Jason King (TV series) the X-Men comics, the character of Jason Wyngarde (aka Mastermind) was partially inspired by Jason King and Peter Wyngarde. Mastermind had first appeared in the 1960s, but took on the appearance and identity of Jason Wyngarde in the build-up to the X-Men's first confrontation with the Hellfire Club in the late 1970s. Wyngarde had played the leader of another Hellfire club in "A Touch of Brimstone", an episode of the popular TV series "The Avengers", in which Diana Rigg appeared in a leather costume that Jean Grey adopted as the Hellfire Club's Black Queen. He is also one of the
David Jason of Magic", where Arthur starred as a character called "Rerpf". He also appeared briefly with his brother in an episode of "The Darling Buds of May". Jason started his television career in 1964 playing the part of Bert Bradshaw in "Crossroads". In 1967, he played spoof super-hero Captain Fantastic, among other roles, in the children's comedy series "Do Not Adjust Your Set" (Rediffusion London/ITV) with Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Denise Coffey, and Michael Palin. Humphrey Barclay, who recruited Jason to appear in "Do Not Adjust Your Set" (partly to offset the rather intellectual style of Idle, Jones, and Palin), admired