1961

S1.E1 ∙ Hot Snow

Fri, Jan 06, 1961

When Dr. David Keel's fiancée is murdered by drug smugglers, the distraught physician swears to avenge her death by bringing the criminals to justice. He's aided in his quest by an elusive character who calls himself John Steed.

6.8 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Brought to Book

Fri, Jan 13, 1961

Steed infiltrates a heroin-selling gang to get the evidence needed to convict Dr. Keel's fiancée's murderer. Dr. Keel discovers a rival gang has hired an assassin to kill Steed.

7.3 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Square Root of Evil

Fri, Jan 20, 1961

Steed impersonates a master forger to get evidence against a gang of vicious criminals. Steed well-laid plans are thrown for a loop when the forger's girlfriend shows up demanding to see him.

7.4 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Nightmare

Fri, Jan 27, 1961

Dr. Keel poses as the missing husband of one of his patients and is shot for his troubles. A murderous anesthesiologist plans to finish the job by tampering with Dr. Keel's oxygen during a minor operation.

7.2 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Crescent Moon

Fri, Feb 03, 1961

A General fakes his own death and arranges his daughter to be kidnapped in an attempt to thwart his wife's plan to grab his entire fortune. Unfortunately, the girl falls into the wrong hands and needs to be rescued by Steed.

7.2 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Girl on the Trapeze

Fri, Feb 10, 1961

Dr. Keel rescues a girl who tries to commit suicide by jumping into the Thames River. He discovers that the young lady is a trapeze artist with a visiting circus and foreign agents seek to capture her in order to force her father, a defecting scientist, to return to his country behind the Iron Curtain.

7 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Diamond Cut Diamond

Fri, Feb 17, 1961

While investigating a gang of diamond smugglers, Steed is drugged and finds himself accused of a hit-and-run accident.

7.6 /10

S1.E8 ∙ The Radioactive Man

Fri, Feb 24, 1961

An immigrant worker in England on a forged passport picks up a radioactive isotope by mistake. Unless he's located quickly, he and anyone near him will suffer from radiation poisoning. The worker thinks the police are pursuing him because of his being an illegal alien and does his best not to be captured.

7.3 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Ashes of Roses

Fri, Mar 03, 1961

Steed investigates a series of arson cases. He finds a clue that the next victim will be a hairdressing salon on the verge of bankruptcy. Carol is snooping around the salon at Steed's behest when the building explodes.

7.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Hunt the Man Down

Fri, Mar 17, 1961

Frank Preston is released from prison with only one thing on his mind - the recovery of 100,000 pounds that he hid after his final robbery. Frank isn't the only one after his ill-gotten gains - he's trailed by two thugs, a scheming wife and John Steed.

7.3 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Please Don't Feed the Animals

Fri, Mar 31, 1961

In order to get evidence on a ring of criminals who specialize in blackmailing civil servants, Steed allows himself to be compromised in a Soho strip club.

7.5 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Dance with Death

Fri, Apr 14, 1961

Dr. Keel rescues a dancing instructor who nearly died from gas asphyxiation. When he returns to check on his patient, the police arrest the doctor for murder. It seems that the doctor's scarf had been used to strangle the unlucky young woman.

7.2 /10

S1.E13 ∙ One for the Mortuary

Fri, Apr 28, 1961

When Dr. Keel attends a conference in Switzerland he is arrested for murder. The police also discover a microdot containing secret information that Keel was unwittingly transporting.

7.2 /10

S1.E14 ∙ The Springers

Fri, May 12, 1961

In order to smash a gang who specialize in jail breaking, Steed plays a prisoner with plenty of money and a desperate need be sprung from prison.

7 /10

S1.E15 ∙ The Frighteners

Fri, May 26, 1961

Sir Thomas Waller disapproves of his daughter's choice in boyfriends and hires a criminal to scare off an unwanted suitor. Keel and Steed rescue the swain from the criminal's henchman and discover a clue to an extortion plot.

7 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The Yellow Needle

Fri, Jun 09, 1961

After an assassination attempt on Dr. Keel's friend, a pro-Western African leader, Keel investigates the man's secretary, while Steed flies to Africa to search for the conspiracy's roots.

7.2 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Death on the Slipway

Fri, Jun 23, 1961

When a government agent dies at a secret shipyard used to build submarines, Steed discovers foreign spies had arranged for the "accident."

7.1 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Double Danger

Fri, Jul 07, 1961

Dr. Keel discovers that a man's serious injury is a dangerous bullet wound and the injured man may be linked to a recent diamond heist.

7.1 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Toy Trap

Fri, Jul 21, 1961

Dr. Keel agrees to help the daughter of an old friend find her missing roommate. He traces the girl to the seamy underworld of prostitution.

7.5 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Tunnel of Fear

Fri, Aug 04, 1961

Top-secret documents are disappearing, and Steed trails them to a tawdry fairground in Southend. He's captured, hypnotized and left bound in a train tunnel to await his fate.

7.7 /10

S1.E21 ∙ The Far Distant Dead

Fri, Aug 18, 1961

While assisting hurricane victims in a remote Mexican village Dr. Keel treats a number of food-poisoning cases. He discovers that the vegetable oil the villagers have been given to cook with is actually hydraulic-fluid.

6.9 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Kill the King

Fri, Sep 01, 1961

A foreign monarch visiting London to sign a oil deal is targeted for assassination by dissidents from his native land.

7.4 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Dead of Winter

Fri, Dec 08, 1961

Steed and Keel confront a group of British fascists after discovering a Nazi war criminal frozen in a cryogenics experiment.

7.5 /10

S1.E24 ∙ The Deadly Air

Fri, Dec 15, 1961

When a revolutionary, but experimental, vaccine is stolen from a top-secret laboratory and a volunteer who was administered a dose dies, Keel and Steed agree to be human guinea pigs for the next test.

7.5 /10