I think the Popular Culture Industry in Academia picked up on the
vaguely S&M aspects of The Avengers and Mrs. Peel's penchant for leather
attire was duly noted by all of us.
 
On Thu, 21 Jul 1994 16:11:15 -0400, Charles Watkins wrote:
 
>One last comment on ghoulish.  Sally Shelton puts her finger on a
>major issue - museum people love mysteries, written and otherwise.  I
>wonder if there are other fans out there of a famous 60s English
>television series (I don't think I can write the name) but the main
>characters were named Steed and Peal. I believe in an episode entitled
>Murderville (actually Little Storping on the Swuft) a local museum is
>filled with torture devices, mostly used on Mrs. Peel.  In another
>episode (Castle d'Eath) Mrs. Peel takes refuge in an Iron Maiden.
>Finally, Sally if you are out there, could I please also have a
>copy of this now world-famous list?
>
>Chuck Watkins
>The Appalachian Cultural Museum
>University Hall
>Appalachian State University
>Boone, NC  28608