Yard colleague Sir Arthur Doyle brings him in on a murder enquiry, with an abundance of clues, each one pointing to an illustrious suspect. In fact bogus cops Earle and Gardiner are operating a ... Read allWith Miss King out of action nursing a broken ankle Steed goes it alone when Scotland Yard colleague Sir Arthur Doyle brings him in on a murder enquiry, with an abundance of clues, each one pointing to an illustrious suspect. In fact bogus cops Earle and Gardiner are operating a racket whereby they deliberately incriminate worthies as murder suspects and then blackmai... Read all

  • Director
    • Don Sharp
  • Writer
    • Philip Levene
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Anthony Bate
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    172
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Don Sharp
    • Writer
      • Philip Levene
    • Stars
      • Patrick Macnee
      • Linda Thorson
      • Anthony Bate
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steed
    Linda Thorson
    Linda Thorson
    • Tara King
    Anthony Bate
    Anthony Bate
    • Earle
    Kenneth Cope
    Kenneth Cope
    • Gardiner
    Tony Selby
    Tony Selby
    • Stanley
    Peter Jones
    Peter Jones
    • Doyle
    Tracy Reed
    Tracy Reed
    • Janice
    Edward de Souza
    Edward de Souza
    • Flanders
    George A. Cooper
    George A. Cooper
    • Burgess
    Reginald Jessup
    Reginald Jessup
    • Dawson
    Harold Coyne
    • Lift attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Fennemore
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Roy
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    John Timberlake
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Sharp
    • Writer
      • Philip Levene
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    • Trivia
      Sir Arthur Doyle is a blatant send up of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He is even dressed like Sherlock Holmes complete with a deerstalker cap and a pipe.
    • Goofs
      At the climax of their fight, Tara hits Gardiner over the head with her paintbox, causing actor Kenneth Cope's (or possibly his stunt double's) toupee to visibly slip. On regaining consciousness, his character's "hair" is flawless again.
    • Quotes

      John Steed: [examining an x-ray of Tara's leg] How'd you get this?

      Tara King: Doctor propped me up in front of a machine and pushed a little button...

      John Steed: [small chuckle] The accident, how did it happen?

    • Connections
      Spoofs Perry Mason (1957)

    User reviews6

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    6/10
    A step in the right direction
    "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues" marked the return of Brian Clemens to the producer's chair, featuring another simple storyline just as in its three predecessors, but better directed by Don Sharp. We begin in sterling fashion, as Earle (Anthony Bate, "Tunnel of Fear") and Gardiner (Kenneth Cope, "The Bird Who Knew Too Much") go over each separate clue in detailing the present murder scene, prior to performing the killing themselves! Scotland Yard's Sir Arthur Doyle (Peter Jones, "The Thirteenth Hole"), dressed like Sherlock Holmes, calls upon Steed to investigate because the person implicated is a close friend, Sir William Henry Benedict Burgess (George A. Cooper, "The White Dwarf"), who behaves suspiciously when questioned. A brief moment of jealous concern crosses Tara's face when Steed's attractive old flame (Tracy Reed, Oliver's cousin) barges in to tell him that her wealthy executive brother, Robert Flanders (Edward de Souza, "Six Hands Across a Table"), has now been targeted for blackmail by Earle, who holds on to the incriminating murder weapons until the priceless art treasures that he covets have become his own. The two villains decide to frame Steed in similar fashion by killing Miss Tara King, who spends the entire episode in her apartment, confined to a wheelchair due to an ankle sprain. Once forewarned, Tara's intelligence is called into question by her failure to lock the back door before crawling agonizingly up the stairs to make certain they can't get in her front door, but she manages to redeem herself in a frantic finish. Lacking in genuine wit, yet definitely a step in the right direction.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Edgwarebury Hotel, Edgwarebury Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Exteriors of Sir William Burgess's mansion)
    • Production companies
      • ABC Weekend Television
      • Associated British Corporation
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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