Take Seven

Another easy-going adventure for the debonair and dapper duo of Brett and Danny as the judge prompts them into a case of disputed inheritance, impersonation and of course, a pretty girl, there's always a pretty girl.

A rich young heiress about to inherit her fortune survives a murder attempt from a young man claiming to be her long-lost brother whose existence, if verified would see her lose our on a £7 million fortune.

Written by the prolific television scriptwriter Terry Nation, this wasn't the most enlivening of the Persuaders episodes I've seen, with a twist I called well in advance of its actually occurring. Curtis and Moore are as genial as ever together with neither required to exert themselves much this time. As usual, allowances have to be made for the casual sexism of the time.presented as comedy as Danny makes a play for Brett's Impossibly glamorous cleaning lady who moves to the background music of "The Stripper" and at another point even reprises the old "Walk this way" joke behind a pretty secretary which went out with the Marx Brothers.

Otherwise there are some nice location shots of early 70's London with Brett scooting about in his plush car although his wheels have definitely aged better than his so-called designer clothes, even if they were supposedly dreamed up by Roger himself.

This is one episode however which could have benefitted from a little more dressing-up itself.

Maybe you'll believe me, or not, but I nearly felt bored during the watching of this episode. It is rather smart, still fun, thanks to our leads, but, I don't know why, I don't think it is the best of the series. Maybe I saw it a long time ago, but I did not remind it at all, and now I understand why. This heir, heiress story is not interesting at all, and if it was not for the Tony Curtis and Roger Moore's presences, I would have skipped it. Sidney Hayers is the director, who also worked on THE AVENGERS tv show, and I supposed he would have deserved a better script, than this lousy one. But, as I already said before, the series is supposed to have twenty four episodes, so the producers had to "fill the blanks"....

A lovely young heiress is troubled when her "brother" comes back from being presumed dead to scoop up all her inheritance. Brett and Daniel think it's not a case for them, until someone tries to kill her. Then they feel obliged to rush to her aid.

This is a particularly enjoyable episode, all the more so because of a neat trick ending that I certainly didn't see coming. It's one of those shifts that in a stroke puts everything that was confusing in its proper perspective.

Definitely one of the better-written episodes yet it maintains the supersive humor we've come to expect One of their best.