John Steed
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John Steed was an agent ofthe Ministry and an iconic figure of the1960s. He was known for wearing abowler hat and carrying anumbrella, and usually worked with a single, female partner.
Biography[[edit] |[edit source]]
In1968, whenIris Wildthyme andPanda took a plane fromCroydon Airport, John Steed saw them off. (PROSE:Riviera Shakedown[+]Loading...["Riviera Shakedown (short story)"])
On the12 November,1969,Emma Peel,Cathy Gale and John Steed came fromthe Ministry toDr Oho's party. This party was held inside the dreams ofa newborn and also attended byIris. (PROSE:In the Sixties[+]Loading...["In the Sixties (short story)","In the Sixties"])
At some point he, along withTara King, may have hadlunch with one or more of theTV Terrors while they werehunting forautographs. (GAME:TV Terrors Autograph Hunt[+]Loading...["TV Terrors Autograph Hunt (game)"])
Wearing hisbowler hat and carrying hisumbrella, the same man investigated themurders of several amateurdetectives with the aid of his partner,Georgie Price Jones, hisregular partner being on holiday. AtBetteredge Hall, the site ofMiss Jane's murder, they encounteredIris Wildthyme, who joined in the investigation, much to the man's displeasure. The man and Georgie visited detective fiction expertProfessorProven, who recommended consulting the detectives trying to solve the murders. While Iris andTom visitedHercule Smith, the man and Georgie visited MrSherrinford, who theorised that the murders were being carried out by a criminal mastermind.
They discovered thatMrs H, Professor Proven's housekeeper, was also Sherrinford's housekeeper, and learned from Iris and Tom that the maid at Miss Jane's murder was also the waitress at Smith's murder. At the restaurant where Smith was killed, the man discovered that the same kind of teacups were used at both murders, and realised that the detectives were being killed by their servants and housekeepers. (PROSE:The Sleuth Slayers[+]Loading...["The Sleuth Slayers (short story)"])
Steed was one of the guests toBonjaxx's birthday party atMaruthea. He participated in the bar fight started byBeep the Meep. As theSeventh Doctor left Maruthea withAce, he foughtCaptain Britain withEmma Peel. (COMIC:Party Animals[+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"])
Big Finish once gave aChristmas present to Steed andMrs Peel, with thewrapping being based uponThe Avengers. Steed remarked "Mrs Peel, we're needed!". (WC:Merry Christmas 2016 from Big Finish[+]Loading...["Merry Christmas 2016 from Big Finish (webcast)"])
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Ace once toldGilgamesh that all good spies wore disguises, citing John Steed as an example. (PROSE:Timewyrm: Genesys[+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)"])
When theEleventh Doctor visited1963 withAmy Pond, he mentioned John Steed as one of the people that made the 1960s "cool". (GAME:City of the Daleks[+]Loading...["City of the Daleks (video game)"])
WhenFitz Kreiner wore a businesssuit with abriefcase and anumbrella,Sam Jones thought that if he put on abowler hat he'd look like John Steed. (PROSE:Revolution Man[+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] |[edit source]]
John Steed is the principal character ofThe Avengers, devised bySydney Newman.Julian Wadham played him forBig Finish Productions. His name is not mentioned inThe Sleuth Slayers, although he is identifiable by anyone with prior knowledge ofThe Avengers, both by his outfit and by being the current partner of Georgie Price Jones as in theAvengers episodeThe Girl from AUNTIE.
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