The cult British fantasy show returned to
the ITV regions in the autumn of 1968 for
an eight-month run, following its debut
on American television in March.
Patrick Macnee (who had portrayed John
Steed since 1961) was now joined for the last series by Canadian-born actress, Linda Thorson (born 1947), girlfriend of the show's new producer, John Bryce.
The series opened with Diana Rigg's final
appearance as Emma Peel. Patrick Newell
(1932- 1988) also took a regular role here
as spymaster, Mother.
After completing production on only three
episodes, Bryce was fired and previous
showrunners Brian Clemens (1931-2015) and Albert Fennell (1920-1988) resumed their posts - both were later nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
The programme was finally recognised by BAFTA with a Special Award
in 2000.
The final season included screenplays from Terry Nation, and Dennis Spooner. These sixteen stories (from a series total of thirty-three)
featured Anthony Ainley, Bernard Cribbins, Richard Hurndall,
and seventy other Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
The Forget-Me-Knot (UK TX [London]: September 25 1968/US TX [New York]: March 20 1968)
- Douglas Sheldon [born Bernard Bobrow] (Brad) was Kirksen in The Daleks' Master Plan
- for Newell, Jeremy Young and Alan Lake see Series 4
- for John Lee see Series 5
- Brian [Parry] Badcoe (Gibson) was Adam in Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- for Max Faulkner see Series 1
- for Peter Jeffrey was Aubrey Richards see Series 4
- Donald Gee (Vickers) was Major Ian Warne in The Space Pirates, and Eckersley in The Monster of Peladon
- Lionel Wheeler (Guard) was an Elder in The Savages
- David [John] Quilter (Wilson) was Greeves in The Unicorn and the Wasp
- for Clifford Earl and Nicholas Smith see Series 5
- for Alec Ross see Series 3
- for Billy Cornelius, Paddy Ryan, Fred Haggerty, Michael Stevens and Arthur Howell see Series 4
- Valentine Dyall (Butler) first appeared as the Black Guardian in The Armageddon Factor, then voiced Slarn for Slipback
- for Fulton Mackay see Series 5B
- for Hamilton Dyce see Series 1
- for Bernard Archard, Julian Glover and Christopher Benjamin see Series 4
- Harry Fielder (Agent/Guard) was Guard (in serials PP, ZZZ, 4L, 4P, 5A, 5F, 5Z), Crewman (SS, 4T), Vogan (4D), Assassin (4Q), Tigellan (5Q), and Krarg in Shada
- for Maurice Good see Series 1
(UK TX: October 30/December 9)
- Frank Windsor [Higgins] (Tobin) was Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons, and Inspector Mackenzie in Ghost Light
- for Alan Harris see Series 4
- for Arthur Cox see Series 5A
- Simon Lack [born Alexander MacAlpine] (Nesbitt) was Professor Charles Kettering in The Mind of Evil (1), and Zadek in The Androids of Tara
- Jimmy Gardner (Little Man) was Chenchu in Marco Polo, and Idmon in Underworld
- for John Bennett see Series 2
- for Rio Fanning and Series 5B
- Dinsdale [James] Landen (Watney) was Dr. Judson in The Curse of Fenric
- Robert Sidaway (Barlow) was Avon in The Savages, and Captain Turner in The Invasion
- for Peter Copley see Series 2
- for Edwin Richfield and Tenniel Evans see Series 1
- Michael Bilton (Winter) was Charles de Teligny in The Massacre, Collins in Pyramids of Mars, and Time Lord in The Deadly Assassin
- Tutte Lemkow (Gorky) was Kuiju in Marco Polo, Ibrahim in The Crusade (4), and Cyclops in The Myth Makers
- for Stratford Johns see Series 1
- for John Hollis see Series 2
- for Alf Joint and Eric Kent see Series 4
- Ray [Michael] Brooks (Farrington) was David in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD, then voiced the eponymous role for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016)
- for TP McKenna see Series 3
- Peter [George Haywood] Halliday (Perrier) was Packer (and provided the Cyber Director Voice) in The Invasion, voiced the titular Silurians in their debut story, and the Aliens in The Ambassadors of Death, then was Pletrac in Carnival of Monsters, Soldier in City of Death, and the Vicar in Remembrance of the Daleks (2)
Two Fellers (UK TX: December 4/US TX: May 8)
- John [Marwood] Cleese (Rugman) was an Art Lover in City of Death (4)
- for Talfryn Thomas see Series 4
- for John Woodvine and Robert James see Series 1
- Michael [Pierce] Turner (Crayford) was Jarvis Bennett in The Wheel in Space
- Roy Stewart (Giles) was a Saracen Warrior in The Crusade (3), Toberman in The Tomb of the Cybermen, and the Strong Man in Terror of the Autons (2)
- for Jonathan Burns and Rocky Taylor see Series 4
- for Timothy Bateson see Series 5
- Norman Jones (Zerson) was Khrisong in The Abominable Snowmen, Major Baker in The Silurians, and Hieronymous in The Masque of Mandragora
- Reg [Deighton] Whitehead (Etola) was Cybermen [Jarl and Krail] in The Tenth Planet, The Moonbase and The Tomb of the Cybermen, and Yeti in The Abominable Snowmen
- Terry Sartain (Delegate here; MO in The New Avengers: The Midas Touch) was an Alien Technician in The War Games (3), Warrior in The Mutants (1), UNIT Soldier in The Three Doctors (1), Prison Guard/ Draconian in Frontier in Space, Exxilon in Death to the Daleks, Brother in The Masque of Mandragora (3), Gundan in Warriors' Gate (3), and Market Man in Snakedance (1)
- for Bernard Horsfall see The Cybernauts
- for Peter Roy see Series 4
- Philip Bond (Caspar) was Ganatus in The Daleks
- Neil [Edwin] Stacy (Mullard) voiced Cyril Haggard for The Emerald Tiger (2012)
- Vincent [born Vivian Warren Chen] (Toy here; Courier in The New Avengers: Trap) was Ho in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Chinese Delegate in Day of the Daleks, and Captain in Enlightenment
- for Neil McCarthy and Neil Wilson see Series 1
- for Jerome Willis and Harold Innocent see Series 2 and 3
- for John Nettleton and Charles Morgan see Series 5 and 1
- [Eve] Lucy Fleming (Emily) voiced Lady Catherine Waverly for Manhunt (2013), Alice Donelly for Invocation (2017), and Veronica Holmes for The Auton Infinity (2022)
- for William Lucas and George Roubicek see Series 6
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