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Rather nice chat about The Midas Touch here on Philip Hawkins' Lives in the Pictures series; series experts Jaz Wiseman and Rodney Marshall add to the discussion:

All the best

Andrew

Given that this episode has two things I dislike, sappy back stories and Martin Shaw, it is surprisingly watchable.

It feels a bit shoddy here and there, but has a good flow to it. One big issue is the blowing up of parliament. He could have just...

I give it a '6'...not a bad episode...budget concerns, were a issue..it took me several viewings, to finally warm up to it...

been some yrs ,since I saw the episode..sorta like re visiting old friend, who might have changed a tad...lol....on a scale, ' 7 ' for oui...

and yeah, the ending was the leak link..

I mainly know him from Hitchcock's FRENZY and firstly associate him with that.

Great to revisit this episode...been a while..funny, I don't seem to re watch the TNA episodes as much as the others..I'll have to make a effort to revisit..

anyhow, some funny bits...I about died laughing..about Gambit's swanky dinner...

Watched this one again last night. I know for some, this isn't a well liked episode, but I love it. I read somewhere, probably one of Dave Rogers's books, that had TNA had a new series, it would have stepped back more towards the original series in...

... Gareth was working class, so he cheerfully described his natural accent as cockney. He could revert back to it at will, but generally when he's onscreen, he doesn't sound the way he would have naturally. But sometimes it creeps in on certain...

Yeah, I never get the impression that Gambit ever met, worked with, or had anything to do with Emma Peel. It doesn't make much sense to me. I mean, I guess it's possible in terms of someone's headcanon, as it were, but there's really no support for...

Yes, but the actor who played Soo Choy popped up as a completely different character in Three-Handed .

That's right, Jay. :) I still wonder why on the role of the Soo Choy chose unknown Terry Wood. We even do not know his date of birth and...

Yes it certainly didn't help that Doctor Who also made a story concerning a giant rat in the sewers! although their version was set back in Victorian times!
I remember I thought it was going to be a big Spider at first after we saw the dead one...

An episode done well, it could have gone more sentimental given the reunion element. But an enjoyable TNA.

I'm not a huge fan of the New Avengers, but this episode was as good as it gets...and I would gladly give it a ' 9 '.....and it's one of those episodes, you can watch over and over...and still draw from it

Thanks, I'll go and look them up.

The first of two episodes of TNA I've watched this week.

This one was, for me, the more enjoyable of the two.

Interesting setting. I like the idea of the rouge unit and the investigating. The relationship between Gambit and Purdey works well, and...

'message really clear ? Purdey not really fancying or interested in Gambit but was Gambit interested in Purdey considering the way he was enjoying Purdey being tested in her fight with the Angels of Death ? Purdey did seem a little jealous of...

Faces is the most fun of all TNA episodes, and is a worthy runner up to Target in the best episode stakes. Ludicrous plot developments aside, the fun everyone appeared to be having with this episode is simply infectious. Joanna Lumley displays a...

This does seem to be the TNA version of Marmite. You either love it or hate it. I'm in the 'Love it' category. It's basically a bit of fun, with our heroes being centre stage the whole time instead of having to share the screen with the villains. I...

I enjoyed this episode and Steed's Rule Britannia? was a classic quip in the face of danger.

Having Hitler come back to life is a thin plot as I'm sure most of the world, at least those from Europe, Russia and America who were 1) relatives of the...

The killer building. how cool. please do tell. And where is it in Canada Timeless? I hope you didn't go inside. Or if you did, you brought a match.

It's in Toronto, the heart of Canadian Avengerland. I took pictures. 8) I'll post about it when I...

Are there things about Trap that are absolutely stupid? You bet!

Do I still enjoy the episode? You bet!

There are some significant flaws in the show which make it hilarious: Soo Choy, the most white Asian diabolical villain ever; a plane crash...

Awesome, as close to the parent series as The New Avengers ever got. I never tire of watching this one. 10/10.

Scott Bot: Showing dead people on TV is one thing...showing dead cats and birds is quite another. Pet owners would probably have picketed the studio or something if they had seen anything like that!

It is an excellent episode, and a rather...

Gave it a 6 - I usually like episodes featuring Cold War adversaries but the plot in this one has way too many plausibility problems.

As to the women as horses scene, my take is that Steed was aware of the actual pictures Jo was asking about but in...

Freewheelers had more recognisable London landmarks (The Mall and Trafalgar Square) but that was easier to achieve a decade earlier.
... especially with a maverick producer / director who, despite failing to get the necessary clearances, pressed...