Country: United States Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato. Writer: Lorenzo Semple Jr. Director: Mike Hodges Music: Howard Blake & Queen Producer: Dino De Laurentiis This version of Flash Gordon, while being faithful to it’s comic book roots and being primarily [...]
28Feb10
Flash Gordon (1980)
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Tagged Flash Gordon, Max Von Sydow, Peter Wyngarde, Science Fiction, Timothy Dalton
Tagged Flash Gordon, Max Von Sydow, Peter Wyngarde, Science Fiction, Timothy Dalton
Country: United Kingdom Director: Jeremy Summers Starring: Peter Wyngarde, Donald Houston, Dennis Price, Joanna Jones, Freddie Jones, Ronald Lacey Music: Laurie Johnson I find the Jason King television series to be a big step down from Department S, with too much time showing Jason King being, well Jason King, rather than solving crime. But having [...]
Director: John Moxey Starring: Steve Forrest, Peter Wyngarde, George, Murcell, Paul Ferris, Michael Godfrey, Isa Miranda, Valli Newby Music: Edwin Astley Based on characters created by John Creasy The Baron is not really a spy show, but like most of ITC’s adventure series of the mid to late ‘60s, some of the stories cross over [...]
Country: United Kingdom Director: Jeremy Summers Starring: Roger Moore, Peter Wyngarde, Suzanne Lloyd, Ed Bishop, Michael Wynne, Jeremy Young, Michael Forrest Music: Edwin Astley This episode of the Saint provides a double-whammy for spy spotters. Not only does it feature Peter Wyngarde, as the titular ‘Man Who Liked Lions’ but also has a small role [...]
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Tagged Ed Bishop, Peter Wyngarde, Roger Moore, Television Series, The Saint
Tagged Ed Bishop, Peter Wyngarde, Roger Moore, Television Series, The Saint
22Apr09
Peter Wyngarde: Images
Today I send out my thanks to Armstrong Sabian at Mister 8 for today’s tribute to Peter Wyngarde – These illustration are by Armstrong, and he has suggested that they could be turned into paper dolls…maybe but then I’d want the full kit including the eyepatch from the Department S episode The Pied Piper of [...]
19Apr09
The Avengers: Epic (1967)
Country: United KingdomDirector: James HillStarring: Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Peter Wyngarde, Isa Miranda, Kenneth J. Warren, David Lodge, Anthony DawesMusic: Laurie Johnson Epic is a bizarre little episode in The Avengers. Although there is a simple plot, the way it unfolds is not very linear and confusing. It’s meant to be that way. We are [...]
11Apr09
A Tribute to Peter Wyngarde
Here’s a compilation lifted from Youtube. I personally wouldn’t have chosen a Michael Jackson song to go over the top, but the clips themselves are well worth looking at.
11Apr09
The Prisoner: Checkmate (1967)
Country: United Kingdom Director: Don Chaffey Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Peter Wyngarde, Ronald Radd, Patricia Jessel, Rosalie Crutchley, Angelo Muscat Music: Ron Grainer The Prisoner is so much more than this overview of one episode in the series can convey. But to put it simply, The Prisoner is a psychedelic super spy series. Patrick McGoohan plays [...]
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Tagged Patrick McGoohan, Peter Wyngarde, Television Series, The Prisoner
Tagged Patrick McGoohan, Peter Wyngarde, Television Series, The Prisoner
Country: United KingdomDirector: Sidney Hayers (although my print suggests it was James Hill)Starring: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Peter Wyngarde, Colin Jeavons, Michael Latimer, Jeremy Young, Bill Wallis, Carol Cleveland, Steve PlytasMusic: Laurie Johnson A Touch of Brimstone is an Avengers fan favourite, primarily due to the outlandish ‘Queen of Sin’ costume, that Emma Peel (Diana [...]
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Tagged Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Peter Wyngarde, Television Series, The Avengers
Tagged Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Peter Wyngarde, Television Series, The Avengers
