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