Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson, Ian Hendry
• Writers: Sydney Newman
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: June 30, 1998
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767011007
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,534 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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"Escape in Time" finds the intrepid John Steed and Emma Peel hot on the trail of villains who are offering criminals the perfect escape from modern law: a one-way trip to the past, where they can lose themselves in history. Philip Levene's smart script and Avengers designer Wilfred Shingleton make the time-transport scenes convincing in a very economical way--travelers go to sleep in a room at an opulent, old country house and awaken in that same room furnished in the style of the Georgian or Elizabethan ages, etc. When Mrs. Peel takes a trip back to what she believes is going to be 1790, and is confronted by a masked executioner from an older era, it's yikes time. Levene also wrote the second episode on this tape, "The See-Through Man," in which a discredited inventor (the delightful Roy Kinnear) sells his formula for invisibility and Steed and Emma believe enemy agents may be using it. Not one of the pantheon episodes, "The See-Through Man" is still quite enjoyable, particularly in its tag scene, which finds our hero and heroine pushing Steed's old Rolls after it fails to start. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Has the world ever seen as refined a pair of heroes as THE AVENGERS? in addition to brilliantly absurd storylines, deadly traps and daring rescues, THE AVENGERS offered the world a unique combination of old-world style -- the suave Patrick Macnee as John Steed, and "kinky" British pop culture -- the exquisite Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel. "Escape In Time" First aired 28 January, 1967 When a mad miscreant whips up a time machine, it takes THE AVENGERS no time at all to show him the "era" of his ways. Look for the "kinky" scene of Emma in medieval stocks, accused of being "designed to drive a man to lust," as well as two extremely rare clinches between the enigmatic colleagues. Directed by John Krish, Written by Philip Levene. "The See-Through Man" First aired 4 February, 1967 When an enemy agent purchases a secret "invisibility" formula, it takes the perceptive Avengers to see through his plans. THE AVENGERS deals with the Cold War with and aristocratic detachment. The repartee between Steed and Soviet Ambassador Brodny illustrates Steed’s contention that "we’re the best of enemies." Directed by Robert Asher, Written by Philip Levene.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Emma Carries A Plush Toy - Steed Carries the Day, April 30, 2002

By 

Bruce Rux (Aurora, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avengers: Escape in Time & See-Through Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Unfortunately, the wonderful episode "Escape Through Time" is paired with the clunker "The See-Through Man," but, well, you can't have everything. They're nicely paired in one regard, which is that they're both faux sci-fi pieces about bad guys playing on the credibility of others with elaborate frauds. "See-Through Man" is too see-through plot to maintain the suspension of disbelief, where "Escape Through Time" is far more cleverly done. "See-Through" is largely an intentional comedy, which makes matters worse, since it's painfully unfunny - it's idea of humor is a comic-opera Russian idiot, who, ironically enough, is the same Russian idiot used in one of the previous season's equally spectacularly unfunny scripts. What it does have is Diana Rigg charming her way nicely through the mess that is "See-Through Man's" script.

"Escape Through Time" is by far the better piece, with Steed and Mrs. Peel trying to find out why several of England's most notorious criminals are being found dead of wounds inflicted by archaic weapons. Seems someone is selling them the perfect escape - an escape into the past. True time travel? Or an elaborate get-rich-quick scam? Emma goes through the elaborate plush-toy entry ritual, to find out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful escape for fans of the Avengers, September 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Avengers: Escape in Time & See-Through Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This episode has one of the few scenes of Mrs. Peel and Steed embracing- to foil the villains of course. Criminals are absconding with millions to England! Emma and Steed begin tracing a route that involves carrying a stuffed animal. Emma repairs one for him and Steed says admiringly I didn't know you could sew. After all, she says crisply, our relationship hasn't been exactly...domestic, has it The viewer can ponder that remark! One of the villains that raves Emma deserves appre-ciation. I appreciate your- appreciation, she says dryly. Steed's attempted rescue. Can't you give me any more than that, asks a harassed colleagaue. I was blindfolded, he says defensively. One of the clues to the villains hideaway is a turkey farm. Witty, satirical and clever. One of the best of the color episodes.

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful escape for fans of the Avengers, September 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Avengers: Escape in Time & See-Through Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This episode has one of the few scenes of Mrs. Peel and Steed embracing- to foil the villains of course. Criminals are absconding with millions to England! Emma and Steed begin tracing a route that involves carrying a stuffed animal. Emma repairs one for him and Steed says admiringly I didn't know you could sew. After all, she says crisply, our relationship hasn't been exactly...domestic, has it The viewer can ponder that remark! One of the villains that raves Emma deserves appre-ciation. I appreciate your- appreciation, she says dryly. Steed's attempted rescue. Can't you give me any more than that, asks a harassed colleagaue. I was blindfolded, he says defensively. One of the clues to the villains hideaway is a turkey farm. Witty, satirical and clever. One of the best of the color episodes.