After a diver is found dead having apparently been to a depth of a hundred fathoms Venus gets a job singing on a ship sailing in the Mediterranean and Steed stows away. It turns out the diver was one of four, known as 'The Frogs', and his three friends think he must have been murdered and are determined to get there revenge. It turns out Steed had told them about their friends death but he wants to know what happened and why. It turns out that the diver actually died in an accident during an experiment to find a way for divers to work at greater depth without the need for lengthy decompression. If this works it could be valuable to businesses that work at depth or foreign powers; valuable enough to kill for.
Sadly this is the last of Julie Stevens's performances as Venus; it is interesting how her character developed over her half dozen episodes. She is far less naïve now. It was fun to see how she reacted to finding Steed in her room she knew there was going to be trouble. The setting is interesting although more could have been done to make it feel like they were at sea there is no obvious movement and not even a hint of engine noise; this is a small quibble though. The cast does a solid job; it is quite a bit bigger than in many episodes so there are plenty of possible suspects and possible victims. Overall I found this to be an enjoyable episode.
Sadly this is the last of Julie Stevens's performances as Venus; it is interesting how her character developed over her half dozen episodes. She is far less naïve now. It was fun to see how she reacted to finding Steed in her room she knew there was going to be trouble. The setting is interesting although more could have been done to make it feel like they were at sea there is no obvious movement and not even a hint of engine noise; this is a small quibble though. The cast does a solid job; it is quite a bit bigger than in many episodes so there are plenty of possible suspects and possible victims. Overall I found this to be an enjoyable episode.