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The Removal Men

  • Episode aired Feb 1, 1991
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
104
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Edina Ronay in The Avengers (1961)
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Steed is ordered to infiltrate a gang of assassins. His appointment with their leader is in a small jazz club where Venus Smith is singing.Steed is ordered to infiltrate a gang of assassins. His appointment with their leader is in a small jazz club where Venus Smith is singing.Steed is ordered to infiltrate a gang of assassins. His appointment with their leader is in a small jazz club where Venus Smith is singing.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
104
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Don Leaver
  • Writers
    • Roger Marshall(teleplay)
    • Jeremy Scott(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Julie Stevens
    • Edwin Richfield
Top credits
  • Director
    • Don Leaver
  • Writers
    • Roger Marshall(teleplay)
    • Jeremy Scott(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Julie Stevens
    • Edwin Richfield
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee and Patricia Denys in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Edina Ronay in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)

    Top cast

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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steedas John Steed
    Julie Stevens
    Julie Stevens
    • Venus Smithas Venus Smith
    Edwin Richfield
    Edwin Richfield
    • Bug Siegelas Bug Siegel
    Reed De Rouen
    • Jack Dragnaas Jack Dragna
    • (as Reed de Rouen)
    Patricia Denys
    • Cecile Dragnaas Cecile Dragna
    George Roderick
    George Roderick
    • Binaggioas Binaggio
    Douglas Muir
    Douglas Muir
    • One-Tenas One-Ten
    Hira Talfrey
    Hira Talfrey
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Edina Ronay
    Edina Ronay
    • Nicole Cauvinas Nicole Cauvin
    Donald Tandy
    • Godardas Godard
    Ivor Dean
    Ivor Dean
    • Harbour Officeras Harbour Officer
    Hugo De Vernier
    • Jaileras Jailer
    • (as Hugo de Vernier)
    George Little
    • Waiteras Waiter
    The Dave Lee Trio
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Fran Brown
    • Touristas Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    Vincent Charles
    • Touristas Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Denton
    • Touristas Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Duval
    • Touristas Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Leaver
    • Writers
      • Roger Marshall(teleplay)
      • Jeremy Scott(teleplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      During the opening scene at the restaurant, a camera can be seen for a few seconds in the background.
    • Quotes

      [Cecile tries to seduce Steed]

      Cecile Dragna: Why so shy?

      John Steed: Retiring nature.

      Cecile Dragna: What does that mean?

      John Steed: It means I want to live long enough... to retire.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Doctor Who: Origins (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)
      (uncredited)

      Written by Henry Sullivan

      Lyrics by Harry Ruskin

      Sung by Julie Stevens

      Performed by The Dave Lee Trio

    User reviews3

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Second episode with Venus Smith
    "The Removal Men" was the second of the six episodes featuring Venus Smith (Julie Stevens), and a great improvement on the first. Steed goes undercover on the French Riviera to infiltrate a team of professional assassins whose latest target is a beautiful French starlet (Edina Ronay), whose demise figures to grant the outfit excellent publicity. One of the members, Bug Siegel (Edwin Richfield, the show's most frequent guest star, previously seen in "Girl on the Trapeze"), runs a nightclub where Venus Smith is singing, but her involvement proves to be disastrous for Steed, whose cover gets blown sky high (though her singing does provide the distraction needed to dispose of the ringleaders.) The Dave Lee Trio does one number without Venus, and she herself sings three songs, needless padding that detracts from the entry's effectiveness. While Venus wisely spends most of the episode on the sidelines, other women steal the show; sexy Patricia Denys plays Cecile Dragna, wife of gang leader Jack Dragna (Reed R. de Rouen, previously seen in "The Far-Distant Dead"), who is introduced in the nude as Steed rifles her husband's safe and locks her in the bathroom, yet winds up admiring her captor, effortlessly flirting with him throughout. 18 year old Edina Ronay, who later appeared in "The Nutshell," displays her ample curves in a very brief bikini, being hustled off the beach by One Ten (Douglas Muir), Steed's superior, making the fourth of his five appearances. George Roderick previously did "Crescent Moon," George Little later did "Man with Two Shadows," and Ivor Dean went on to do "Dead Man's Treasure" and "Super Secret Cypher Snatch." The next Venus Smith episode would be "Box of Tricks."
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    • Dec 20, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Associated British Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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