The Gilded Cage
by Roger MarshallDesigned by Robert Macgowan
Directed by Bill Bain
| Victim | Killer | Method |
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| J.P. Spagge | Cathy | .25 Berretta (off camera, and faked) |
| Steed | Manley | Sniper rifle (Steed pretends to have been hit, but he was behind bulletproof glass) |
| Abe Benham | Steed | Revolver |
| Manley (maybe) | Steed | Revolver |
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The opening credits feature a cut under the titles, from the gold bars to a CU of Spagge.
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Overtones of "Goldfinger" all over this episode, with Mrs Gale planning a bullion robbery - they even mention Fort Knox explicitly!
A gold bar weighs 400 troy pounds, and is 6¾"x3½"x1¾", and valued at £5,000 - Fort Knox has 800,000 of them (well, all of these details were correct at the time of filming anyway). Furthermore, silver was 9/3 an ounce (the highest since 1920), while gold was £12/10/- an ounce.
When Benham presses the intercom button in the vault, the entire thing falls to the floor.
They saved an actor's fee by only having Inspector Grant as an unheard telephone caller, or just mentioned in conversation.
Fleming sums up Steed: "The bowler, custom made Hemmings- St Paul- St James-?, beautifully blocked; not a penny under 10 guineas. The umbrella, Bolton & Son '63 model, slightly weighted handle, perfect balance; just right for a man of his height. And the suit! It's a dream. - Cut by an artist, possibly Smith Brothers, definitely Saville Row, 65 guineas 75."
Spagge: "Was he carrying a gun?"
Fleming: "A gun? In a suit like that he couldn't have carried another fountain pen."
Spagge: "Get on."
Fleming: "The shirt - south sea silk, made to measure, 10 guineas. Impeccably cut. The cuff links, Cavershon crystal - exquisite!"
Spagge interjects: "Fine with me, I've lost a button!"
Fleming: "Very good, sir. Charcoal grey silk hose; shoes, hand made teal St James, slightly antiqued, polished like mahogany, uppers and ways. Significant that!"
Spagge: "What of?"
Fleming: "Excellent valet service. It's a - the Sergeant miniature in the hall, he recognised it!"
Spagge: "And that's good is it?"
Fleming: "Good? it's excellent - a gentleman of obvious quality."
Spagge: "Shut up! I want to know about the man, not about the tailor's dummy!"
Fleming: "If I might say so sir, a more fitting companion than some of our more recent acquaintances."
Spagge: "I do believe you're a snob, Fleming."
Fleming: "Naturally, sir; that's what I'm paid for."
Martin Friend (Hammond) returns two episodes later as the amiable George in The White Elephant, while Douglas Cummings returns four episodes later as Murdo in The Wringer.
Katie the Great Dane, last seen in Death Of A Batman, returns in this episode, and whimpers when Steed is 'shot' by Manley.
