Somebody is targeting the world's ear, nose and throat specialists
in the opening scene we see one of them opening and envelope; it is apparently empty by he soon starts violently sneezing then dies. Mother puts Steed and Tara on the case. Tara goes to warn other ENT specialists but the first she goes to see receives a similar envelope and dies before she can see him. The only real clues are the envelopes the dead men had in his hand; Steed sets about investigating who purchased a batch recently while Tara goes to see another expert. He too dies but this time Tara sees the killers leaving and gives chase; unfortunately for her they turn the tables on her and capture her! Steed meanwhile traces the envelopes to Anastasia Nursing Academy. Suspicion falls on Colonel Maurice Timothy, recently returned from Malaya, who runs a drug research clinic. Steed pays the place a visit and soon receives an envelope from them; of course he survives their plot and returns to save Tara.
This story is classic 'Avengers' with villains creating a deadly virus, which they intend to sell to the highest bidder, setting out to eliminate those who may have been able to develop a cure. The way they deliver their deadly post; turning up is a Rolls Royce, is amusingly quirky. The case is interesting and the people behind it aren't too obvious. There is plenty of action; while I still think Mrs Peel was a better character than Tara I do believe Linda Thorson was more believable than Diana Rigg in the fighting scenes and those in this episode were a good example of this. The guest cast, including Fulton Mackay, do a solid job. Overall a pretty good episode.
This story is classic 'Avengers' with villains creating a deadly virus, which they intend to sell to the highest bidder, setting out to eliminate those who may have been able to develop a cure. The way they deliver their deadly post; turning up is a Rolls Royce, is amusingly quirky. The case is interesting and the people behind it aren't too obvious. There is plenty of action; while I still think Mrs Peel was a better character than Tara I do believe Linda Thorson was more believable than Diana Rigg in the fighting scenes and those in this episode were a good example of this. The guest cast, including Fulton Mackay, do a solid job. Overall a pretty good episode.