Episode 101: Emma Peel Era
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A.K.A.
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Other Viewpoints
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L'héritage diabolique
Das Häuschen im Grünen
Benvenuti
a casa del povero Jack
La Casa Que Jack Construyó
Het huis van oom Jack
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Produced: mid-January 1966
UK Premiere (London, Season 4): 4 March 1966
US Premiere (New York, Season 1): 16 May 1966
Emma is lured to an
empty house that was willed to her by an uncle she never knew she had. The uncle turns out
to be a deranged technology businessman with too much spare time, too much money, and a
colossal grudge against Emma, who had sacked him back when she was Emma Knight of Knight
Industries. Fittingly, the house she inherits is a giant computerized mousetrap designed to drive her
insane.
IMHO |
While this is an interesting, curious, atmospheric episode, with much to recommend it—particularly a touching Steed/Emma scene—it would have scored better by me were it not for Emma's repetitious forays through the house's psychedelic maze, which are nearly as tedious for me as they certainly must be for her.
Trivia |
Evidently bootleg copies of this episode have been sold by S&M dealers for many years. (And not "A Touch of Brimstone"? Go figure...)
On Location |
The house that Jack built (the exterior, that is) is actually Shenley Lodge, Shenley—oddly appropriate, as it is a lunatic asylum!
Best Scene |
After Emma asks Steed about the shining armor, they exchange a remarkable look, laden with unspoken relief, that makes their affection for one another quite palpable.
Best Line |
Emma: "What happened to the shining armor?" Steed: "It's still at the laundry."
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson