Dressed to Kill

Episode aired Mar 21, 1991
TV-14
51m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

146

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Patrick Macnee, John Junkin, and Anneke Wills in The Avengers (1961)

Action Comedy Crime Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Thriller

All of the country's early warning systems bar one go off, mistakenly suggesting a nuclear attack. When land is about to be sold, adjacent to the one that was not sounded, interested buyers ... Read allAll of the country's early warning systems bar one go off, mistakenly suggesting a nuclear attack. When land is about to be sold, adjacent to the one that was not sounded, interested buyers are invited to a fancy dress party on board a train. Steed, dressed as a gambler, and Mrs.... Read allAll of the country's early warning systems bar one go off, mistakenly suggesting a nuclear attack. When land is about to be sold, adjacent to the one that was not sounded, interested buyers are invited to a fancy dress party on board a train. Steed, dressed as a gambler, and Mrs. Gale, a monk - and later a highwaywoman - join the party, where they meet the likes of Ro... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

146

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This would be remade during the Emma Peel era, as The Superlative Seven (1967).

Goofs
Steed looks at his watch and starts the five second count down to New Years, as we look at his watch as well, it clearly shows the time as 11:59:10pm. Steed and the party clearly celebrated New Years' 45 seconds early.

Quotes
Catherine Gale: [after Steed's failed seduction of Jane] So much for the homme fatale.

Connections
Referenced in Girls! Girls! Girls! The 1960s (2009)

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9/10

Strangers on a Train or New Year's Evil

"Dressed to Kill" was one of the last great Cathy Gale episodes, scripted in exciting fashion by Brian Clemens, soon to perform double duty as writer-producer for the next season with Diana Rigg. Steed is among seven people gathered together on a train for a New Year's Eve party, all dressed in different costumes, who become stranded at an abandoned railway station, targeted for their various plots of land near an early-warning radar facility. Many later episodes would borrow elements from this story, particularly "The Superlative Seven," whose twists and turns actually surpass those found here. Among the superlative cast, Richard Leech had previously appeared in "Traitor in Zebra," and Frank Maher had done "November Five," while John Junkin (soon to appear opposite The Beatles in 1964's "A Hard Day's Night") went on to do "Never, Never Say Die." Even with Leonard Rossiter and Alexander Davion also on hand, it's Anneke Wills ("The 50,000 Breakfast") who steals every scene as the Pussy Cat, complete with adorable ears and attractive tail, understandably taking an instant liking to Steed's cowboy garb ("careful, you'll make me purr!"), leading to a 'High Noon' showdown on the platform, with a little bit of help from a disguised Mrs. Gale, wielding a six shooter of her own. Lovely blonde Anneke Wills would soon marry future AVENGERS villain Michael Gough, lasting from 1965-1979.