![]() Jabez Wilson, a red-head, is being coaxed out of his shop under some crazy pretense of copying the Encyclopedia Britannica while his assistant, Spaulding (actually a noted criminal named John Clay) can dig a tunnel from Wilson’s pawn shop to the nearby bank which is keeping a reserve of French coins. A veritable cornucopia of great guest stars! But onto the episode… Lastly, I must have had one foot in the grave when I realized Richard Wilson played Duncan Ross, one of Moriarty’s minions. To see him with hair was a shock that almost had me throwing up tentacles! Then, perhaps the sun was in my “errrres…” the first time I watched this but I was delighted to see John Woodnutt aka the Duke of Forgill (among other episodes) from Doctor Who’s Terror of the Zygons. Halpen in Doctor Who’s Planet of the Ood. I was stunned to see that Spaulding was played by Tim McInnerny, aka Mr. Of note, this episode was a real who’s who for me. A shame that it’s a ridiculous plot! Even more tragic that we learn that Moriarty is behind it, because this is one poorly handled scheme! To know there could be a league dedicated to the upkeep and maintenance of we red heads is a nice thing. Being a ginger is a raw deal: we can’t enjoy the beach and we get picked on for being carrot-topped. ![]() Well, I confess I have a special fondness for this episode, what with my own people getting center stage.
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