Are you suggesting that Steed’s free-lance partners were mere “amateurs”? They were talented amateurs, and he was a “top professional”!
And here is Emma in a leather catsuit, one of the few times she wore it!
Of course not. I just said your post reminded me of all the suits that Mulder ruined on the X Files. I’m sure Steed never so much as lost a sharp crease or introduced a wrinkle in his bespoke Savile Row suits in all of his adventures.
That actually looks much more practical for ledge-crawling.
See post no. 3438
At least some of MacNee’s suits were designed by Pierre Cardin, or by himself.
The dead guy made a really poor fashion choice that day.
I have no idea about that show, as I’ve never seen it. I was referring to things like Grantchester (vicar detective), Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (postmistress detective) or The Marlow Murder Club (retired archaeologist detective).
For all you leather fetishists in the audience, a tribute to Cathy Gale (aka Honor Blackman, aka Pussy Galore) and Emma Peel:
I submit for your enlightenment and edification:
Enjoy! 
Thank you, but no.
But when they do call in SWAT who is equipped and trained to do dangerous entries our intrepid detectives throw on a windbreaker and are through the door first.
Kevlar-impregnated windbreakers.
I suppose the windbreaker is to protect from the tears when a sobbing relative crashes through the police line and the detective has to console them.
Also, I did some research and surprisingly few defendants were shot on the steps of the New York State Supreme Court Building or tossed off its roof after getting off on a “technicality”.
They need time to hose off the blood in between deaths.
Or walk without turning an ankle.
Yep, I have pointed this out.
In one FBI epi, they came in with SWAT and everything, and the perp escaped thru the door the team came in on. They always leave a guy at the door IRL.
Yep, and those days are done. Amateurs are now hopelessly out of it as they dont have CSI, police records and the like. Mind you, in civil cases or even missing persons they can be fine, but the days of Murder She Wrote, Sherlock or even Nero Wolfe are gone.
I am reading several Brit DCI murder mystery series, and they are pretty good, but oddly in every case, the lead DCI has lost his wife in some tragic way and has emotional baggage.
Unless those are set in the past, IMHO they are fantasy.
Generally they do wear a bullet proof vest- but one of the smaller ones.
Oh I remember that one! unfuckingbelievable.
(Sadly I have found that none of the FBIs have rewatchability. I can still watch L&O from twenty years ago, but the FBI family of shows is one-and-done. It doesn’t help that everyone except Scola is totally unlikable.)
And Lead agent Scott (FBI Most wanted) is a total asshole, doing shit the real FBI would never tolerate. I dont mind OA and Bell in the regular FBI. I totally rolled my eyes when Isobel ended up with a fellow agents daughter, after that hospitalized agent had given her temporary custody of her daughter. That’s not how that works.
Not to hijack too much, but what the heck.
Maggie is on a holier than thou powertrip these latest episodes, because she’s A MOTHER and you JUST!DON’T!GET!IT!
OA falls from one stupid scam to another, but it’s ok because he a true hero ranger. Just not a good FBI.
Tiff can’t get her shit together, or keep her feelings out of the investigation, so she’s gone to run a bakery or something. Her replacement was just starting to be something, but she lasted exactly one episode.
Jubal! Now no one in our house knows what Jubal actually does. I liken him to “motivational Homer” from “You Only Move Twice”. He doesn’t actually add anything to the investigation, he just “motivates”. All he needs is Tom Landry’s hat. Also, he’s an unhappy drunk.
And Isobel has clearly been promoted above her competency level. You can see how scared she is about making the wrong decision. She isn’t a good manager, either.
I like International (except for Scott, who is thankfully gone (sleeping with your subordinate should have got him fired)). I like how it has quietly become a nearly all-female show.
I don’t think I ever saw Steed not in his suit and bowler hat.
My sister was listening to a podcast with Samantha Bee where she was talking about how little Comedy Central paid when she and Jason Jones were on The Daily Show. They also did not get their wardrobe provided to them. Once Jason had to do a remote at a pig farm where he had to throw out everything he was wearing afterward. Samanatha said “That was $400!”
In S04E12 “Two’s a Crowd” the team infiltrates a fashion show that has a model that is a dead ringer (or is he?) for Steed. We get to see him in beachwear.
Or this episode:
The Avengers Forever: Castle De’ath
Steed in full Highland dress!
He also dressed casually when relaxing at home.