The Avengers: Escape in Time (1967)
Season 5, Episode 3
9/10
Absurdly wonderful.
17 July 2022
A wealthy dabbler is offering people an escape from their current crimes and misdemeanours, a path do somewhere else.

Wow, this has to be the most surreal and trippy episode to date, absolutely bonkers, but it just works, it works incredibly well, it again shows that this was a show well and truly ahead of its time.

Peter Bowles hadn't long been seen on the show, but here he gets to have a lot more fun, he's brilliant here, showing a diverse range. Judy Parfitt and Nicholas Smith are fun in support.

Plenty of humour, plenty of action, plenty of intrigue, and it's the first time in a while that we get to see Mrs Peel in action.

It looks amazing, with some great sets and fabulous costumes, the budget wasn't stinted for this episode.

A nice reference to George Blake just outside The Barber's shop, that really was a nice touch.

Loved it, 9/10.
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