Episode 50: Cathy Gale Era
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Other Viewpoints |
Le clan des grenouilles
Un Coro De Sapos
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Production completed: 8 March 1963
UK Premiere (London, Season 2): 9 March 1963
US Premiere (A&E cable): ca. 28 February 1991
While on holiday in Greece, Steed
is asked to investigate the mysterious death of a Greek deep-sea diver and part-time
smuggler. He was a member of an elite group of divers called the Frogs, who
are currently
aboard a ship in the Mediterranean. Steed stows away to find Venus
Smith there to provide the entertainment, as well as a queer scientist and his laboratory, a
whip-cracking woman from China, and the hot-headed girlfriend of the dead diver.
IMHO |
Hot stuff! Great mix of characters, action and dialog. While the whole guest cast is top drawer, Eric Pohlmann is particularly good as Mason, the "fat pig in the middle," as Steed dubs him. And Venus is quite tolerable in her final appearance—perhaps because she butts heads with Steed in a vaguely Cathy-esque way, giving her a bit more character than she's had to now.
Trivia |
Frank Gatliff appeared in the Police Surgeon episode, "Man Overboard."
Some scenes were pre-recorded on 7 March 1963 in advance of the main recording.
*This unofficial subtitle is by Yours Truly.
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson