Legacy of Death The Killing Fields
of Series 6 (1968–9)

of

The Avengers


Page 2

These pages list all the people killed in the Tara King episodes of The Avengers; as well as the people doing the killing, and their modi operandi.

Speaking trivially, Homicide and Old Lace is the most bloodthirsty episode, in which nine people are unceremoniously dispatched, although four are in footage recycled from Emma Peel episodes - so the mantle is passed to Have Guns - Will Haggle and the appropriately-named Killer with eight unfortunates apiece. There are no episodes in which no-one dies at all, although False Witness, Invasion of the Earthmen and The Morning After only have one each.

The guide is in three parts, use the links below to navigate them (or use those at the bottom of the pages).

All the screen grabs on this page are ©1961–9 CANAL+IMAGE UK Ltd All Rights Reserved

Victim Killer Method
Have Guns - Will Haggle
Smith Conrad assault rifle
Crayford Conrad silenced pistol
Giles Conrad assault rifle
Mercenary Mercenary assault rifle
Mercenary John Steed ??
Mercenary John Steed ??
Conrad John Steed knife
Col. Nsonga John Steed hit by debri from exploding ammunition depot
They Keep Killing Steed
Impostor Arcos revolver
Nadine - failed plastic surgery
Georgio Mintoff stabbed? (mistaken for Steed)
Perova Mintoff strangled? (mistaken for Steed)
Bowler John Steed shot with his own revolver in a struggle
Mintoff Baron von Curt rapier thrust
Werner Golda impaled on steel rod
Golda Baron von Curt rapier thrust
Arcos Zerson revolver (mistaken for Steed)
The Interrogators
Wilson Blackie arrow fired from victim’s composite bow
Izzy Pound Blackie sniper rifle
Fillington Blackie sniper rifle
Blackie Mr. Puffin revolver
The Rotters
Sir James Pendred George pistol
Sir James’ manservant George pistol
Professor Palmer Sandford thrown knife
Pym Kenneth causes bell tower to collapse on him
Mervyn Sawbow Sandford shotgun
Jackson Victor Forsythe unarmed combat (off camera)
Jackson dies according to the synopsis, there’s no other evidence to suggest his death on screen.
Invasion of the Earthmen
Grant Boa constrictor squeezed and eaten
Killer
Wilkington REMAK clubbed, poisoned, shot, spiked, stabbed, strangled, suffocated, neck broken
Trancer Brinstead shot
Freddie Merridon strangled
Gillars REMAK crushed
Calvin REMAK garotted
Lawson REMAK heart pierced with sharp instrument
REMAK John Steed ordered to self-destruct
Merridon John Steed killed by explosion of self-destructing Remak
The Morning After
Cartney Sergeant Hearn Firing squad
The Curious Case of the Countless Clues
Dawson Earle & Gardiner pistol
Scott Earle & Gardiner rifle
Wish You Were Here
James Brevitt Vickers ? ?
Maple Kendrick hit and run
Stay Tuned
Kreer Tara impaled on his own sword-stick
Collins Proctor revolver shot (silenced)
Take Me to Your Leader
Holland Shepherd sword hidden in clarinet
Trent (Captain Andrews) motorcycle accident
Shepherd Steed impaled on cello stand
Colonel Stonehouse (Tara) opened wrong case, which was boobytrapped

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