The Midas Touch

Episode aired Dec 1, 1978
50m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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

Action Mystery Thriller

Professor Turner has found the ultimate carrier for a host of deadly diseases, calls him Midas and offers him to the highest bidder in exchange for gold. However, Steed's former colleague Fr... Read allProfessor Turner has found the ultimate carrier for a host of deadly diseases, calls him Midas and offers him to the highest bidder in exchange for gold. However, Steed's former colleague Freddie, now a vagrant is on to him and manages to pass over a few hints to the New Avengers... Read allProfessor Turner has found the ultimate carrier for a host of deadly diseases, calls him Midas and offers him to the highest bidder in exchange for gold. However, Steed's former colleague Freddie, now a vagrant is on to him and manages to pass over a few hints to the New Avengers before he succumbs to everything.

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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Gilles Millinaire in The New Avengers (1976)

Ed Devereaux and David Swift in The New Avengers (1976)

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Trivia
The pale yellow car chased by Gambit and Purdey in Gambit's red Jaguar XJ-S is an Aston Martin DBS GT Coupe which was manufactured between 1967 and 1972 - but appears here with a 'P' suffix number plate denoting a registration date between 1/8/75 and 31/7/76.

Quotes
John Steed: You should take up motor racing.
Mike Gambit: I did. Le Mans, Spa, Montzen, Daytona... I crashed at them all.

Connections
References The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

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8/10

New Avengers meet Goldmember!

This has always been one of my favorite New Avengers episodes, and it certainly delivers. It presents the intriguing plot of the gold-obsessed Prof Turner, who it seems has perfected the ultimate biological warfare weapon.

What makes the episode so good is a cracking combination of action (including an excellent 'relaxed' car chase), great locations (including Oakley Court Hotel, forever of course associated with Hammer Films) and the requisite super-villain madman with a crazed scheme, who needs to be stopped.

It's good to see the excellent John Carson in a supporting role too, and Purdey's fashion range from stylish to the highly-impractical!

The costume party at Oakley Court is atmospheric, and it all builds to a heart-stopping finale where you wonder if our heroes will really make it in time - despite some nerve-jangling driving from Gambit.

All in all, a highly-enjoyable bit of escapism, and a great example of when this series got all the ingredients right.

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