Holly Trent (Patricia Haines 1932-1977) is the hidden villainess in the 1965 episode "The Master Minds" for the TV series "The Avengers".
Holly Trent is the games mistress at an exclusive girls' school and fitness instructor for conferencing delegates. She turns her mind to thought control and espionage, utilising the internal piped radio network of the girls' rooms to warp the brains of visiting intelligensia.
She has realised a way to harness unused brain power for evil purposes such as stealing military secrets and hardware, and robbing banks. Selling her gains to the highest bidder, she operates behind the literally shadowy persona of a distorted voice and an ambiguous silhouette; her minions doing the dirty work - Desmond Lemming (Bernard Archard) and the burly blonde guard being the overt presence. Any potential leak or opposition is rubbed out by way of hypnotised pawns committing murders on their behalf, their hands remaining clean all the while.
Their plans go to pot when John Steed (Patrick Macnee) decides he wants sleep uninterrupted by pop tunes. Steed convinces Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) that she is not acting on her own volition.
Mrs. Peel finds the villainess in the projection room and begins a fight. Steed is only able to see them in silhouette until Holly comes crashing through the movie screen revealing her identity. She is arrested and taken into custody.
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- Patricia Haines appeared as Lola and Emma Peel dopplganger in the 1967 episode "Who's Who???" for the TV series "The Avengers".
- Patricia Haines appeared as Pussus Galoria in the 1970 episdoe "Secret Agents Jamus Bondus" for the TV comedy series "Up Pompeii!".
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