The Winged Avenger

Episode aired Feb 17, 1967
TV-G
51m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

385

YOUR RATING

Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg in The Avengers (1961)

Action Comedy Crime Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Thriller

Several businessmen have been killed, the murderer having apparently clawed them to death so that the initial suspect is an author who owns a bird of prey and had a grudge against a victim w... Read allSeveral businessmen have been killed, the murderer having apparently clawed them to death so that the initial suspect is an author who owns a bird of prey and had a grudge against a victim who ran a publishing house. However, the discovery of a comic called 'The Winged Avenger' f... Read allSeveral businessmen have been killed, the murderer having apparently clawed them to death so that the initial suspect is an author who owns a bird of prey and had a grudge against a victim who ran a publishing house. However, the discovery of a comic called 'The Winged Avenger' featuring a super-hero is found by the latest victim. And could the invention of Professor ... Read all

Directors
- Peter Duffell
- Gordon Flemyng
Writer
- Richard Harris
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

385

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Peter Duffell
- Gordon Flemyng
Writer
- Richard Harris
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The climactic fight scene concludes with an homage to the Batman (1966) TV series, with music similar to that used in the credits and "sound effects" written in the same style - quite in keeping with the comic book theme of this episode.

Goofs
The Winged Avenger climbs various different buildings to get at his victims, but the outside of each building is exactly the same set.

Quotes
John Steed: Now someone, or something got from here to there without being detected. Now there must be an explanation and I intend finding it!
Emma Peel: With a shoebox?
John Steed: They laughed at Edison.
Emma Peel: Only when he was serious...

Connections
Featured in The New Avengers: K Is for Kill: Part 1: The Tiger Awakes (1977)

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8/10

A SATIRE ON THE WORLD OF COMICS

Several unscrupulous businessmen are being murdered in a bloody way. Emma and Steed try to solve the mystery since all the victims were killed on high floors of buildings. Both focus their suspicions on a comic book character called The Winged Avenger and a crazy inventor obsessed with birds. In this chapter, which is a satire on superheroes, we have a grand finale that pays homage to Adam West's iconic Batman series, which was an unprecedented success in those years.