Londinium (Batman)
| "Londinium" | |
|---|---|
| Batman episodes | |
| Episode nos. | Season 3 Episodes 105-107 |
| Directed by | Oscar Rudolph |
| Written by | Teleplay by Elkan Allan and Charles Hoffman, based on a story by Elkan Allan |
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| Guest appearances | |
| Special Guest Villain: Rudy Vallée as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg Extra Special Guest Villainess: Glynis Johns as Lady Penelope Peasoup | |
The television series Batman aired a three-part series of episodes in 1967 during its third season: "The Londinium Larcenies", "The Foggiest Notion", and "The Bloody Tower". It was the series' tribute to the Swinging London period of the late 1960s. At the time of the airing of the show, the British Invasion was underway and British culture and fashion were trendy in North America.
In these episodes, Batman, Robin, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon, Chief O'Hara, and Barbara Gordon visit "Londinium" (a stand-in for London) for an international police conference. There, the crime-fighters attempt to foil Lord Marmaduke Ffogg and his sister Lady Penelope Peasoup's plot to steal priceless treasures with the aid of a fog-creating pipe.
Batman episodes were usually structured as two-part series with a cliffhanger in the middle, but occasionally had a three-part series. The Londinium set was the third and final of such three-episode plotlines.