As Sir Andrew Boyd the man responsible for a new European treaty approaches the door to the conference room he is overcome by a terrible sense of fear. He flees in terror. It turns out he had a very specific premonition of his own death. The next day Steed accompanies him to the conference and once again it looks as if his dream is coming true; he can't even enter the building and runs off again; this time he is hit by a car and killed. He is replaced by Lord George Melford; he is confident that he will have no problems but he too starts to have premonitions of death. Steed and Mrs Peel don't believe that dreams can come true in such a specific way so set about finding out how such 'dreams' could be caused and just as importantly discovering who is trying to sabotage the conference.
This was a rather enjoyable episode that will have the viewer wondering why dreams seem to be coming true for the two men. When it is explained it is inevitably a bit unlikely but doesn't go into the realms of science fiction. Allan Cuthbertson, a fairly regular 'Avengers' guest actor does a fine job as Lord Melford; both he and Clifford Evans, who played Sir Andrew Boyd, believably portray the terror of somebody believing that face imminent death. There is some good drama; most notable where Steed is up against a man with a rifle and all he has is a bullet but no gun to put it in his solution is rather ingenious and certainly dangerous!
This was a rather enjoyable episode that will have the viewer wondering why dreams seem to be coming true for the two men. When it is explained it is inevitably a bit unlikely but doesn't go into the realms of science fiction. Allan Cuthbertson, a fairly regular 'Avengers' guest actor does a fine job as Lord Melford; both he and Clifford Evans, who played Sir Andrew Boyd, believably portray the terror of somebody believing that face imminent death. There is some good drama; most notable where Steed is up against a man with a rifle and all he has is a bullet but no gun to put it in his solution is rather ingenious and certainly dangerous!