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They Keep Killing Steed

  • Episode aired Nov 11, 1968
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
Enemy agent Arcos has invented a form of instant plastic surgery and he uses it to imprison Steed and create a double, who is sent to throw a spanner in the works at an important peace confe... Read allEnemy agent Arcos has invented a form of instant plastic surgery and he uses it to imprison Steed and create a double, who is sent to throw a spanner in the works at an important peace conference at a country house. Although Steed overpowers his jailer and escapes, Miss King stil... Read allEnemy agent Arcos has invented a form of instant plastic surgery and he uses it to imprison Steed and create a double, who is sent to throw a spanner in the works at an important peace conference at a country house. Although Steed overpowers his jailer and escapes, Miss King still has to deal with the matter of more than one doppelganger for her colleague though none ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Robert Fuest
  • Writer
    • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Ian Ogilvy
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  • Director
    • Robert Fuest
  • Writer
    • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Ian Ogilvy
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steed
    Linda Thorson
    Linda Thorson
    • Tara King
    Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Ogilvy
    • Baron Von Curt
    Ray McAnally
    Ray McAnally
    • Arcos
    Norman Jones
    Norman Jones
    • Zerson
    Bernard Horsfall
    Bernard Horsfall
    • Capt. Smythe
    Patrick Newell
    Patrick Newell
    • Mother
    William Ellis
    • Bruno
    Hal Galili
    Hal Galili
    • David Nadine
    Nicole Shelby
    • Helga
    Rosemary Donnelly
    • Miranda
    Gloria Connell
    • Maid
    Michael Corcoran
    • Perova
    Ross Hutchinson
    • Chairman
    Reg Whitehead
    • Etola
    Anthony Sheppard
    • Georgio
    Angharad Rees
    Angharad Rees
    • Redhead
    George Ghent
    • Mintoff
    • Director
      • Robert Fuest
    • Writer
      • Brian Clemens(teleplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The explosion seen after Steed throws the gavel is reused from Have Guns - Will Haggle (1968) when the ammunition shed blew up.
    • Goofs
      Around 4 minutes, Camera plus crew member reflected in car window as Acros' car is driven into frame.
    • Quotes

      John Steed: Gentlemen, I use the word losely, I have a shrewd suspicion that there's dirty work afoot.

      Arcos: Yes. Yes, we intend to infiltrate the Peace Conference.

      John Steed: With a forged pass?

      Arcos: No, with a forged face!

    • Crazy credits
      When the title appears on screen, there is only one giant letter 'K' that serves to start both the words 'keep' and 'killing'.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tomorrow's World: Episode #5.6 (1968)

    User reviews5

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    5/10
    Ian Ogilvy joins Tara King
    "They Keep Killing Steed" is the last story involving a double of Steed, and by far the weakest, despite director Robert Fuest's constant attention to detail, which keeps things interesting no matter what transpires. Ray McAnally ("The Positive Negative Man") is the lead villain Arcos, who kidnaps the real Steed to hold hostage while an imposter replaces him at an important peace conference, created by a serum that changes molecular structure, dubbed "instant plastic surgery" (THE OUTER LIMITS used the same serum in 1963's "The Hundred Days of the Dragon"). Steed manages to foil the sabotage plot by instigating multiple duplicates (we actually see a total of 7!), which, amazingly, all get through security, one after the other! None of it makes for a great episode, but Ian Ogilvy proves why he would be a fine replacement for Roger Moore a decade later in RETURN OF THE SAINT. Bernard Horsfall ("The Cybernauts" and "The Fear Merchants") appears as Captain Smythe, who orders all Steeds to be shot on sight, but one sneeze and you might miss the microscopic cameo from delicately lovely redhead Angharad Rees, star of Hammer's 1971 "Hands of the Ripper."
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    • May 2, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Exterior Tank, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • ABC Weekend Television
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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