Pandora

Episode aired Mar 10, 1969
TV-14
52m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

201

YOUR RATING

Action Comedy Crime Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Thriller

Miss King is abducted whilst visiting an antique shop and wakes up in a room beautifully furnished in a style from fifty years earlier. She is addressed as Pandora. Steed follows a lead whic... Read allMiss King is abducted whilst visiting an antique shop and wakes up in a room beautifully furnished in a style from fifty years earlier. She is addressed as Pandora. Steed follows a lead which takes him to retired World War One agent Lasindell, the love of whose life was called Pa... Read allMiss King is abducted whilst visiting an antique shop and wakes up in a room beautifully furnished in a style from fifty years earlier. She is addressed as Pandora. Steed follows a lead which takes him to retired World War One agent Lasindell, the love of whose life was called Pandora and bore a strong resemblance to Miss King. It is a plot by his greedy relations to ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

201

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
As Carter flicks through the Controller's personnel records, we see files for previous Avengers, Emma Peel and Cathy Gale.

Goofs
Two boom microphones visible when Mother and Steed converse in Tara's apartment.

Quotes
John Steed: No, that's not actually what I'm after.
Xavier Smith: Oh?
John Steed: No, what I am after is about, eh, so high, warm, round, sweet and extremely feminine.
Xavier Smith: Sir?
John Steed: Miss King. Is she poking around the back, there?

Connections
References Psycho (1960)

User reviews7

Review

Featured review

8/10

Out of the ordinary

Some people count PANDORA among their least favorites, but I give it high marks for trying a different approach, and for a good Brian Clemens story with a wonderful ending. This is not a story about a criminal mastermind, or a Russian spy, or a sinister plot by or against rich British businessmen. "The Ministry" only plays a tangential part, because it was a chance meeting in the office that drew Tara into a plot to dupe a rich old man. I won't give away any other plot points, so that you can savor them yourself in the proper order. There's a wonderful supporting cast, including Avengers favorite Julian Glover, the prissy James Cossins, and the half-mad John Laurie. As icing on the cake, composer Laurie Johnson created two new themes for this episode: a melancholy harmonica theme to represent the Great War, and a wistful "love theme" for the mysterious PANDORA.