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#TheHardyBoys s3e3 (1978) - 5/10
#PatrickMacnee guests as an unnamed spy we are clearly meant to think is #JohnSteed from #TheAvengers/#TheNewAvengers!
Shame it’s such a weak episode. It somehow manages to be both dull and peculiar.
The a-story is a bland affair about a group of agents using their skills to pull off elaborate robberies in London. And, in the b-story, Fenton Hardy gets himself kidnapped. Again.
The episode is full of quirky little touches, clearly meant to evoke The Avengers. Most fall flat.
Also, an inordinate amount of screentime is given to policemen working the case. But they serve no purpose in the story. All their scenes could easily be cut. They’re just a waste of time. And one of these ruddy limey coppers is played by #PernellRoberts, diligently pouring himself into a strong English accent. Cor blimey, guvnor!
Pretty sure this is the only sub-par episode in Season Three.