The Episode Guide to Season 4 (1965-6) of The Avengers

Episode 22 - What the Butler Saw

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A gritty drama as a turn about from the previous week's fancy dress, and it plays out well. fine performances by all involved, but it's a bit staid.
The Cars
Marque/Model/Type Number Plate
rowing boat -
RN motor launch -
Saracen armoured car -
Helicopter G-ASHD
Lotus Elan S2 HNK 999C
Austin Taxi VGF 345
Who's Killing Whom?
Victim Killer Method
click a name to see the face
Walters Sergeant Moran V* shot
Barber Sergeant Moran V* stabbed
Reeves Sergeant Moran V* bayonetted
Hubert Hemming Benson V* shot
continuity and trivia
Steed disguises himself as three different officers - one for each force - to infiltrate the abodes of the suspects in the case, sporting different false facial hair and medals for each one.
He patriotically gives them the names red, white and blue.
My favourite is his R.A.F. officer, all enormous curled moustache and" "what ho! jolly good show!" accents.

Commander Red

Major White
He later enrolls at the Butling academy run by Hemmings and Benson and is sent to Group Captain Miles, dressed in butler's garb
Squadron Leader Blue

Butler Steed

John Le Mesurier (Benson) is beloved by fans of Dad's Army worldwide - he normally plays quite pleasant chaps, unlike his rôle here. Howard Marion Crawford (Brigadier Percy Goddard) - who normally plays unpleasant chaps - turns up again as The Sixteenth Duke of Benedict in The Living Dead.

Pamela Davies plays the WRN, as evidenced by this newspaper clipping.

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