Pandora

Episode aired Mar 10, 1969
TV-14TV-14
52m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Miss King is abducted whilst visiting an antique shop and wakes up in a room beautifully furnished in a style from fifty years earlier. She is addressed as Pandora. Steed follows a lead whic... Read allMiss King is abducted whilst visiting an antique shop and wakes up in a room beautifully furnished in a style from fifty years earlier. She is addressed as Pandora. Steed follows a lead which takes him to retired World War One agent Lasindell, the love of whose life was called Pa... Read allMiss King is abducted whilst visiting an antique shop and wakes up in a room beautifully furnished in a style from fifty years earlier. She is addressed as Pandora. Steed follows a lead which takes him to retired World War One agent Lasindell, the love of whose life was called Pandora and bore a strong resemblance to Miss King. It is a plot by his greedy relations to ... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

165

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Geoffrey Whitehead in The Avengers (1961)

Julian Glover and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

Julian Glover, James Cossins, and Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)

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Two boom microphones visible when Mother and Steed converse in Tara's apartment.

Quotes
John Steed: No, that's not actually what I'm after.
Xavier Smith: Oh?
John Steed: No, what I am after is about, eh, so high, warm, round, sweet and extremely feminine.
Xavier Smith: Sir?
John Steed: Miss King. Is she poking around the back, there?

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9/10

The case of The Fierce Rabbit.

Soon after she walks into an antique ship, Tara is kidnapped and drugged, when she comes around, she's in a very different place.

It's such a shame that the show is nearing its end, this is another excellent episode, it really felt as though the team were hitting their stride once again.

Full marks for originality, this is truly like no other episode, it's a plot that would work in this present day and age, it's so outlandish, but it's perfectly conceived, it could easily be changed to fit in with current themes and ideas. I think this one plays out like a horror film from the 60's, even down to the music.

I'm not sure about you, but I got Rebecca vibes, it felt like an homage to the great film, we even have a sinister housekeeper, in the form of Miss Faversham.

When Tara has played the role of The Damsel in Distress in the past, I have found it somewhat frustrating, in this episode however, it feels natural, it's fitting.

Thorson is excellent, Tara's drug induced mania and frustrations are perfectly realised, James Cossins and the returning Julian Glover are excellent also.

Production values are terrific, the sets and costumes look wonderful, The House in particular looks very accurate.

8/10.

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