Those gripped by black and white images of Mrs Peel writhing on the rails probably paid little attention to the engine. The Gravediggers is regarded as a priceless slice of Sixties kitsch by ...

Mrs Peel was awarded the War Cross with palm, the War Cross with purple star, the medal of the Resistance and the Liberation cross. She also received the American Medal of Freedom from US ...

The bondage-style scene was deemed so racy that ATV was flooded with complaints when the episode, entitled The Gravediggers, was aired on October 7, 1965. The sight of vampish Mrs Peel gagged and ...