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The Avengers

Series 6 - Episode 23

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Homicide and Old Lace

Teleplay by Malcolm Hulke & Terrance Dicks, Directed by John Hough

Continuity & Trivia

This episode is a cheapie! Half of it is recycled footage from Emma Peel episodes (the cast members and killings with the coloured background denote the recycled footage); the rest of it is recycled footage from the abandoned "The Great Great Britain Crime", filmed in late 1967 under John Bryce's production.
We have:

Wilson, while appearing in footage stolen from Murdersville also appears in footage recovered from the initially abandoned "The Great, Great Britain Crime", notably firing a sub-machinegun at Freddie Cartwright.

Freddie Cartwright is shot, mistaken for Steed as he's wearing one of Steed's suits - not only that, he's also getting out of what was originally intended to be Steed's car for the series, the maroon AC 428 Frua.
I strongly suspect the original scene in "The Great Great Britain Crime" was of Steed being ambushed by Intercrime (or Murder-International, or whoever they are...)

Intercrime was at 119 Royal Avenue, SW7.

Dubois opens the safe in 59.15 seconds, which Tara beats "at the proverbial last moment", I assume that means 59.14 seconds.

The closing credits start with the fanfare played by Izzy Pound in The Interrogators, then becomes a silent movie style soundtrack version of the theme tune.

The Transport

MarqueColourNumber
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud IIIwhite3 KMH
Austin 1800maroonJYT 518D
Jaguar S-typecream338 DYU
vanwhiteKVF 10K
Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. 'Silver Ghost' 1923 H.J.Mulliner tourer (chassis number 46LK)pale lemonKK 4976
Rover P6sky blueJLL 376D
Morris Minigreen135 FAC
AC 428 FruamaroonLPH 800D
Fowler bulldozeryellowLYV 100
Lotus Elan +2redNPW 999F
Morris MiniredBMU 837A
Austin Taxi (60s type)blackSRK 943F
Morris Minor vangreen (Post Office)?
vanwhiteGYP 682D
removals vanblueJML 59

Who's Killing Whom?

VictimKillerMethod
Freddie Cartwright Thug bren gun
Thug (?) Tara sub-machine gun
African delegate Steed Umbrella sword stick
Osaka Steed automatic pistol
Thug Tara sub-machine gun
Elrick Robin falls off scaffold into wet cement
Danvers Robin sub-machine gun
Martin Wilson pistol shots
Gilbert Steed crushed by bulldozer
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The Fashions

Tara Steed
© Piers Johnson 2003-2011