The suave Simon Templar has encounters with two gorgeous blonde sisters, who make idealistic statements about death. The Saint tracks down the ladies to a large remote country house, which is owned by a rich entrepreneur named Keith Longman (Clifford Evans). The ladies, Vanessa (Veronica Carlson) and Stella (Jayne Sofiano) are Longman's daughters. After he infiltrates Longman's home, the Saint finds out from the man himself that he is experimenting with cryogenics. Longman has a bad heart, and he is determined to freeze himself into suspended animation until years later, when he assumes that heart transplants operations will improve. Longman's freezing process has never been tested on humans--and he believes that the Saint will be the perfect subject.
When I first saw this episode I thought I was watching the Avengers, as it's the kind of story Steed and co. Would be involved in, but I guess it was an experiment, or even an ode to the Avengers; whichever it is, it's an intriguing episode that borders heavily on horror/sci-fi. The director is Freddie Francis who, of course, done countless hammer films, and here he keeps things watchable, but it is Joyce Sofiano as the eccentric daughter of the equally eccentric Longman who steals the scene.
When I first saw this episode I thought I was watching the Avengers, as it's the kind of story Steed and co. Would be involved in, but I guess it was an experiment, or even an ode to the Avengers; whichever it is, it's an intriguing episode that borders heavily on horror/sci-fi. The director is Freddie Francis who, of course, done countless hammer films, and here he keeps things watchable, but it is Joyce Sofiano as the eccentric daughter of the equally eccentric Longman who steals the scene.