The Avengers

Season 6 - Episode 15

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Invasion of the Earthmen

Teleplay by Terry Nation, Directed by Don Sharp

Continuity & Trivia

Warren Clarke, playing Trump here, is better known to modern audiences as Inspector Dalziell in the long-running series Dalziell and Pascoe; he's also recently done Down to Earth.

This is a left over John Bryce produced episode, resurrected and reedited by Clemens, which is why Tara dons the blonde wig disguise at the beginning of the episode - back in early 1968 she had been filmed with bleached hair and this transparent device was the easiest way to overcome this hurdle.
It's odd to get this episode so late in the season, as so much of the script has Tara being a starry eyed newcomer, startled at Steed's blasé attitude to death. Clemens should have taken a broader knife to the script when he resurrected this John Bryce episode, or scheduled it earlier in the season - at 5:30 Tara apologises for not having found the Alpha Academy brochure in a concealed compartment of X's suitcase and Steed blithely says, "No reason you should know; Regulations."

17:20 - I'd swear that Rhonda goes through the wire ahead of Steed but maybe I'm not used to Tara being large and blonde.

The Transport

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AC 428 FruamaroonLPH 800D
Land Rover SWB soft topnavy695 EAC

Who's Killing Whom?

VictimKillerMethod
Grant Boa constrictor squeezed and eaten
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The Fashions

Tara
  • brown halter-neck minidress, later with a beige plaid double-breasted coat and blonde wig
  • lime green towelling robe and white towel
  • cream pleated blouse worn with a light brown calf leather waistcoat with brass buttons and chain belt, matching leather trousers and boots
  • bond street druid - bright blue monastic robe with hood, lined with blue sequins
Steed
  • green/brown blazer, buff shirt, green tie, brown bowler, beige trousers and brown slip-on shoes
  • ugly pale green and black paisley shirt with green/brown blazer, houndstooth trousers and brown slip-on shoes
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