Cat Amongst the Pigeons

Episode aired Nov 17, 1978
50m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)

Action Mystery Thriller

The New Avengers investigate the murders of several ecologists who seem to have been attacked by flocks of kamikaze birds. Before long each one of them encounters a feathered foe on their tr... Read allThe New Avengers investigate the murders of several ecologists who seem to have been attacked by flocks of kamikaze birds. Before long each one of them encounters a feathered foe on their trail.The New Avengers investigate the murders of several ecologists who seem to have been attacked by flocks of kamikaze birds. Before long each one of them encounters a feathered foe on their trail.

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7.2/10

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Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)

Vladek Sheybal in The New Avengers (1976)

Joanna Lumley and Vladek Sheybal in The New Avengers (1976)

Patrick Macnee and Gareth Hunt in The New Avengers (1976)

Patrick Macnee in The New Avengers (1976)

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Trivia
There are some camera angles in this episode that were used in The Avengers series, a decade earlier. The whole topic is itself a tribute to Linda Thorson and Diana Rigg' eras.

Goofs
As Purdey rushes out the front door to shout "Steed" as he and Gambit leave in the Jaguar, a white mike is shoved forward in the bottom left hand of shot to catch the one word.

Quotes
[surrounded by cats]
Mike Gambit: Pussy...
John Steed: ...Galore!

Connections
References The Birds (1963)

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9/10

Amongst the best of the New Avengers

Amongst the best, because this topic seems the closest to the previous seasons, more precisely, the AVENGERS series, especially the Diana Rigg season. Think about HIDDEN TIGER, WINGED AVENGER, or FROM VENUS WITH LOVE. You find in this episode some very weird elements, just in the middle of a common espionage scheme.A true terrific atmosphere for this kind of tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS. We could have seen this episode starring Diana Rigg; it fits well with her era.

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