Episode 128: Emma Peel Era
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Other Viewpoints |
The Disappearance of Admiral Nelson
Mission très improbable
Hätten Sie's nicht ein bißchen kleiner?
Un esperimento stupefacente
Una Misión... Altamente Improbable
Een hoogstonwaarschijnlijke missie!
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Production completed: 22 September 1967
UK Premiere (London, Season 6): 17 November 1967
US Premiere (New York, Season 3): 10 January 1968
"It's a dream... a dream... a tiny dream." People and objects—like
limousines and armored tanks—are disappearing into thin air at an army base, where an absent-minded
professor has accidentally invented the next great weapon, which naturally falls into
the hands of some dastardly types with visions of large-scale takeovers...
IMHO |
The title (which is obviously a variation on Mission: Impossible) says it all—check your brain at the door and just have fun! There are some neat Land of the Giants sets and props. Shaffer (Ronald Radd, who appeared twice in the Cathy Gale series) is a much more tolerable imbecile than Brodny. And is it me, or does Francis Matthews sound vaguely similar to Cary Grant? Any moment I expected him to burst out with, "Judy, Judy, Judy!"
The only negative thing to say, really, is that this marks the last bona fide Emma Peel episode.
Trivia |
Although "The Forget-Me-Knot" is often included in the Emma Peel era because it features Diana Rigg, "Knot" was actually the third episode completed in the Tara King era, and since these pages follow production order, FMK is not the next one. Sorry if this seems confusing. You can always click here and pretend...
Jane Merrow (Susan) was one of several actresses screen-tested to replace Diana Rigg.
On Location |
Rabley Park, Ridge, served as Shaffer's house.
Best Scene |
When Emma has been restored to normal size, she double-checks with Steed by doing a 180 and asking, "Everything?" After obliging her—and clearly enjoying it—Steed enthusiastically replies, "Everything!"
Best Line |
Emma is carrying Steed around in a little sack and comments, "I'm not sure I shouldn't keep you like this. After all, it's one way to bag a man."
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson