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(1961–1969)
Someone is organizing a group of danger craving psychopaths. Steed and Mrs. Peel must stop them before their next caper - stealing the crown jewels.
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Title: The Danger Makers (04 Jul 1966)
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| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| Patrick Macnee | ... | John Steed | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Emma Peel | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Robertson | |
| Douglas Wilmer | ... | Dr. Long | |
| Fabia Drake | ... | Colonel Adams | |
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Moray Watson | ... | Peters |
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Adrian Ropes | ... | Stanhope |
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Richard Coleman | ... | R.A.F. Officer |
| John Gatrell | ... | Lamble | |
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The avengers are called in when a 60-year old general is killed in a 'chicken run' motor-cycle accident and another officer, having fallen whilst trying to scale St Paul's cathedral, is murdered in hospital whilst under the care of Dr Long. They discover that they were part of a group of disgruntled military men, members of a secret society of the Black Rose, giving themselves code-names based on Greek gods. Bored with peace-time they engage in dangerous and illegal activities and Steed and Emma must identify their leader before they carry out their next caper, the theft of the Crown Jewels. Written by don @ minifie-1
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4 July 1966 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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John Steed: Two black roses, three corpses...
Emma Peel: [shouting from off screen] Four white feathers...
John Steed: And a partridge in a pear tree.
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When Lamble climbs onto the window ledge of his hospital room we are shown that it is meant to be many storeys high, with a grey and overcast vista far below. In the supposed reverse shot, we can see the shadow of a tree's leaves falling on Lamble. The building would be far too high for a tree to be anywhere near the same height as Lamble's room and the murky weather apparent in the filmed vista would not allow the casting of strong shadows. See more »Quotes
Emma Peel: What have we got, so far?John Steed: Two black roses, three corpses...
Emma Peel: [shouting from off screen] Four white feathers...
John Steed: And a partridge in a pear tree.
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"The Danger Makers" is a classic episode, depicting an organization of military veterans who couldn't get used to dull lives as civilians, craving danger as a fix instead of drugs. The mastermind behind the secret group is nicknamed 'Apollo,' whose ultimate goal is to conduct the crime of the century, stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London! (already attempted by George Zucco's Professor Moriarty in 1939's "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"). Speaking of Holmes, this would be the lone entry for then current Sherlock Douglas Wilmer, who would immediately follow up with the role of Sir Nayland Smith opposite Sir Christopher Lee in "The Brides of Fu Manchu" and "The Vengeance of Fu Manchu." One of Patrick Macnee's finest moments has a limping Nigel Davenport understandably shaking while trying to dispatch an unperturbed Steed (he would try again in "Split!"), while Adrian Ropes, unceremoniously gunned down with Steed close by, would return for both "From Venus with Love" and "Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?" The climax is indeed the stuff of legend, as the luscious leather-clad Emma Peel walks the plank, one of the defining moments for delectable Diana Rigg (earlier at one point, Macnee does a hilarious double take upon viewing Emma's latest costume, advising her to show the phrenologist her 'bumps!'). Steed really does care for Emma, and it shows in the stars' wonderful chemistry.