Somebody is killing ruthless businessmen; the first two we see were in locked rooms and their injuries suggest attack by a giant bird of prey! While Steed and Mrs Peel don't know it we see a man in a giant eagle costume which matches that of the comic book character 'The Winged Avenger'. Early suspects include an author who was badly treated by the dead men and an inventor who has made a pair of boots that enable the wearer to walk up walls or even in the ceiling! Once they learn of the comic connection three more suspects emerge; the writer, the illustrator and the man who poses in the Winged Avenger suit for the illustrator.
This episode is delightfully bonkers but well executed. The way the action matches the comics is fun and the number of suspects will keep the viewer guessing I was convinced it was going to be the somewhat sinister butler right up to the moment he was killed! Highlights included seeing Mrs Peel and the villain fighting on the ceiling and the villain being struck with large panels from the comic with 'Bam' and suchlike written on them accompanied by music that sounds suspiciously like that from the classic '60s 'Batman' series. The Winged Avenger wasn't the only interesting costume; I couldn't understand why Mrs Peel was wearing a hat that completely hid her hair until the ceiling fight scene it was there solely so we wouldn't see that her hair wasn't falling the wrong way! Overall an enjoyably silly episode.
This episode is delightfully bonkers but well executed. The way the action matches the comics is fun and the number of suspects will keep the viewer guessing I was convinced it was going to be the somewhat sinister butler right up to the moment he was killed! Highlights included seeing Mrs Peel and the villain fighting on the ceiling and the villain being struck with large panels from the comic with 'Bam' and suchlike written on them accompanied by music that sounds suspiciously like that from the classic '60s 'Batman' series. The Winged Avenger wasn't the only interesting costume; I couldn't understand why Mrs Peel was wearing a hat that completely hid her hair until the ceiling fight scene it was there solely so we wouldn't see that her hair wasn't falling the wrong way! Overall an enjoyably silly episode.