• title card: white all caps text with black dropshadow to the left reading 'THE FEAR MERCHANTS' superimposed on a close-up of Meadows lying face-down on the turf in fear
  • subtitle card: white all caps text with black dropshadow to the left reading 'STEED PUTS OUT A LIGHT EMMA TAKES FRIGHT' superimposed on a close-up of Meadows lying face-down on the turf in fear
  • Youtube video showing Emma entering her flat wearing a pale lavender sun dress. She sees a box of chocolates has been left inside the cavity of her sculpture but opening it reveals nothing but Steed's signature summons card which reads 'Mrs Peel WE'RE NEEDED!'
  • Mrs Peel, in a purple catsuit, lies on top of a concrete block sculpture she is working on and chips away at it with a chisel and hammer, somewhat disconcerting Steed who is standing next to it, talking to her
  • White is on the floor, cowering behind a tipped-over bird cage as he's terrorised by his avian assailant
  • The austere BEB boardroom - all black and white. Pemberton sits at the end of the glossy black table, flanked by Dr Voss and Gilbert, who stand either side of him; all three wear sunglasses
  • Steed dives at Gilbert from behind, having evaded his trap in the gravel pit, while the bulldozer looms ominously over them
  • Dr Voss pulls on a surgical glove as she prepares to subject Mrs Peel to the base fear - pain
  • Youtube video showing Mrs Peel discovering another box of chocolates, this time full and she discovers Steed's greatest fear - a lack of champagne!

Series 5 - Episode 2
The Fear Merchants

7½ stars

by Philip Levene
Directed by Gordon Flemyng

Steed puts out a light
Emma takes fright

Cast

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John Steed Patrick Macnee regularNew Avengers007
Emma Peel Diana Rigg regularNew Avengers007
Pemberton Patrick Cargill regularThe PrisonerCarry On..Pink Panther
Jeremy Raven Brian Wilde The SweeneyCarry On..
Dr. Voss Annette Carell The PrisonerThe Saint
Gilbert Garfield Morgan regularThe SaintThe SweeneyCallanRandall and HopkirkDepartment S
Crawley Andrew Keir regularDoctor WhoThe Saint
Gordon White Jeremy Burnham regularNew AvengersDangermanThe ProfessionalsThe SaintRandall and Hopkirk
Richard Meadows Edward Burnham regularDoctor WhoThe SaintCallan
Martin Fox Bernard Horsfall regularDoctor Who007The SaintDepartment S
Dr. Hill Ruth Trouncer Adam Adamant
Saunders Declan Mulholland Doctor WhoStar Wars
Hospital Attendant Philip Ross
Second Attendant unknown
John Tyler unknown
David Wallace unknown
Williams, the chauffeur unknown
Secretary unknown
Steed's double Rocky Taylor regularNew AvengersDoctor Who007Blake's 7DangermanThe PrisonerThe ProfessionalsThe SaintCallanThe SweeneyRandall and HopkirkPink PantherIndiana Jones
Nurse unknown
Nurse unknown
Nurse unknown

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