A Touch of Brimstone is a popular episode of The Avengers where Emma Peel appears as The Queen of Sin at The Hellfire Club.
Diana Rigg designed the Queen of Sin costume.
What do you think of it?
I was already familiar with it but I just watched this episode on True Entertainment and I must admit I've always thought the furore around the costume was a bit over the top.
It's certainly nice to look at but it ain't that great. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I prefer some of Mrs Peel's other outfits. I love her Robin Hood outift from Sense of History the best. And also there's some publicity shots with Patrick and Diana on a beach and she's riding a white horse - the outfit she's wearing in those shots is pretty nice.
I realise I'm in the minority of fans of not being such a fan of the leather :) I even prefer the "Emma Peelers" to the catsuit.
I also saw it on True Entertainment and this time it seemed to me to be of a softer material - maybe my dodgy TV? - rather than the leather I remember. It certainly works for me (it's my wallpaper) even though I did not like the boa (but I suppose it's representing sin). I do agree about the Robin Hood outfit, probably even sexier.
A Touch of Brimstone was apparently the highest rated Avengers episode ever on television.
Do you think it is due to the Queen of Sin costume worn by Emma Peel(Diana Rigg)?