8 reviews
A decent if somewhat routine episode
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
- ShadeGrenade
- Aug 8, 2011
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One of the weaker storylines.
Thousands of rifles are stolen, top of the suspects list is Colonel Nsonga, who's looking to arm, ahead of a revolution in his country.
Not my favourite episode this one, but it's far from a bad one. The story is perhaps not that most interesting one, and when you compare it with most of what's gone just before this, it feels a little dull.
The most exciting thing is perhaps seeing Tara King in a blonde wig, pink coat, and driving around in her awesome Lotus, she looks fabulous. It's another episode where Steed's presence is quite light.
Some nice visuals, those lady models in the wigs are stylish, and of course the opening scenes are zany, but look really good.
I will always be a big fan of Johnny Sekka, he appeared in several shows I'm a fan of, talented actor, but I'm not sure he was too well served by his character here, maybe a little too stereotypical of African representations at the time.
It's not bad, it's just very forgettable. 6/10.
Not my favourite episode this one, but it's far from a bad one. The story is perhaps not that most interesting one, and when you compare it with most of what's gone just before this, it feels a little dull.
The most exciting thing is perhaps seeing Tara King in a blonde wig, pink coat, and driving around in her awesome Lotus, she looks fabulous. It's another episode where Steed's presence is quite light.
Some nice visuals, those lady models in the wigs are stylish, and of course the opening scenes are zany, but look really good.
I will always be a big fan of Johnny Sekka, he appeared in several shows I'm a fan of, talented actor, but I'm not sure he was too well served by his character here, maybe a little too stereotypical of African representations at the time.
It's not bad, it's just very forgettable. 6/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Sep 6, 2022
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AN EPISODE LOADED WITH SUSPENSE
Following in the footsteps of an organization that has seized an arsenal of modern weapons to then auction them to different countries, Steed camouflages himself and tries to enter the large mansion where the auction will take place, meanwhile Tara is captured and will be used as a guinea pig. Indians for the demonstration of the lethal rifles. Personally this is one of the best episodes of this season, the plot is solid and above all it has a great dose of suspense throughout the second half of the chapter, when Tara and Steed, both separately try to escape from the mansion and then Tara is caught. Inside the ammunition room with a lit fuse that does not stop and will blow it up.
- asalerno10
- Jun 6, 2022
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"Entertaining in an undemanding sort of way."
- jamesraeburn2003
- Mar 19, 2006
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Indifferent reworking of "Invitation to a Killing"
"Have Guns-Will Haggle" was one of three rejected Tara King episodes shot prior to "The Forget-Me-Knot," all of which were reworked before eventual broadcast. This one began life under the title "Invitation to a Killing," but the plot doesn't justify the original 90 minute running time, there's very little story for an ordinary one hour show (very much a throwback to the earliest days of the series). Top secret assault rifles are stolen, to later be sold at auction, but Colonel Martin Nsonga (Johnny Sekka) has already made a down payment on the consignment, to be used to stage a military coup in his native African state. Steed poses as another buyer to foil his plans, and must also rescue a captive Tara from a fatal demonstration of rifle power. Timothy Bateson ("The Correct Way to Kill") has a brief but amusing turn as a ballistics expert, but everything else is fairly dull (like "Invasion of the Earthmen," you can tell the old footage from the new by Tara's quickly discarded blonde wig). If this was actually intended to introduce Linda Thorson's Tara King, then it was very poor indeed, for she has almost nothing to do. Real duds were fortunately rare, but it holds together much better than "Homicide and Old Lace," and the climax is genuinely suspenseful.
- kevinolzak
- Apr 8, 2011
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Guns to sell
This episode is a kind of critism, disguised critism of the British politics concerning gun and warfare equipment sales to African countries by the end of the sixties. Nothing is realistic of course in this series, but there is always a link to the real life problems....
- searchanddestroy-1
- Feb 3, 2022
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Mediocre
When Colonel Nsonga-hot to stage a coup-arrives in Britian on the eve of the theft of several thousand brand new top-secret rifles, Steed positions himself to bid against his "old friend" for the weapons. Little does he know that it's a bid to save Tara's life, as the sellers want to use her in a live demonstration of the product!
A mediocre episode with some dull parts, however there's some good action and the usual humour to keep it from being an utter blimp. Nice fight sequence between Steed and opponent.
A mediocre episode with some dull parts, however there's some good action and the usual humour to keep it from being an utter blimp. Nice fight sequence between Steed and opponent.