The BEST episodes written by John Lucarotti

#1 - The Far Distant Dead
The Avengers - Season 1 - Episode 21
Dr Keel, treating the victims of a cyclone struck Mexican village, uncovers a number of food-poisonings; emergency cooking oil is, in fact, hydraulic fluid.
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#2 - Castle De'ath
The Avengers - Season 4 - Episode 5
Why have all the fish vanished from the Scottish coastline? Does it have anything to do with a dead frogman, found stretched as if on a rack? Steed and Emma think so, which is why they're guests of Ian, the 35th Laird of Clan De'ath, and in danger of being caught by the gillies.

#3 - The White Elephant
The Avengers - Season 3 - Episode 15
The disappearance of an albino elephant from Noah Marshall's zoo seems to be linked to Steed's investigation of ivory dust in a gun shop. Steed sets out to rescue Cathy from the tiger's cage, find Snowy and investigate the ivory smugglers.

#4 - The Aztecs: The Day of Darkness (4)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 30
Tlotoxl is preparing to make his move and have Barbara, the Doctor, Ian and Susan killed. Ian prepares for a fight to the death with the warrior, Ixta.

#5 - The Aztecs: The Bride of Sacrifice (3)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 29
The Doctor and Ian attempt to find a way back to the TARDIS. Barbara attempts to distract Tlotoxl but the High Priest of Sacrifice already has plans for Susan.

#6 - The Aztecs: The Temple of Evil (1)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 27
The TARDIS lands inside an Aztec temple in 15th Century Mexico and become cut off from the ship when they leave the temple to explore.

#7 - The Aztecs: The Warriors of Death (2)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 28
The High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl begins to doubt Barbara's claim to be the reincarnation of Yetaxa and plots to undermine her position and eliminate her friends.

#8 - Marco Polo: The Wall of Lies (4)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 17
The team attempts to rescue Barbara, and goes looking for the TARDIS key.

#9 - The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: War of God (1)
Doctor Who - Season 3 - Episode 22
The TARDIS lands in Paris, in August of 1572, where religious unrest threatens to tear the city apart.

#10 - Marco Polo: The Singing Sands (2)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 15
With the Doctor sulking about the theft of his TARDIS, Susan and Ping-Cho find themselves lost in the Gobi Desert.

#11 - The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: The Sea Beggar (2)
Doctor Who - Season 3 - Episode 23
Steven struggles to convince his new friends that he is not their enemy.

#12 - The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: Bell of Doom (4)
Doctor Who - Season 3 - Episode 25
Steven discovers the harsh truth about travelling in time with the Doctor.

#13 - Death A La Carte
The Avengers - Season 3 - Episode 13
Emir Abdulla Akaba is visiting London for his annual medical, and Steed suspects an assassination attempt. Despite Steed assumming the guise of a chef, the Emir seems to have been poisoned while eating a meal.

#14 - The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: Priest of Death (3)
Doctor Who - Season 3 - Episode 24
Still convinced that he's the Doctor in disguise, Steven goes to visit the Abbot of Amboise.

#15 - Marco Polo: Rider from Shang-Tu (5)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 18
Marco Polo's caravan is attacked by Mongol warriors.

#16 - Marco Polo: The Roof of the World (1)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 14
The TARDIS has brought the crew to a snowy mountain, before shutting down most of its systems, including the heating. Stranded in the freezing cold, the travelers fear that they may not be alone up here...

#17 - Marco Polo: Mighty Kublai Khan (6)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 19
Desperate to escape from her arranged marriage, Ping-Cho runs away from the caravan.

#18 - Marco Polo: Assassin at Peking (7)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 20
Tegana makes one final move to assassinate the mighty Kublai Khan.

#19 - Marco Polo: Five Hundred Eyes (3)
Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 16
With the caravan dying of thirst in the Gobi Desert, the Doctor is able to find water in an unlikely place, but will anyone trust him?

#20 - Killer Whale
The Avengers - Season 2 - Episode 26
Cathy is managing the boxer Joey Frazer, but Pancho Driver's gym, where the man is training, is, Steed suspects, the centre for shipments of illegal ambergris.