THE AVENGERS - ULTIMATE EPISODE GUIDE ------------------------------------- by Chris Perry Kaleidoscope were involved at a very early stage with the new Dave Rogers' book "The Ultimate Avengers"... Even before the contract was signed between Dave, Lumiere Pictures and Boxtree Publishing it had been an ambition of Dave's to re-write his previous books and correct the many mistakes that he had made. Originally, Dave's synopses and credits had been based on paperwork from the 1960s and these plot-sheets proved rather unsubstantive. When Dave wrote "The Complete Avengers" in 1987, Boxtree re-issued the synopses unchanged, so by 1994 it was high time for a change. And so it was that in October 1994 I foolishly volunteered to watch every episode again and correct all the errors in previous books. My writers' brief was to reduce the plot synopses to no more than 20 lines each, whilst including all references to intro and tag scenes. At times this proved arduous and some of the synopses appear uneven in nature at times. All the work was submitted by the March 1995 deadline and duly appeared in the book when it was released in September 1995. Sadly, Dave chose to issue me with a vague credit for "getting to grips with the plot-lines" which is a meaningless statement unless people know that I actually wrote and researched about seventy pages of the text! When I objected to this poor credit, Dave told me that HE knew how hard I worked and he would tell any others who wrote to him and asked what I had done! So, since this work is my copyright, I have decided that Internet users can judge the original text of my compositions on their own merit. Finally, may I add that the Ian Hendry synopses are based on information supplied by Dave Rogers in all cases except "The Frighteners". Therefore, I cannot guarantee their full accuracy. Chris Perry With thanks to the other personnel of Kaleidoscope who gave me cups of tea, solid support and a superb research team to rely upon. NOTES: ------ * All episodes are listed in their original production order. * "?" signifies uncredited on the episode's titles. SERIES ONE ---------- "Hot Snow" by Ray Rigby based upon a story by Patrick Brawn Dr Tredding Philip Stone Peggy Catherine Woodville Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Spicer Godfrey Quigley Charlie Murray Melvin Johnson Charles Wade Det-Supt Wilson Alister Williamson Stella Moira Redmond Sgt Rogers Astor Sklair John Steed Patrick Macnee Mrs Simpson June Monkhouse Ronnie Vance Robert James Designed by Alpho O'Reilly Directed by Don Leaver Shortly after announcing their engagement, Dr Keel's plans for the future are savagely ended when his fiancee is gunned down. Determined to avenge her death, he finds an ally in John Steed who helps him track down the drug-peddlers that killed Peggy, after they accidently delivered a package to her, instead of another Doctor's receptionist. However Vance, the ring-leader eludes capture.... "Brought To Book" by Brian Clemens Prentice Lionel Burns Lale Redmond Bailey Pretty Boy Clifford Elkin Bart Neil McCarthy Nick Mason Charles Morgan Spicer Godfrey Quigley Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Dr Tredding Philip Stone Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Lila Joyce Wong Chong John Steed Patrick Macnee Ronnie Vance Robert James Det-Supt Wilson Alister Williamson Det-Sgt Michael Collins Jackie Carol White Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond Having escaped before, Dr Keel and Steed seek again to bring Vance into custody. Keel infiltrates Vance's gang, whilst Steed manipulates his rival, Mason. Both gangs realise too late that they have been deceieved and Peggy's death is successfully avenged. "Square Root Of Evil" by Richard Harris John Steed Patrick Macnee Five Heron Carvic Secretary Cynthia Bizeray Bloom Michael Robbins Hooper George Murcell Warren Vic Wise The Cardinal Alex Scott Lisa Delphi Lawrence Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Designed by Patrick Downing Directed by Don Leaver Steed impersonates the forger Riordan, which allows him to join a crime syndicate that prints forged banknotes. Having uncovered their plans, he finds his every move being watched by The Cardinal - the second-in-command. Only the pretence of an injury eventually allows Steed to visit his Doctor's surgery and Keel ensures that The Cardinal and his superiors, Bloom and Hooper are arrested. "Nightmare" by Terence Feely Williams Gordon Boyd Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Faith Braintree Helen Lindsay Commander Reece Michael Logan John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr Brown Robert Bruce Dr Jones Redmond Bailey Dr Miller Robert Sansom Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond When Professor Braintree disappears, his wife calls her Doctor for advice. Whilst giving Faith some counselling, an attempt is made on Keel's life - somebody thinks he is the Professor! Steed's plan to use Keel as bait brings the Doctor close to death on an operating-table, before the killer is unmasked and the Professor, unaware of all the fuss, returns home after suffering from temporary amnesia. "Crescent Moon" by Geoffrey Bellman and John Whitney Senora Mendoza Patience Collier John Steed Patrick Macnee Bartello Harold Kasket Carmelite Mendoza Bandana Das Gupta Luis Alvarez Nicholas Amer Paul Eric Thompson Fernandez Jack Rodney Vasco Roger Delgado P.C. Carlos George Roderick Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Designed by Alpho O'Reilly Directed by John Knight General Mendoza suspects that his wife and Vasco are plotting to sieze his money, so he fakes his own death and arranges his daughter's kidnap (to bring her to safety). Unfortunately, Carmelite falls into enemy hands, but Steed manages to rescue her safely. Keel remains in London to treat the General. "Girl On The Trapeze" by Dennis Spooner Vera Delena Kidd Anna Danilov Nadja Regin Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Policeman Ian Gardiner Zibbo Kenneth J Warren Supt Lewis Howard Goorney Stefan Edwin Richfield Designed by Paul Bernard Directed by Don Leaver A dying girl dragged from the Thames murmours "Danilov" and the trail takes Dr Keel to the Radeck State Circus. There he finds a girl swathed in bandages held captive by Zibbo the clown. She is Anna Danilov, intended to replace the dead trapeze girl when the circus returns to Radeck. Once in her home country, her father will be forced to return after his recent defection. After freeing Carol (Keel's receptionist) from the clutches of Zibbo, the circus is surrounded and closed. "Diamond Cut Diamond" by Max Marquis John Steed Patrick Macnee One-Ten Douglas Muir Fiona Charles Sandra Dorne Dr Collard Hamlyn Benson Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Stella Creighton Joy Webster Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond Steed poses as an airline steward, in the hope that he will be invited to join a diamond-smuggling racket. After a wild party he awakes to find himself accused of a hit-and-run death. Keel comfirms his innocence, but Steed allows himself to be blackmailed into smuggling a package. His usefulness over, Dr Collard and Fiona Charles arrive to dispose of him, but Keel prevents any more gruesome deaths. "The Radioactive Man" by Fred Edge Marko Ogrin George Pravda Mary Somers Christine Pollen Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Dr David Keel Ian Hendry John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr Graham Gerald Sim Designed by Alpho O'Reilly Directed by Robert Tronson Marko, an illegal immigrant, believes that if the Police find him they will deport him for having a forged passport. In reality, the Police are searching for him urgently, because he is carrying a radiocative isotope capable of killing any one in close proximity. After help from Marko's girlfriend Mary, Keel traces Marko using a geiger-counter to Milan: a crook that smuggles immigrants for money. With the isotope surrounded by lead, Marko and Milan are taken to hospital for treatment. "Ashes Of Roses" by Peter Ling and Sheilagh Ward John Steed Patrick Macnee Olive Beronne Olga Lowe Jacques Beronne Mark Eden Johnny Mendelssohn Peter Zander Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Denise Hedi Erich Designed by Patrick Downing Directed by Don Leaver Mendelssohn, a known arsonist, has been hired by the Beronnes to burn down their hairdressing salon for the insurance. Using Carol to gather evidence, Steed finds that the hairdressers will stop at nothing (including several murders) to achieve their aim. Steed's timely intervention prevents Carol from being the next victim of the firebomber. "Hunt The Man Down" by Richard Harris John Steed Patrick Macnee Paul Stacey Maurice Good Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Stella Preston Melissa Stribling Nurse Wyatt Susan Castle Frank Preston ? Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond Frank Preston leaves jail to collect his stashed robbery money, but thugs are waiting to beat him up for the location of the loot. Steed intervenes and takes him to Keel, but the gang now assume that Keel knows the location and kidnap Carol to make him talk. Realising that the thugs are in league with Stella, his wife, Preston forces Keel to take him to the money. However, before Preston can enjoy it or the thugs can sieze it, Steed arrives with the police to arrest them all. "Please Don't Feed The Animals" by Dennis Spooner John Steed Patrick Macnee Felgate Tenniel Evans Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Dr Keel Ian Hendry Christine Carole Boyer Kollakis Harry Ross Renton-Stephens Alastair Hunter Yvonne Catherine Ellison Sarah Genevieve Lyons Barman Mark Baker Designed by Patrick Downing Directed by Dennis Vance Compromised government officials are leaking secrets to appease a sinister blackmailer. A pet monkey collects the information from the reptile pit at a private zoo. After Felgate, Steed becomes the next intended victim, whilst Keel follows the package to a drinks kiosk. The serving-girl is unmasked as the ringleader. "Dance With Death" by Peter Ling and Sheilagh Ward Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Elaine Bateman Caroline Blakiston Trevor Price David Sutton Beth Wilkinson Angela Douglas Major Caswell Ewan Roberts Valerie Marne Pauline Shepherd Mrs Marne Diana King Philip Anthony Geoffrey Palmer John Steed Patrick Macnee Porter Norman Chappell Designed by James Goddard Directed by Don Leaver Whilst trying to help Elaine Bateman, one of his patients, Dr Keel is framed for her murder instead. Steed intervenes and real suspicion falls on Elaine's pianist from her Dancing School - Anthony - who is suspected of many murders. He electrocutes his victims in the bath. Yet the Avengers could be too late, since Anthony has eloped with Valerie and her family diamonds. With the taps already on, Steed and Keel rescue Valerie from certain death and restore the stones to her mother. "One For The Mortuary" by Brian Clemens Benson Pater Madden John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Scott Ronald Wilson Pallaine Dennis Edwards Yvette Declair Malou Pantera Dubois Frank Gatliff Maid Irene Bradshaw Bernard Bourg Toke Townley Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond Hidden in an invitation card, Steel has concealed microdots of a new medical formula that Keel will carry unwittingly to Geneva. Keel gives the card to a young lady he meets and a pursuit ensues to retrieve the card. Having relocated the girl, Steed finds that his 'safe' contact has ulterior plans to sell the formula, so he invites the police to arrest the man and his heavies instead. "The Springers" by John Whitney and Geoffrey Bellman John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr David Keel Ian Hendry One-Ten Douglas Muir Pheeney David Webb Straker Charles Farrell Haslam Brian Murphy Mr Groves Arthur Howard Caroline Evans Margo Andrew Neame Donald Morley Designed by Alpho O'Reilly Directed by Don Leaver If you have the money, escape is easy from prison. Steed wants to know how, so he sends Dr Keel inside. Keel's information leads Steed to a finishing school, but he is captured. Keel arrives after a successful escape, but is exposed as an impostor. It is nearly the finish for Steed and Keel, but they outwit Neame and his associates. "The Frighteners" by Berkeley Mather Moxon Philip Locke Deacon Willoughby Goddard John Steed Patrick Macnee Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Jeremy de Willoughby Philip Gilbert Nigel David Andrews Sir Thomas Weller Stratford Johns Marylin Weller Dawn Beret Miss Doris Courtenay/ Mrs Briggs Doris Hare Nature Boy Godfrey James Beppi Neil Wilson Butler Eric Elliot Secretary Ann Taylor Waiter Ralph Tovey Inspector Foster Ben Simons with Eleanor Darling, Benny Nightingale, Victor Charrington, Frank Peters, Charles Wood Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond "Lay off that girl." Whilst trying to give Jeremy de Willoughby the frighteners, it is the bad guys who get the shock when Steed and Dr Keel intervene and ensure that Deacon - the leader - has arranged his final case. It seems that Weller has failed to prevent Jeremy marrying his rich daughter Marylin, but a neat piece of deception arranged by Steed ensures that Jeremy is exposed as a 'professional marrier'. Another case is closed by the Avengers. "The Yellow Needle" by Patrick Campbell Sir Wilberforce Lungi Andre Dakar Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Inspector Anthony Eric Dodson Jacquetta Brown Margaret Whiting John Steed Patrick Macnee Chief Bai Shebro Bari Johnson Ali Wolfe Morris Designed by Alpho O'Reilly Directed by Don Leaver In London to negotiate independance for his country, Tenebra, Sir Wilberforce Lungi nearly dies. His old friend Dr Keel agrees to help unmask the culprit and suspicion falls on Lungi's secretary Jacquetta Brown. Steed, meanwhile, investigates opposition in Tenebra. All clues lead back to Brown and she is prevented from destroying Lungi's insulin, to be replaced by a lethal dose of yellow fever. "Death On The Slipway" by James Mitchell Kolchek Peter Arne Dr David Keel Ian Hendry John Steed Patrick Macnee Sir William Bonner Frank Thornton Liz Wells Nyree Dawn Porter Sam Pearson Paul Dawkins Fleming Sean Sullivan Geordie Wilson Redmond Bailey Jack Robert G Bahey Inspector Georgeson Barry Keegan P.C. Butterworth Tom Adams One-Ten Douglas Muir Pardoe Gary Watson P.C. Geary Patrick Conner Sergeant Brodie Hamilton Dyce Chandler Billy Milton Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond Steed meets an old enemy - Kolchek - when he investigates a murder in a dockyard. The foreign spy wants the plans to a new nuclear submarine, but - realising Steed will prevent this - he blackmails Fleming (the foreman) into planting a bomb instead. Steed locates the bomb, hidden in Fleming's briefcase, and throws it into the water to explode harmlessly. "Double Danger" by Gerald Verner Mark Crawford Charles Hodgson Harry Dew Robert Mill Al Brady Peter Reynolds Bert Mills Ronald Pember Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Lola Carrington Vanda Hudson John Steed Patrick Macnee Bruton Kevin Brennan Bartholomew Gordon Phillott Designed by James Goddard Directed by Roger Jenkins Two theives steal valuable diamonds, but one is shot as he escapes. Steed has no clues, until Carol decyphers a call for help from Dr Keel: he is being forced to treat the wounded man. The man dies, but gives Keel "Bartholomew's Plot" as a clue to the location of the hidden diamonds. Keel is forced to reveal this clue to the gang or they will kill Carol, but Steed already has the diamonds by the time they arrive at Bartholomew's cottage. The police wrap-up the case as the Avengers go to dinner. "Toy Trap" by Bill Strutton John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Mary Murton Hazel Graeme Henry Burge Tony Van Bridge Alice Nina Marriott Bunty Seton Sally Smith Mrs McCabe Ann Tirard Freddie Brandon Brady Johnnie Brian Jackson Photographer Lionel Burns Lennie Taylor Tex Fuller Ann Mitzi Rogers Designed by Douglas James Directed by Don Leaver Dr Keel is puzzled by the disappearance of shop-girls at a department store. Someone is pressurising the young ladies into prostitution. Bunty, Keel's friend, agrees to trap the culprit, so that her friend May can come out of hiding. The girls' landlady, Mrs McCabe, reveals her double-life allowing Steed to close her house of ill repute. "The Tunnel Of Fear" by John Kruse Maxie Lardner Stanley Platts Jack Wickram John Salew Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Harry Black Murray Hayne John Steed Patrick Macnee One-Ten Douglas Muir Mrs Black Doris Rogers Madame Zenobia Nancy Roberts Claire Miranda Connell Billy Douglas Rye Sergeant Morris Perry Designed by James Goddard Directed by Guy Verney Top secret information is leaking into Europe from somewhere in Southend and is it a coincidence that Harry Black, a recent escapee from prison, worked in the funfair? Closer examination reveals that the Ghost Train is more scary than it looks and Wickram is arranging the leaks. Trick cigarettes allow Steed to bluff the enemy into submission and Black is proved innocent: he was hypnotised and framed. "The Far Distant Dead" by John Lucarotti Zun Garcia Reed de Rouen Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Dr Ampara Alverez Sandoval Katherine Blake Hercule Zeebrugge Francis de Wolff Rayner Tom Adams Godoy Andreas Malandrinos Mateos Michael Mellinger Inspector Gauvreau Guy Deghby Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Peter Hammond As a cyclone ravages Mexico City, Dr Keel and Dr Sandoval struggle to help the victims. The suffering is intensified becuase the cooking oil is revealed to be hydrualic fuel in the wrong tins. The two Doctors track down the history of the cans and discover that Zeebrugge was responsible for the deal. Dr Sandoval tries to kill the financier, but Keel prefers to make an arrest. "Kill The King" by James Mitchell King Tenuphon Burt Kwouk Prince Serrakit James Goei General Tuke Patrick Allen Mei Li Lisa Peake John Steed Patrick Macnee Crichton-Bull Peter Barkworth Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Mrs Zoe Carter Moira Redmond Major Harrington Ian Collin Ingrid Storm Carole Shelley U Meng Andy Ho Suchong Eric Young Designed by Paul Bernard Directed by Roger Jenkins Steed is assigned to prevent the assassination of King Tenuphon after one attempt fails. Major Harrington is already arranging a second try - the King will die from a sniper's bullet as he walks on his balcony. Steed does check for this eventuality, but the owner of the house opposite, Mrs Carter, does not arouse his suspicions. Steed's sixth-sense ensures that the King remains safe and the royal bodyguard disposes of Harrington. "Dead Of Winter" by Eric Paice Harry John Woodvine Syd Blaise Wyndham Gerhardt Schneider Carl Duering John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Dr Brennan David Hart Inez Sheila Robins Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Willi Michael Sarne Margarita Zorenah Osborne Weber Neil Hallett Ted Norman Chappell Dr Kreuzer Arnold Marle Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Don Leaver Dr Kreuzer has developed the means to suspend life by deep-freezing. This new discovery could help the neo-fascist Phoenix Party sieze power. Keel discovers that the ex-Nazi Schneider was the first guinea-pig. Both Steed and him had thought the body was dead. Unfortunately, Kreuzer has Keel in custody by now and only Steed's timely intervention prevents him from becoming the next victim. "The Deadly Air" by Lester Powell Barbara Anthony Ann Bell Dr Philip Karswood Michael Hawkins Heneger Keith Anderson John Steed Patrick Macnee Herbert Truscott Richard Butler Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Dr Hugh Chalk Allan Cuthbertson Dr Owen Craxton John Stratton One-Ten Douglas Muir Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner Dr Harvey Cyril Renison Keo Armstrong Anthony Cundell Professor Kilbride Geoffrey Bayldon Designed by Robert Macgowan Directed by John Knight When several experiments with a new vaccine go wrong, Steed and Dr Keel volunteer for the next test. One of the scientists, Heneger, appears to be sabotaging the project and a potent airborne virus nearly kills the Avengers. As Keel interrogates Heneger for the truth, Steed is discovering that Dr Craxton is the real mastermind. Steed is convinced that Craxton has fatally poisoned him, until it is revealed that the lethal vaccine had been replaced by water as a security measure. "A Change Of Bait" by Lewis Davidson Archie Duncan Victor Platt Lemuel Potts John Bailey Peter Sampson Henry Soskin Carol Wilson Ingrid Hafner John Steed Patrick Macnee Herb Thompson Robert Desmond Nat Fletcher Graham Rigby Dr David Keel Ian Hendry Barker Gary Hope Andre Arthur Barrett Bryan Stubbs Norman Pitt Ivy Gillian McCutcheon Charlie Harry Shacklock Steed's Helper Michael Hunt Designed by James Goddard Directed by Don Leaver Lemuel Potts finds himself outwitted at every turn by Steed when he attempts to defraud Keel's patient, Archie Duncan. Potts finds himself pocketing the bill for Archie's cargo of rotten bananas. His other scheme to burn down an antique shop and claim the insurance money is also sabotaged by Steed, who extinguishes the flames! Even once under arrest, Steed still tricks him again - this time into revealing his accomplices. "Dragonsfield" by Terence Feely John Steed Patrick Macnee Lisa Strauss Sylvia Langova Saunders Alfred Burke Reddington Ronald Leigh-Hunt Susan Summers Barbara Shelley Jack Alford Thomas Kyffin Technician Keith Barron Secretary Amanda Reeves One-Fifteen Eric Dodson Boris Steven Scott Landlord Michael Robbins Peters Herbert Nelson Second Technician Morris Perry Designed by Voytek Directed by Peter Hammond With work nearly completed on a new material to shield astronauts from radiation, saboteurs prepare for one final assault. Complicated inter-personal relationships within the team suggest a traitor and Saunders, from Security, tracks the gang. Meanwhile, Steed tracks Saunders and rescues him from being killed. With the saboteurs in custody, the traitor is unmasked as Susan Summers, Alford's assistant, and Steed neutralises this final threat. SERIES TWO ---------- "Dead On Course" by Eric Paice Pilot Trevor Reid Bob Slade Bruce Boa Margot Margo Jenkins Freedman John McLaren John Steed Patrick Macnee Deidre O'Connor Elisabeth Murray Dr Martin King Jon Rollason Sister Isobel Janet Hargreaves Mother Superior Peggy Marshall Hughes Nigel Arkwright Michael Joyce Liam Gaffney Vincent O'Brien Donal Donnelly Gerry Edward Kelsey and Mollie Maureen, Denis Cleary, Wilfred Grove Designed by Robert Fuest Directed by Richmond Harding When a plane mysteriously crashes on the Irish coast, Steed investigates the loss of some on-board currency. Whilst Dr King heals the wounded, Steed pursues the sinister Sisters of the Convent and their ringleader, Vincent, who is not as simple as he seems. Another crash is successfully averted and the Mother Superior is brought down to earth. "Mission To Montreal" by Lester Powell Carla Berotti Patricia English Film Director Harold Berens Peggy Pamela Ann Davy A.G. Brand Alan Curtis Receptionist Angela Thorne Pearson Eric McCaine Alec Nicholson Mark Eden Stewards Peter Mackriel and William Swan Budge Gerald Sim Guido Marson John Bennett Reporters Terence Woodfield Malcolm Taylor and Leslie Pitt Photographer William Buck Sheila Dowson Iris Russell Dr Martin King Jon Rollason Judy Gillian Muir John Steed Patrick Macnee Passenger John Frawley Barman Allan Casley Designed by Terry Green Directed by Don Leaver A relaxing cruise back to Montreal seems an ideal holiday for Dr King and his sole patient - the famous star Carla Berotti - who seems neurotic but healthy. Conned by her husband into smuggling a secret microfilm, her trust in Dr King and his employer, Steed, is well-placed, but tangled loyalties mean that a double agent nearly defeats the Avengers, before the ship safely reaches port. "The Sell-Out" by Anthony Terpiloff and Brandon Brady Dr Martin King Jon Rollason John Steed Patrick Macnee Monsieur Roland Carleton Hobbs Policeman Anthony Blackshaw Gunman Storm Durr One-Twelve Arthur Hewlett Fraser Michael Mellinger Mark Harvey Frank Gatliff Lilian Harvey Anne Godley Judy Gillian Muir Workman Richard Klee Reporter Henry Rayner Customer Cyril Renison Price Ray Browne Designed by Terry Green Directed by Don Leaver Steed finds his assignment to safeguard Roland, a U.N. official, is jeopardised by a traitor within One-Twelve's Department. Faced with a terminal illness, Harvey has sold out his principles whilst placing suspicion upon Steed. Unable to prevent a successful trip, an enemy gunman does nearly bring Roland's press conference to a sudden end, allowing Steed to redeem himself. For Dr King, it is his final case and he returns to a life of medicine without the espionage. "Death Dispatch" by Leonard Fincham Baxter Hedger Wallace Pasco Alan Mason John Steed Patrick Macnee One-Ten Douglas Muir Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Thugs Geoff L'Cise and Arthur Griffiths Miguel Rosas Richard Warner Anna Rosas Valerie Sarruf Monroe David Cargill Chambermaid Bernice Rassin Rico Michael Forrest Singer Maria Andipa Customer Jerry Jardin Travers Gerald Harper Designed by Anne Spavin Directed by Jonathan Alwyn Routine dispatches on route to Buenos Aires lead to a courier being murdered. Steed takes the man's place whilst Mrs Gale follows him. The papers contain the itinery of a visiting American envoy - his death will spark a revolution in Argentina, placing Miguel Rosas in power. Steed and Cathy follow his henchman, Monroe, back to Rosas' villa where arrests are made. "Warlock" by Doreen Montgomery Cosmo Gallion Peter Arne Peter Neville Alban Blakelock Mrs Dunning Olive Milbourne John Steed Patrick Macnee Markel John Hollis Julia Pat Spencer Mogom Philip Mosca Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Doctor Brian Vaughan Pathologist Gordon Gardner Miss Timson Christina Ferdinando One-Ten Douglas Muir Barmaid Susan Franklin Pasco Herbert Nelson and Bill Haydn, Anna Sharkey, Roy Gunson, Maggie Lee, Fred Evans, Gillian Bowden Designed by Terry Green Directed by Peter Hammond Cosmo Gallion uses black magic to sell secrets to the highest bidder. Steed and Mrs Gale investigate the bewitchment of a scientist, Neville, who belonged to Gallion's magic circle. Cathy's life is in grave danger when Gallion realises that her birthday, 5th October 1930 at midnight, is perfect for his next experiment. As Steed enters and breaks Gallion's power he collapses and dies horribly without rational explanation. "Propellant 23" by Jon Manchip White Jules Meyer Frederick Schiller Jeanette Justine Lord Captain Legros Nicholas Courtney Co-Pilot Michael Beint Paul Manning Geoffrey Palmer Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Laure Catherine Woodville Jacques Tissot Trader Faulkner Lieutenant 'Curly' Leclerc John Crocker Siebel John Dearth Roland Ralph Nossek Pierre Barry Wilsher Gendarme Graham Ashley Shop Assistant Deanna Shendey Baker John Gill Designed by Paul Bernard Directed by Jonathan Alwyn Steed and Cathy search frantically for a sample of Propellant 23 - a new rocket fuel, before it falls into the hands of the opposition. When the courier arrives dead at Marseilles, the sample is mistaken for alcohol and stolen by a hotel worker. The enemy reach Jacques and his acquired flask first, but it is the Avengers that retrieve its contents, after shots from Mrs Gale's garter-gun! "Mr Teddy Bear" by Martin Woodhouse Interviewer Tim Brinton Colonel Wayne-Gilley Kenneth Keeling John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr Gilmore John Horsley One-Ten Douglas Muir Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Henry Michael Robbins Mr Teddy Bear Bernard Goldman Cafe Girl Sarah Maxwell Dr James Howell John Ruddock Technician Michael Collins Designed by Terry Green Directed by Richmond Harding If you can pay enough, anyone can hire Mr Teddy Bear to kill somebody. After the public murder of Wayne-Gilley, Mrs Gale hires the hidden killer to assassinate Steed. However, the trap misfires and Mr Teddy Bear lures Cathy into his clutches instead. Faced with certain capture, the professional assassin chooses suicide. "The Decapod" by Eric Paice Girl in Shower Pamela Conway Yakob Borb Paul Stassino Stepan Philip Madoc John Steed Patrick Macnee Bodyguards Douglas Robinson and Valentine Musetti Venus Smith Julie Stevens Cigarette Girl Valerie Stanton Edna Ramsden Lynne Furlong Ito Wolfe Morris Harry Ramsden Raymond Adamson Guards Officer Harvey Ashby with Stanley M. Ayers and the Dave Lee Trio Designed by Terry Green Directed by Don Leaver On the verge of negotiating a huge loan for his country, an unknown assailant tries to unsettle Yakob Borb. Steed investigates the identity of the murderer who hides behind the mask of the wrestler, The Decapod, whilst Venus watches Borb. Borb becomes infatuated with Venus and reveals that he will steal the loan and live in luxurious exile elsewhere. When Stepan, from the Balkan Embassy, learns that Borb has been wrestling as The Decapod as a ploy to distract attention from his plan, he kills Borb in revenge. "Bullseye" by Eric Paice Jean Mitzi Rogers Miss Ellis Judy Parfitt Brigadier Williamson Charles Carson Foreman Robin Wentworth Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Henry Cade Ronald Radd Young Felix Deebank Reynolds John Frawley Shareholder Graeme Bruce Karl Bernard Kay John Steed Patrick Macnee Dorothy Young Laurie Leigh Inspector Fred Ferris Designed by Robert Macgowan Directed by Peter Hammond Henry Cade plans to take-over Anderson's Small Arms Ltd, but before the Directors can sell their shares, somebody kills them. The same culprit is responsible for gun-running, so Steed and Mrs Gale investigate. Cathy joins the Board and teams-up with Cade to call for a stock check. This panics the two guilty Directors - Young and Miss Ellis - into trying to escape, but Steed is waiting for them. "The Removal Men" by Roger Marshall and Jeremy Scott Jack Dragna Reed de Rouen Bug Siegal Edwin Richfield Godard Donald Tandy John Steed Patrick Macnee Cecile Dragna Patricia Denys Binaggio George Roderick Venus Smith Julie Stevens One-Ten Douglas Muir Waiter George Little Jailer Hugo de Vernier Nicole Cauvin Edina Ronay Charlie Hira Talfrey Harbour Officer Ivor Dean and the Dave Lee Trio Designed by Patrick Downing Directed by Don Leaver Dragna's firm specialises in professional murder, so Steed is assigned to infiltrate and disband the removal men. Venus, meanwhile, has found employment at Dragna's nightclub. Steed's first job is to kill a film actress, but he pretends to hurt her and puts her in hiding instead. Siegal, suspicious that Steed has carried out his orders, finds Nicole Chauvin and exposes Steed as a hoax. Using Venus' singing as a cover, Steed outwits the gang and shoots his way to freedom. "The Mauritius Penny" by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks Goodchild Philip Guard Percy Peckham Harry Shacklock John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Boy Anthony Rogers Gerald Shelley David Langton Maitland Edward Jewesbury Brown Alfred Burke Lord Matterley Richard Vernon Porter Raymond Hodge Inspector Burke Alan Rolfe P.C. Andrews Edward Higgins Elsie Grace Arnold Lorry Driver Edwin Brown Lorry Driver's Mate Anthony Blackshaw Miss Power Delia Corrie Sheila Gray Sylva Langova Foreign Delegate Theodore Wilhelm Designed by Philip Harrison Directed by Richmond Harding The death of a stamp-dealer intrigues Steed and he places Mrs Gale undercover in the shop. They discover that the dealers' lists are a code being used by New Rule to plan an uprising in Europe. Businesses like a dentists and the dealer's shop are stashing armanments in preparation. Her cover exposed, Cathy is taken to a rally to meet Lord Matterley, the new Fuhrer, but with Steed pointing a gun at him, Matterley has no option but to postpone New Rule indefinitely. "Death Of A Great Dane" by Roger Marshall and Jeremy Scott Minister Billy Milton Gravedigger Herbert Nelson Gregory Leslie French Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Mrs Miller Clare Kelly First Assistant Dennis Edwards Second Assistant Anthony Baird Getz Frederick Jaeger George Miller Frank Peters Policeman Michael Moyer Sir James Mann John Laurie First Winetaster Eric Elliott Second Winetaster Roger Maxwell Man From Kennels Kevin Barry Dancer Junia Bellhound Heidi Designed by Patrick Downing Directed by Peter Hammond Steed becomes convinced that a recent coffin buried at a Pets Cemetary actually contained the body of Alex Litoff, a rich reclusive. Litoff's butler and his friends are laundering Litoff's money by converting it into diamonds which are smuggled from Britain. The Great Dane that should have been buried is alive and living with the widow of a man who died carrying a great number of diamonds in his stomach.. With the riddle solved, Steed and Cathy capture the fraudsters. "Death On The Rocks" by Eric Paice Mrs Ross Annette Kerr Liza Denham Ellen McIntosh Diamond Dealers Jack Grossman and Vincent Charles John Steed Patrick Macnee Max Daniels Hamilton Dyce Van Berg Richard Clarke Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Painter Haydn Ward Fenton Gerald Cross Nicky David Sumner Samuel Ross Meier Tzelniker Jackie Ross Toni Gilpin Sid Douglas Robinson Mrs Daniels Naomi Chance Designed by James Goddard Directed by Jonathan Alwyn Illegal stones are flooding Hatton Gardens, so Steed goes into partnership with Ross to trace the source of the diamonds. Fenton plans to drive the Diamond Federation out of business and he has both Mrs Ross and Mrs Daniels killed to force their husbands into dealing with him. Cathy meanwhile has traced the method of entry for the stones - they are smuggled in rock salt containers. With the plan exposed the real ringleader, Mr Daniels and his murderess, Liza, receive their come-uppance. "Traitor In Zebra" by John Gilbert Escorting Officer Richard Pescud Captain Nash Noel Coleman Crane Danvers Walker Maggie June Murphy Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Lieutenant Mellors Ian Shand Wardroom Steward Michael Browning Sub-Lieutenant Graham William Gaunt Franks Richard Leech Rankin John Sharp Linda Katy Wild Thorne Jack Stewart Designed by Terry Green Directed by Richmond Harding With Crane facing a court-martial for leaking secrets from HMS Zebra, Mrs Gale and Steed search for the source of the leak. The real traitor, Mellors, becomes alarmed and contacts Rankin who in turn informs Franks, an enemy agent. Franks has Mellors and Graham killed to give him more time, but Steed pursues him to the Base where Franks has planted a bomb. Faced with being destroyed by his own device, Franks defuses it and Steed saves the day. "The Big Thinker" by Martin Woodhouse Dr Clemens Walter Hudd Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Dr Farrow David Garth Dr Hurst Tenniel Evans Janet Lingfield Marina Martin Dr Kearns Anthony Booth John Steed Patrick Macnee Broster Allan McClelland Clarissa Penelope Lee Blakelock Ray Browne Nino Clive Baxter Designed by James Goddard Directed by Kim Mills The final tests on Plato are being sabotaged and someone seems determined to kill the scientists involved. Mrs Gale is assigned to help Kearns overcome his gambling problem, since he is vulnerable to blackmail. Meanwhile, Clemens has been murdered after discovering who was the sabotuer and the truth is now within Plato. Kearns and Cathy are forced to send Steed an SOS when they become trapped in the computer after further sabotage on its systems. Dr Farrow is caught trying to stop Plato from revealing its secret, but he is electrocuted before he can be arrested. "Intercrime" by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke Palmer Donald Webster Sewell Rory MacDermot Moss Alan Browning John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Hilda Stern Julia Arnall Trustees Charlotte Selwyn and Jean Gregory Prison Officer Sharpe Bettine Milne Felder Kenneth J Warren Lobb Jerome Willis Manning Patrick Holt Pamela Johnson Angela Browne Kressler Paul Hansard Designed by Richard Harrison Directed by Jonathan Alwyn Steed arranges for Mrs Gale to replace Hilda Stern when she arrives in Britain, so Cathy can learn the plans of Intercrime. Stern is their professional killer, but Cathy is unable to kill and the real Stern exposes her. Whilst Manning and Felder struggle for control of Intercrime, Steed steps in to rescue Mrs Gale and force the company into liquidation. "Immortal Clay" by James Mitchell Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Allen Marling Gary Watson Mara Little Didi Sullivan Richard Marling Paul Eddington John Steed Patrick Macnee One-Ten Douglas Muir Miller James Bree Anne Rowena Gregory John Machen Bert Palmer De Groot Steve Plytas Blomberg Frank Olegario Designed by James Goddard Directed by Richmond Harding Has Allen Marling created an unbreakable ceramic cup? De Groot bribes Miller to steal it and kills him when the cup breaks! Lander also wanted the cup and De Groot now tries to blackmail Marling into giving him the secret or the agent will reveal that Allen killed Lander whilst protecting his brother's wife. No one realises that Steed has the cup - the night watchman gave it him to prevent it being stolen. Steed ensures that De Groot is arrested for trial and the Marling Factory is saved from closure. "Box Of Tricks" by Peter Ling and Edward Rhodes Gerry Weston Ian Curry Venus Smith Julie Stevens John Steed Patrick Macnee Henriette Jacqueline Jones Manager Dallas Cavell Denise April Olrich General Sutherland Maurice Hedley Kathleen Sutherland Jane Barrett Dr Gallam Edgar Wreford with Robert Hartley, Royston Tickner, Gail Starforth, Lynn Taylor, Gregory Scott and the Dave Lee Trio Designed by Anne Spavin Directed by Kim Mills A faith healer and a magician conspire to steal NATO secrets: Gallam secretes tape-recorders within healing boxes and the magician conveys the information. A vanishing cabinet trick is used to dispose of any unwelcome snoopers. With the phonies exposed, Steed closes the security leak, before the magic cabinet can claim one final victim... "The Golden Eggs" by Martin Woodhouse Dr Ashe Donald Eccles Elizabeth Bayle Pauline Delaney De Leon Gordon Whiting John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Diana Irene Bradshaw Hillier Robert Bernal Redfern Peter Arne Campbell Louis Haslar Hall Charles Bird Designed by Douglas James Directed by Peter Hammond Two gold-plated eggs are stolen from Dr Ashe. They contain a deadly virus which the burglar, De Leon, catches and dies from, shortly after hiding the eggs. His ex-employer Redfern uses Mrs Gale to find the eggs, but before he can kill her she threatens to break the eggs unless he surrenders. Fearing for his life Redfern agrees, allowing Steed and Mrs Gale to return the eggs. To their amazement Ashe reveals that they are dummies; the real eggs were too dangerous to keep. "School For Traitors" by James Mitchell Ted East John Standing Venus Smith Julie Stevens Claire Summers Melissa Stribling Roberts Richard Thorp Higby Reginald Marsh John Steed Patrick Macnee One-Seven Frederick Farley Dr Shanklin Anthony Nicholls Professor Aubyn Frank Shelley Green Terence Woodfield Proctor Ronald Mayer Sally Janet Butlin and the Kenny Powell Trio Designed by Maurice Pelling Directed by Jonathan Alwyn Whilst Venus sings at Rag Week, Steed probes the alleged suicide of Richard Davis. He invents a suicide note and pretends that Venus received it, thereby frightening the gang into trying to recover it, since Professor Shanklin and Summers know that they murdered Davis. With the killers exposed, Summers can no longer blackmail ex-boyfriends whom she tricked into crime. "The White Dwarf" by Malcolm Hulke Professor Richter Keith Pyott John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Minister Daniel Thorndike Henry Barker Peter Copley Cartright Philip Latham Elizabeth Fuller Vivienne Drummond Rahim Paul Anil Luke George Roubicek Maxwell Barker George A Cooper Johnson Bill Nagy Miss Tregarth Constance Chapman Butler John Falconer Designed by Terry Green Directed by Richmond Harding Barker and Johnson conspire to defraud the Stock Market by convincing the Government that The White Dwarf will collide with the Earth. At the observatory, Cartright kills Richter and Rahim to prevent them knowing the truth, but when he does a final check he is amazed to see the star on a collision course with the planet. It appears that Richter was right and the world will end. Convinced that Barker double-crossed him, Cartright exposes the plan and Steed siezes the shady financiers. Mrs Gale then reveals that the plates in the telescope were rigged by her - The White Dwarf has not moved at all. "Man In The Mirror" by Geoffrey Orme and Anthony Terpiloff Betty Daphne Anderson Strong Ray Barrett Brown Julian Somers John Steed Patrick Macnee Venus Smith Julie Stevens Jean Rhoda Lewis Victor Trevelyan Haydn Jones Iris Frieda Knorr One-Six Michael Gover Producer David Graham and the Kenny Powell Trio Designed by Anne Spavin Directed by Kim Mills Whilst in a Hall of Mirrors, Venus accidently photographs a man's reflection in the glass - a man who is meant to be dead. The funfair owner tries to retrieve the film and Steed discovers that Trevelyan was apparently kidnapped by Strong. Converging on the funfair, Steed and Venus are captured by Strong who leaves them wired to a time-switch bomb. Betty rescues them after stabbing Strong, but the real traitors - Mr and Mrs Trevelyan - have already escaped. "Conspiracy Of Silence" by Roger Marshall James Artro Morris Sica Alec Mango Carlo Robert Rietty John Steed Patrick Macnee Rickie Sandra Dorne Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Gutman Roy Purcell Leggo Himself Terry John Church Arturo Tommy Godfrey Professor Willie Shearer Rant Ian Wilson and Elizabeth and Collins Designed by Stephen Doncaster Directed by Peter Hammond When Carlo, the circus clown, fails to kill Steed he goes into hiding and Mrs Gale is hot on his trail. Carlo hides amongst the clowns of the circus, but the Mafia insist that Carlo completes his mission and another attempt is made on Steed's life. Again, Carlo cannot commit the crime and shoots his Mafia compatriat Terry instead. On the same side, Carlo breaks the vow of silence and Sica is arrested. "A Chorus Of Frogs" by Martin Woodhouse Stephanopoulus Makki Marseilles One-Six Michael Gover Mason Eric Pohlmann Anna Yvonne Shima Venus Smith Julie Stevens Ariston John Carson Dr Pitt-Norton Frank Gatliff Helena Colette Wilde Jackson Alan Haywood John Steed Patrick Macnee Ships Officer Norman Johns Steward Steve Cory Man Colin Fry and the Kenny Powell Trio Designed by James Goddard Directed by Raymond Menmuir Beneath Mason's luxury yacht, The Archipelago, Pitt-Norton experiments with a new type of bathyscape. Venus is booked to sing on board, so Steed becomes a stowaway in her cabin to investigate whether there is a connection with the death of a deep-sea diver. The diver belonged to the Frogs and their attempts to find out the truth lead to another Frog being killed. Anna and Pitt-Norton plan to use the bathyscape for military purposes, but Steed arrives in time to prevent Venus from becoming the next victim of their experiments. "Six Hands Across A Table" by Reed R De Rouen Julian Seabrook Philip Madoc Charles Reniston John Wentworth George Stanley Campbell Singer Oliver Waldner Guy Doleman Butler Ian Cunningham Brian Collier Edward de Souza Lady Reniston Freda Bamford Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Rosalind Waldner Sylvia Bidmead Miss Francis Gillian Barclay Draughtsman Stephen Hancock Bert Barnes Frank Siemen John Steed Patrick Macnee Receptionist Ilona Rodgers Designed by Paul Bernard Directed by Richmond Harding Two shipyards vie for an important contract to build a nuclear-powered liner, but someody seems determined to stop Brian Collier from winning. Collier's main opposition comes from the Reniston Group who oppose any foreign co-production deals. Rosalind Waldner invites Cathy, who is an old friend, to make enquiries since she loves Brian, but it is her own father and Stanley who are planning to stop Collier at any cost. Reluctanly, Steed and Mrs Gale arrest the two businessmen. "Killer Whale" by John Lucarotti John Steed Patrick Macnee 'Pancho' Driver Patrick Magee Harry Morris Perry Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Joey Frazer Kenneth Farrington Willie John Tate Sailor Fredric Abbott Fernand John Bailey Angela Julie Paulle Receptionist Lyndall Goodman Laboratory Assistant Christopher Coll Brown Robert Mill Tiger Brian Mason Models from the Kenneth Sweet Collection Designed by Douglas James Directed by Kim Mills Mrs Gale decides to manage a promising new boxer, Joey Frazer and Steed suggests Pancho's Gym. When Joey accidently borrows another fighter's soap he discovers it is ambergris. Steed now traces the destination of the soap bar - a couturier's owned by Fernand. Realising that Steed and Cathy have discovered their secret, the two crooks try to escape: a quick bout of the Queensbury Rules soon leads to handcuffs! SERIES THREE ------------ "Concerto" by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke Peterson Bernard Brown Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Polly White Valerie Bell Burns Geoffrey Colvile John Steed Patrick Macnee Zalenko Nigel Stock Stefan Veliko Sandor Eles Darleen Lomax Dorinda Stevens Receptionist Carole Ward Robbins Leslie Glazer and Junia Designed by Robert Macgowan Directed by Kim Mills Important East-West trade talks are jeopardised by a naive Rusian pianist giving his first concert in London. Several compromising incidents are staged and the musician is blackmailed into shooting the Trade Minister, but Cathy notices that Stefan has a gun and she disarms him. The blackmailer, Peterson and another aide try instead, but also fail. The recital can now continue as normal. "Brief For Murder" by Brian Clemens Ronald Henry Wescott Alec Ross Dicey June Thody Marsh Fred Ferris John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Wilson Anthony Baird Barbara Kingston Helen Lindsay Miles Lakin Harold Scott Jasper Lakin John Laurie Judge Robert Young Bart Michael Goldie Maisie Pamela Wardel Miss Prinn Alice Fraser Foreman Of The Jury Walter Swash Designed by James Goddard Directed by Peter Hammond When Steed decides he must murder Mrs Gale, he seeks the legal advice of Lakins beforehand. Their advice ensures a not guilty verdict is recorded. This is not the first instance where the Lakins have helped ensure a favourable verdict, but nothing can be proved. Posing as a Miss Patchett, Cathy tricks the two solicitors into arranging a trap where they are the convicts and Steed can finally de-bar the crooked legal men. "The Nutshell" by Philip Chambers Elin Strindberg Edina Ronay Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Laura Patricia Haines Military Policeman Edwin Brown Disco John Cater Venner Charles Tingwell Susan Christine Shaw Anderson Ian Clark Jason Jan Conrad Alex Ray Browne Designed by Philip Harrison Directed by Raymond Menmuir Who stole the file, codenamed Big Ben, from The Nutshell? It seems that Steed is the mastermind when he is photographed leaving the thief's room, but it is all a ploy to encourage Venner, a secret agent, to break his cover and take the microfilm from Steed. Having convinced Cathy and his superior - Disco - that he is innocent, Steed regains his freedom. "The Golden Fleece" by Roger Marshall and Phyllis Norman Captain George Jason Warren Mitchell Major Ruse Tenniel Evans Sergeant Major Wright Barry Linehan Mrs Kwan Yu Ling Mr Lo Robert Lee John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Esther Lisa Peake Jones Michael Hawkins Private Holmes Ronald Wilson Designed by Anne Spavin Directed by Peter Hammond Disgruntled army officers are smuggling gold for the Chinese through Hong Kong, in exchange for money. The money funds the Golden Fleece Fund which supports poor ex-soldiers. When Steed takes the wrong coat, upon leaving a Chinese restaurant, it reveals a connection between the sinister Mr Lo and Captain Jason. Cathy soon discovers that ammunition shipments are carrying gold bullet-tips and the smuggling racket is finished. "Death A La Carte" by John Lucarotti Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Emir Abdulla Akaba Henry Soskin Mellor Robert James Ali Valentino Musetti Umberto David Nettheim Lucien Gordon Rollings Arbuthnot Ken Parry John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr Roy Spender Paul Dawkins Josie Coral Atkins Designed by Richard Harrison Directed by Kim Mills Mrs Gale supervises the visit of Emir Akaba for his annual medical check-up, whilst Steed poses as a chef in the kitchen. Their fears are confirmed when Lucien tries to poison the Emir. Before the plot can succeed, the Emir dies naturally which panics Mellor since his forces are not ready to take-over. The Avengers prevent him from informing his countrymen, thereby ensuring the coup is defeated. "Man With Two Shadows" by James Mitchell Gordon Daniel Moynihan Charles Paul Whitsun-Jones John Steed Patrick Macnee Borowski Terence Lodge Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Rudi Douglas Robinson Sigi George Little Julie Gwendolyn Watts Dr Terence Geoffrey Palmer Miss Quist Anne Godfrey Cummings Philip Anthony Holiday Camp Official Robert Lankesheer Designed by Paul Bernard Directed by Don Leaver Alerted by Borowski that 'doubles' are about to infiltrate Britain, Steed keeps a close eye on Gordon's vacation in a holiday camp. After a road accident, it appears that a switch has been made, though the imposter passes all medical tests. John Steed is the next victim, leaving Mrs Gale with the dilemma of which one to kill. The real Steed remains undercover for sufficient time to unveil Cummings as the third imposter, before the Avengers finish their assignment. Steed has already ensured that the real Gordon is alive and will work as a double agent in future. "Don't Look Behind You" by Brian Clemens Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Ola Janine Gray Young Man Kenneth Colley Man Maurice Good Designed by Terry Green Directed by Peter Hammond Cathy visits Sir Cavalier Resagne for the weekend, but finds only Ola at his Devon home. After dinner, she leaves on some pretence leaving Mrs Gale alone. However, it soon becomes obvious that she is not alone and somewhere in the house is a crazed killer that she helped to arrest some years earlier. Unknown to Mrs Gale, Steed has followed her into the house and with his help, they successfully overpower the madman. "The Grandeur That Was Rome" by Rex Edwards Sir Bruno Lucer Hugh Burden Marcus Dodds John Flint Eastow Ian Shand Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Octavia Colette Wilde John Steed Patrick Macnee Appleton Kenneth Keeling Lucius Raymond Adamson Barnes Colin Rix Designed by Stan Woodward Directed by Kim Mills When Mrs Gale finds ergot in grain produced by United Foods and Dressings Ltd, Steed is sure that it is a deliberate infection. Lucer, the chairman of UFD, dreams of re-instating the Roman Empire and plans to decimate the world by releasing bubonic plague. Unbeknown to him, his deputy - Dodds - plans to overpower Lucer and put the World Empire Party in office. When Mrs Gale stumbles on the truth she nearly becomes the first victim of the plague, but Steed dashes to the rescue. It is too late for Lucer; he has been slain by Dodds already. "The Undertakers" by Malcolm Hulke Green Howard Goorney Madden Patrick Holt Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Mrs Renter Lally Bowers Lomax Lee Patterson Wilkinson Ronald Russell Paula Jan Holden Daphne Mandy Miller Mrs Lomax Marcella Markham Mrs Baker Helena McCarthy Reeve Denis Forsyth Designed by David Marshall Directed by Bill Bain Adelphi Park is a very exclusive rest home for millionaires. To escape paying large death duties, actors replace the wealthy for five years. When Steed arrives to discuss a new invention with Professor Renter, he finds that the gentleman has entered Adelphi Park. Mrs Gale poses as the Assistant Matron to discover whether Renter really is there, but Marshall and Green who run the scam, plan to kill her. Steed's arrival forces them to flee into the grounds where they are soon run to ground. "Death Of A Batman" by Roger Marshall Edith Wrightson Kitty Attwood John Wrightson David Burke John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Lord Teale Andre Morrell Eric Van Doren Philip Madoc Cooper Ray Browne Lady Cynthia Katy Greenwood Gibbs Geoffrey Alexander Designed by Paul Bernard Directed by Kim Mills Steed is astonished when his one-time batman, Wrightson, leaves 480,000 pounds in his will to his wife. Wrightson was a draughtsman for Lord Teale and forgery seems a likely possibility. Basil used Wrightson's knowledge of new share certificates to make a killing on the Stock Exchange; then he used the money to support the British electronics industry from external take-over. Steed has no option but to arrest the men, despite their good intentions. "Build A Better Mousetrap" by Brian Clemens Dave Donald Webster Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Ermyntrude Peck Nora Nicholson Cynthia Peck Athene Seyler John Steed Patrick Macnee Harris Harold Goodwin Colonel Wesker John Tate Caroline Alison Seebohm Stigant Allan McClelland Jessy Marian Diamond Gordon David Anderson Designed by Douglas James Directed by Peter Hammond Mrs Gale becomes a biker to investigate what mysterious signal is jamming all mechanical devices in one area. Steed believes that the two daughters of Professor Peck have perfected his last incomplete invention. Others reach the same conclusion and Wesker steals the invention, which is recaptured by Steed. In reality, the machine is merely Ermyntrude's attempt to build a better mousetrap! "November Five" by Eric Paice Returning Officer John Murray Scott Michael Dyter Gary Hope Mark St John Ric Hutton Farmer Frank Maher John Steed Patrick Macnee First Lady Aimee Delamain Major Swinburne David Langton Arthur Dove David Davies Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Fiona Iris Russell Max Joe Robinson Mrs Dove Ruth Dunning Designed by Douglas James Directed by Bill Bain To further his investigation into political corruption and a missing warhead, Steed persuades Mrs Gale to stand in a local by-election. Determined to avenge Dyter's death, they are amazed to find that the M.P. was not shot, but actually faked the whole ploy to gain time to blackmail the Government. Realising the ruse, Steed prevents Dyter from using the warhead to destroy the House. "Second Sight" by Martin Woodhouse Dr Vilner Steven Scott Neil Anstice Peter Bowles Dr Eve Hawn Judy Bruce John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Marten Halvarssen John Carson Dr Spender Ronald Adam Steiner Terry Brewer Designed by Terry Green Directed by Peter Hammond Steed is suspicious as to why a live donor needs to provide Halvarssen with two eye corneas, so that the millionaire may regain his sight. Despatched to watch the transplant, Cathy's travelling companion falls to his death. It emerges that the donor, Hilda Brauer died four days earlier and the corneas never existed. The medical team have returned with two diamonds, which Steed soon takes into custody. A neat smuggling trick has been prevented. "The Secrets Broker" by Ludovic Peters Mrs Wilson Avice Landon Julia Wilson Jennifer Wood Bruno Valentino Musetti Frederick Paignton John Stone Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Marion Howard Patricia English Jim Carey Brian Hankins Cliff Howard John Ringham Allan Paignton Ronald Allen Waller Jack May Designed by Anne Spavin Directed by Jonathan Alwyn A bogus medium blackmails people who confide in her and her latest target is Bridlingtons. After a failed attempt to steal a new tracking device, the culprits are traced and seized. Their information will never again be smuggled in code within wine lists from Waller and Paignton's. "The Gilded Cage" by Roger Marshall John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Groves Neil Wilson J.P. Spagge Patrick Magee Fleming Norman Chappell Manley Fredric Abbott Westwood Alan Haywood Wardress Margo Cunningham Abe Benham Edric Connor Hammond Martin Friend Peterson Terence Soall Gruber Geoff L'Cise Barker Douglas Cummings Designed by Robert Macgowan Directed by Bill Bain Steed baits a trap and Mrs Gale entices Spagge to steal 1,000,000 pounds worth of gold. Despite passing the initiative test, Spagge tries to kill Cathy after the raid, but Steed forestalls such drastic action and arrests the six bank-raiders. "The Medicine Men" by Malcolm Hulke Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Geoffrey Willis Peter Barkworth John Willis Newton Blick Frank Leeson Harold Innocent Taylor John Crocker Fay Monica Stevenson Masseuse Brenda Cowling Miss Dowell Joy Wood Edwards Peter Hughes Designed by David Marshall Directed by Kim Mills Imitation pharmaceutical products are causing Willis Sopwith to lose money, but Cathy is unprepared for murder at the company. A new packaging design is being prepared in secret, but the details have been leaked to a group that plan to poison future products and destablise a foreign country, as a consequence. Steed, however, adds his own wording - "Poison" - and the cartons are useless. Geoffrey Willis is arrested as the ringleader. Did you know that Mrs Gale likes her tea with only one lump of sugar? "The White Elephant" by John Lucarotti George Martin Friend Noah Marshall Godfrey Quigley John Steed Patrick Macnee Brenda Paterson Judy Parfitt Fitch Bruno Barnabe Joseph Gourlay Toke Townley Madge Jordan Rowena Gregory Lawrence Edwin Richfield Lew Conniston Scott Forbes Designed by Philip Harrison Directed by Laurence Bourne When Lawrence arrives from Africa to reassert his role in an ivory smuggling racket, only Snowy the elephant can identify the believed-dead hunter. Snowy's disappearance leads Mrs Gale to become a zoologist at Noah's zoo. Steed and her find ivory contained in the structure of the cages and another smuggling scheme is brought to an end. "Dressed To Kill" by Brian Clemens Newman Leon Eagles First Officer Peter Fontaine John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Napoleon Alexander Davion Pussy Cat Anneke Wills Barman Frank Maher Highwaywoman Anthea Wyndham Policeman Richard Leech Sheriff John Junkin Robin Hood Leonard Rossiter Designed by David Marshall Directed by Bill Bain Festivities at a New Year's party turn sour when one of the guests starts to kill his companions. All the revellers share an interest in vital land next to early-warning stations and someone seems determined to stop them reaching an important business meeting... Before dawn, Steed and Cathy discover never to trust a policeman at the O.K. Corral! "The Wringer" by Martin Woodhouse Hal Anderson Peter Sallis Charles Paul Whitsun-Jones Oliver Barry Letts John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Lovell Gerald Sim Bethune Neil Robinson 'The Wringer' Terence Lodge Murdo Douglas Cummings Designed by Philip Harrison Directed by Don Leaver Whilst investigating deaths on an escape route between Austria and Hungary, Anderson discovers that Steed is the cause and he is arrested. Interrogated by 'The Wringer', Steed is nearly brainwashed as well and only Cathy's intervention stops Steed becoming the next victim. To prove Steed's innocence, Mrs Gale deconditions Anderson by surrounding him with familiar memories and 'The Wringer' is unmasked. "The Little Wonders" by Eric Paice Mr Beardmore Tony Steedman Sister Johnson Lois Maxwell Bishop of Winnipeg David Bauer Catherine Gale Honor Blackman John Steed Patrick Macnee Gerda Rosemarie Dunham Hasek Frank Maher Porter Alex Macdonald Harry Harry Landis Big Sid John Cowley Fingers Kenneth J Warren Coalman Mark Heath Thugs Christopher Robbie and Rick Jones Designed by Richard Harrison Directed by Laurence Bourne Delegates from Bibliotek meet to appoint a new Bishop, Steed is amongst them posing as the Vicar of Salisbury. Suddenly, they are massacred by Sister Johnson and Mr Beardmore launches his own take-over bid for the crime syndicate. Cathy, meanwhile, has been investigating the baggage of the clergy and stumbles upon some secret microfilm, which Beardmore wants: Steed's timely rescue prevents her from being killed by the Doctor and his cohorts. "Mandrake" by Roger Marshall Rev Adrian Wyper George Benson Roy Hopkins Philip Locke Benson Robert Morris John Steed Patrick Macnee Dr Macombie John Le Mesurier Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Scott Sexton Jackie Pallo Mrs Eve Turner Madge Ryan Judy Annette Andre Designed by David Marshall Directed by Bill Bain The Church of St Albans has no parishioners, but the graveyard is full of new coffins, containing wealthy names. Macombie and Hopkins specialise in staging murders that look like natural cuases; the bodies are then buried in Cornwall. The soil in the ground is polluted by the mandrake plant, so post-mortems cannot be attempted after burial. The Avengers ensure that the next victim is not buried and the autopsy proves their case. "Trojan Horse" by Malcolm Hulke Johnson Derek Newark Rt Hon Lucien Ffordsham Geoffrey Whitehead Kirby James Donnelly George Meadows Arthur Pentelow Major Ronald Pantling Basil Dignam John Steed Patrick Macnee Ann Meadows Lucinda Curtis Tony Heuston T.P. McKenna Lynton Smith John Lowe Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Tote Girl Marjorie Keys Designed by Richard Harrison Directed by Laurence Bourne When Steed puts Sebastian the Second into the famous stables of George Meadows, he finds the cause for many recent killings. The stables hide a dangerous betting syndicate, who are prepared to win races at any cost. Heuston plans to dispose of Steed, just like all the rest, but Cathy ensures that justice prevails. "The Outside-In Man" by Philip Chambers John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Mark Charter James Maxwell Alice Brisket Virginia Stride Quilpie Ronald Radd Jenkins Ronald Mansell Edwards Anthony Dawes Ambassador William Devlin Major Zulficar Basil Hoskins Helen Rayner Beryl Baxter Michael Lynden Arthur Lovegrove Sharp Philip Anthony Guards Valentino Musetti and Eddie Powell Butcher Paul Blomley Designed by David Marshall Directed by Jonathan Alwyn When Mark Charter is released from custody in Abarain, Steed becomes worried that he will seek revenge and kill Sharp, the man he was ordered to kill five years earlier. Sharp is returning to Britain under diplomatic immunity and Mrs Gale is assigned to protect him. Charter's release is no coincidence; the Abarain Government hopes that Sharp will be killed, since he is now no longer of any use, but Charter is secretly working for Steed and never really intended to kill Sharp. Sharp is grateful for Steed's help and promises better trading links as a reward. "The Charmers" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Martin John Barcroft Keller Warren Mitchell Kim Lawrence Fenella Fielding Betty Smythe Vivian Pickles Sam John Greenwood Harrap Frank Mills Horace Cleeves Malcolm Russell Mr Edgar Brian Oulton George Vinkel Peter Porteous Designed by Richard Harrison Directed by Bill Bain A third party is intervening to cause trouble between Steed and the opposition, so an uneasy truce is arranged to discover the culprit. To allay mistrust, Keller is loaned Cathy and Steed is given an actress, Kim, hired to play the role of a secret agent. Tracing the culprits to a charm school, Steed finds that the schoolmaster is Keller - who has changed sides. Kim soon foils his plan. "Esprit De Corps" by Eric Paice Captain Trench John Thaw Sergeant Marsh Douglas Robinson Private Jessop Roy Kinnear Brigadier General Sir Ian Duncan Macrae Stuart-Bollinger John Steed Patrick Macnee Mrs Angela Craig Pearl Catlin Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Lady Dorothy Stuart-Bollinger Joyce Heron Private Asquith Anthony Blackshaw Admiral Hugh Morton Signaller James Falkland Piper George Alexander Drummer Tony Lambdon Highland Dancer George Macrae Designed by David Marshall Directed by Don Leaver Obsessed by his belief that he is a direct descendant from the Stuart kings, Bollinger plans to overthrow the Monarchy using his regiment, whilst supposedly on routine defence manoeuvres. Posing as a journalist, Steed probes some unusal court-martials, whilst Cathy rewrites her family tree and Bollinger believes that she will be the next Queen. The uprising fails and the General is disgraced. "Lobster Quadrille" by Richard Lucas (pen-name for Brian Clemens) Max Bush Gary Watson Quentin Slim Corin Redgrave John Steed Patrick Macnee Catherine Gale Honor Blackman Dr Stannage Norman Scace Mason Burt Kwouk Captain Slim Leslie Sands Katie Miles Jennie Linden Jackson Valentino Musetti Designed by Patrick Downing Directed by Kim Mills Jonathan Wilson's charred body leads Steed and Mrs Gale to investigate Captain Slim's lobster-fishing business. An unusual chess piece in Wilson's pocket takes Cathy to a dealer, who also peddles dope. Meanwhile, Steed finds that Slim's son did not die at sea, but merely staged his death so that the police would not arrest him. However, when Quentin tries to kill Cathy he is trapped in his own inferno and dies. For Cathy, it is her final case as she departs for a well-deserved holiday. SERIES FOUR ----------- "The Murder Market" by Tony Williamson Steed Takes A Wife Emma Gets Buried John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Mr Adrian Lovejoy Patrick Cargill Walter Dinsford Peter Bayliss Barbara Wakefield Suzanne Lloyd Mrs Jessica Stone Naomi Chance Robert Stone John Woodvine Jonathan Stone Edward Underdown Receptionist Barbara Roscoe Fred Beale John Forgham J.G. Henshaw ? Lyric for "Togetherness" by Herbert Kretzmer Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Peter Graham Scott Why is Steed, London's most eligible bachelor, visiting the Togetherness Marriage Bureau? The attractions of his beautiful escort, Barbara Wakefield, proved fatal for her previous partners - Jonathan Stone, Henshaw and other men before them. Lovejoy and Dinsford, believing Steed to be genuine, offer him their most exclusive service: if he will commit a murder for them they will kill his cousin allowing an inheritance to pass to Steed. His victim will be.... Emma Peel - whose investigations have led her to suspect Robert Stone is in league with Barbara Wakefield. Henshaw's floating corpse in the bath was a very convincing argument. Steed 'kills' Mrs Peel and her burial seems to convince Togetherness that Steed is a callous killer. In future he will take his orders from the real boss - Jessica Stone, wife of the late Jonathan. His interest in female clients proved fatal. With Robert Stone exonerated from suspicion, together Steed amd Emma close down the agency, exiting the scene in a hearse! "The Master Minds" by Robert Banks Stewart Steed Becomes A Genius Emma Loses Her Mind John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Sir Clive Todd Laurence Hardy Holly Trent Patricia Haines Dr Fergus Campbell Ian McNaughton Davinia Todd Georgina Ward Desmond Leeming Bernard Archard Sir Jeremy John Wentworth Major Plessy Manning Wilson Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Peter Graham Scott Serious acts of treason committed by eminent officials lead Steed to deduce that the Ransack Club is the only common denominator. Deciding it's time that he enrolled for the intellectual challenge, he attends a special course at their country hideout. Holly Trent, the local archery instructor, also seems suspicious of Ransack, as does the new school secretary Mrs Peel. Physical fitness and acacdemic brainstorming by day gives way to mass hypnosis and brainwashing at night as radiowaves induce deep-conditioned sleep. However, Steed's trance is false (having previously disconnected the sleep-inducer) and Mrs Peel is ordered to dispose of him. She is the better actress, but her trance is also a fake and plans are made to kill her as well. Steed to the rescue! The voice from behind the screen is Holly Trent and, after ransacking the gang's plans, exit the Avengers in a Bentley. "Dial A Deadly Number" by Roger Marshall Steed Plays Bulls And Bears Emma Has No Option John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Henry Boardman Clifford Evans Ruth Boardman Jan Holden Ben Jago Anthony Newlands Fitch John Carson John Harvey Peter Bowles Frederick Yuill Gerald Sim The General Michael Trubshawe Macombie Norman Chappell Warner John Bailey Waiter Edward Cast Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Don Leaver Henry Boardman's clients may be rich, but find that death keeps on preventing them from spending it. Steed's attempt to invest 2000,000 pounds gains the brokerage services of Yuill, a skilful operator who along with Jago has made considerable money from recent deaths. However, he suffers a terminal dose of the same illness, before Steed can elicit the truth. Yuill, along with Todhunter and all the other fatalities, was carrying a bleeper and Mrs Peel's investigations lead her to Fitch, the mechanic responsible for all the high-tech equipment. His latest project is a lethal replica of Steed's watch! Before he can be warned, by a now-captive Mrs Peel, the switch is made and Steed is now only a phonecall away from death by capillary needle. Steed, however, has spotted the change and comes to Mrs Peel's aid, with fatal consequences for Fitch. With every suspect carrying a bleeper, Steed soon discovers that Ruth Boardman and Jago are the real deadly diallers. Exit the Avengers in a taxi-cab with a bottle to uncork. "Death At Bargain Prices" by Brian Clemens Steed Fights In Ladies Underwear Emma Tries 'Feinting' John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Horatio Kane Andre Morrell Wentworth T P McKenna Farthingale Allan Cuthbertson Massey George Selway Tony Marco Harvey Ashby Jarvis John Cater Professor Popple Peter Howell Glynn Ronnie Stevens Julie Thompson Diane Clare Moran ? Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Charles Crichton "How ostentatious to be shot six times". Death going down, leads Steed and Mrs Peel to investigate a Pinter's receipt for Department 19, dated on a Sunday. On the top floor, in the Department of Discontinued Lines, the new shop owner 'King' Kane has no time for Steed, whilst the new lingerie lady - Mrs Peel - finds staff meetings where the staff are not invited. Jarvis, the store dick invites himself with terminal finality. The receipt for Dept 19 is in fact a feed card for the giant atomic bomb that Kane has created around the store. With the work of Popple finished the store renovations are completed. The descent of the North Lift, temporarily out-of-order, will act as the detonator. Kane's price is simple - he wants Britain. Whilst avenging the many deaths of their colleagues, Kane attempts to create a fifty-mile wide crater anyway, but the lift's down mechanism is jammed and the gang rounded up. Exit the Avengers by bicycle. "Too Many Christmas Trees" by Tony Williamson Steed Hangs Up His Stocking Emma Asks For More John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Brandon Storey Mervyn Johns Dr Felix Teasel Edwin Richfield Janice Crane Jeanette Sterke Martin Trasker Alex Scott Jenkins Robert James Jeremy Wade Barry Warren Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker Christmas, a time for mirth and merriment, mistletoe and recurring nightmares, as Steed is discovering. "Mrs Gale...what can she be doing in Fort Knox?" After opening a few cards from abroad, it's off to a houseparty hosted by Brandon Storey which seems all too-familiar: motifs of white cardboard Christmas trees and a jolly Santa with a dead Freddy Marshall seem too uncanny to be coincidence. Like Freddy before him, Steed's mind is being assailed by the telepathic Trasker and Wade. With the arrival of the medium Janice Crane, the final stage of their Dickensian plan can begin and a mind-reading act at the witching hour seems to be unlocking the state secrets in Steed's mind. Mrs Peel witnessing this mental breakdown finds she can trust no-one it seems and Wade is murdered before he can change sides. However, she needn't have worried, because Steed has always known the score - the breakdown is a trick to reveal Brandon Storey as the Santa of his dreams. The distortion of Steed's mind is over and Trasker's condition mirrors the other do-badders once the tussle is over. Exit the Avengers in an open-topped Surrey carriage. "The Cybernauts" by Philip Levene Steed Receives a Deadly Gift Emma Pockets It John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Dr Clement Armstrong Michael Gough Benson Frederick Jaeger Jephcott Bernard Horsfall Tusamo Bert Kwouk Sensai John Hollis Lambert Ronald Leigh-Hunt Hammond Gordon Whiting Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Sidney Hayers Like a hot knife through butter, several businessmen have been given the chop in spectacular fashion. Is karate the secret? Every businessman wanted to buy a new Japanese circuit system and soon only United Automation and its chairman Armstrong are left alive. He has invented the perfect killing machine: the Cybernaut. Robotic assassins that stalk their victims by homing into radio-pens.....like the one that Mrs Peel is carrying. Steed escapes from captivity in time to warn Mrs Peel, but Armstrong's advanced prototype kills on site and the Avengers are surrounded by two mechanical monsters. Clipping the pen to the advanced model, the Avengers duck out as the two giants clash. Berserk with rage, Armstrong dies trying to stop the two machines. With the pen crushed, the remaining Cybernaut deactivates, proving to Emma there is more might in her finger than any other part of her body. Exit Emma in her Lotus whilst Steed, in his Bentley, ponders over a crossword puzzle, without a pen. "The Gravediggers" by Malcolm Hulke Steed Drives A Train Emma Is Tied To The Tracks John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Sir Horace Winslip Ronald Fraser Johnson Paul Massie Miss Thirwell Caroline Blakiston Sexton Victor Platt Fred Charles Lamb Nurse Spray Wanda Ventham Baron Ray Austin Sager Steven Berkoff Miller Bryan Moseley Dr Marlow Lloyd Lamble Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Quentin Lawrence Frustrated by lack of funding, Dr Marlow stages his own death in Pringby and retreats to Winslip Hospital for Retired and Ailing Railwaymen. Steed and Mrs Peel visit Pringby and follow his exhumed coffin back to the hospital. Steed's arrival causes panic. Marlow has been burying equipment in graveyards around Pringby, so that he can jam the nation's early-warning system. It isn't long before Emma finds herself tied to a railway line, hoping that the train will be delayed, or Steed will rescue her. He does so by running the grave-diggers to earth and shunting their plans into the sideline. Exit the avengers on Sir Horace Winslip's miniature steam-driven train. "Room Without a View" by Roger Marshall Steed Becomes A Gourmet Emma Awakes In Manchuria John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Max Chessman Paul Whitsun-Jones Varnals Peter Jeffrey Dr Cullen Richard Bebb Carter Philip Latham Pascold Peter Arne Pushkin Vernon Dobtcheff Dr Wadkin Peter Madden Anna Wadkin Jeanne Roland Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker The service in a Chessman Hotel is quite unlike any other: eminent scientists arrive for a night's sleep and awake in Manchuria. John Wadkin managed to return to civilisation, before the Chinese laundry cleaned up their mistake, but Dr Cullen has also followed him into Room 621 for the longest overnight stay in history. Pascold, pursuing Cullen to work for his firm, finds that the hotel has a lethal room service, whilst the new hotel receptionist Mrs Peel finds herself in the same prison camp as Cullen. In exchange for exclusive hotel rights inside the Eastern Block, Chessman is offering top scientists, all held inside the hotel in a replica concentration camp. Steed, meanwhile, has discovered his secret in the room without a view: another Room 621. Fracas over, exit the Avengers in a rickshaw. "A Surfeit of H20" by Colin Finbow Steed Plans A Boat Trip Emma Gets Very Wet John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Jonah Barnard Noel Purcell Dr Sturm Albert Lieven Joyce Jason Sue LLoyd Eli Barker Talfryn Thomas Sir Arnold Kelly John Kidd Martin Smythe Geoffrey Palmer Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Sidney Hayers Jonah's Ark is nearly finished, which is jolly good news because the rainclouds above Grannie Gregson's wine-making factory just keep on growing. The new business proprieter, Dr Sturm, seems reluctant to show visitors around and all intruders seem to drown in localised storms. Sir Arnold Kelly, the meteorlogical expert, confirms his theories by drowning as well, though his compatriot Mrs Peel has already reached the same conclusion, but too late. Facing imminent pulping, Sturm reveals his rain-making device to her, but Steed is already closing down the factory - determined that Mrs Peel won't become their latest tablewine. After a heavy downpour of action in comes the clear skies of resolution. Exit the Avengers in a mini-buggy. "Two's A Crowd" by Philip Levene Steed Is Single Minded Emma Sees Double John Steed/Webster Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Brodny Warren Mitchell Alicia Elena Maria Machado Shvedloff Alec Mango Pudeshkin Wolfe Morris Vogel Julian Glover Ivenko John Bluthal Major Carson Eric Lander Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker Are there really two Steeds wandering around London? Colonel Psev, the major spy-master appears to have found the perfect entrance ticket to a top secret defence conference. His four agents have found a duplicate Steed. Mrs Peel is not fooled though and her abduction is assured. The real Steed, however, has been less lucky and Webster has permanently disposed of him. His spying completed, Webster returns and insists on giving his prize information to Psev himself. Psev is a myth - the four agents who work for him are, in fact, him. The truth unveiled, the spies have another shock: Webster died earlier and they are talking to the real Steed. Steed and Mrs Peel hurry to escape with their prize info, but PSEV's model aeroplanes pursue them. These kiddies' toys have adult weapons, the Avengers are lucky, but PSEV find their own technology used against them...for the last time. Exit on horseback... with the real Steed? "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" by Philip Levene Steed Kills A Climber Emma Becomes A Vegetable John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Sir Lyle Peterson Derek Farr Dr Sheldon Athene Seyler Laura Burford Gillian Lewis Alan Carter William Job Wing Comm Davies David Hutcheson Publican Joe Ritchie Bob Pearson Donald Oliver Joe Mercer Joby Blanshard Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Sidney Hayers The strangest things fall from the skies and a previous space-shot brought back an intelligent man-eating vegetable! The whereabouts of the plant now is unknown, but Sir Lyle Peterson seems to know more than he tells. Steed and Mrs Peel stumble upon the plant's existence whilst searching for missing scientists - who now all appear to be at work cultivating the plant. As the plant reaches germination stage and grows taller than a house, the Avengers rush to the scene with weed-killer and the only defence from the plant's hypnotic powers: hearing aids. As the plant resists the invaders, Mrs Peel becomes dish of the day, but this early lunch has a weed-killer dressing and the plant dies from food poisoning. Exit the Avengers in a haycart. "Silent Dust" by Roger Marshall Steed Watches Birds Emma Goes Hunting John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Omrod William Franklyn Juggins Jack Watson Mellors Conrad Phillips Croft Norman Bird Miss Snow Joanna Wake Clare Prendergast Isobel Black Sir Manfred Fellows Charles Lloyd Pack Quince Aubrey Morris Minister Hilary Wontner Howard Robert Dorning Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker It was supposed to be the greatest discovery in modern agriculture, but the wonder-fertiliser 'Silent Dust' caused such devastation at Manderley that the area was never inhabited again. The inventor, Prendergast, was discredited and sacked. It killed everything and now it's happening again. Local bird-watcher Quince alerts Mrs Peel that the birds are dying on Omrod's estate and is it a coincidence that Prendergast's daughter is supported by this country squire? County by county, unless Omrod's demands are met, 'Silent Dust' will once again wreak havoc on nature. Invited to the local Hunt, Steed and Mrs Peel find themselves on the list of prey, before cutting Omrod and his cronies down to size. Exit the Avengers in a hot-air balloon. "The Hour That Never Was" by Roger Marshall Steed Has To Face The Music Emma Disappears John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Geoffrey Ridsdale Gerald Harper Philip Leas Dudley Foster Hickey Roy Kinnear 'Porky' Purser Roger Booth Corporal Barman Daniel Moynihan Wiggins David Morrell Driver Fred Haggerty Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Gerry O'Hara On their way to the closing-down party of RAF Camp 472 - Hamelin, a car accident seems to freeze time. Upon arrival at the camp all the clocks have stopped at 11.00am and the place is deserted. A thorough examination of these funny circumstances only reveals a dead milkman with a live milk-float, strange high-pitched noises and a tramp. Then, after another bump, Steed awakes again to find, funnily, Emma has disappeared this time, but the rest of the camp has returned! Only Hickey's dead body convinces him that the previous hour was real. Using the milk float as a cover, somebody is abducting officers and using C11 to brainwash secrets from them. Subduing the new camp dentist, Leas, and his henchman proves to be the funniest experience of the day. Exit the Avengers on a milk float. "The Town of No Return" by Brian Clemens Steed Finds A Town Full Of Ghosts Emma Gets Into Harness John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg 'Mark Brandon' Alan MacNaughtan Smallwood Patrick Newell Flying Officer 'Piggy' Warren Terence Alexander Rev Jonathan Anesbury Jeremy Burnham Saul Robert Brown Jill Manson Juliet Harmer Mark Brandon Walter Horsbrugh Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker On a Norfolk beach, a man steps from the sea - a plastic bag covering his suit. Cheerfully, the man walks off towards Little Bazeley. After the disappearance of four agents, it is the turn of Steed and Mrs Peel to stay at 'The Inebriated Gremlin' in Little Bazeley. Another visitor, Smallwood, has perished by the following morning; his only crime being a visit to his brother. However, nobody is who they seem anymore - the whole village has been infiltrated by enemy agents. Using underground bunkers at a nearby airfield, a vast arsenal of weapons is being amassed. Only after an unholy row with the agents trapped in their own bunker can the Avengers exit on a moped. "Castle De'Ath" by John Lucarotti Steed Becomes A Strapping Jock Emma Lays A Ghost John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Ian Gordon Jackson Angus Robert Urquhart McNab Jack Lambert Roberton James Copeland Controller Russell Waters Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by James Hill The mournful wail of bagpipes disuades visitors from going to Castle De'Ath, but if the ghostly Black Jamie on the battlements doesn't scare people, then the very real torture chamber below probably will. Steed and Mrs Peel go undercover to investigate the death of a diver who was four inches taller when they put him in the morgue. In the lair of the Lairds they discover an unusual new method of fish farming. Before the night is finished, a high body count will have been amassed and a ghost laid to rest, forcing the Chief to seek comfort in the arms of his Iron Maiden. Exit the Avengers in an amphibious vehicle. "The Thirteenth Hole" by Tony Williamson Steed Finds A Bogey Emma Gets A Birdie John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Reed Patrick Allen Colonel Watson Hugh Manning Dr Adams Peter Jones Jackson Victor Maddern Collins Francis Matthews Professor Minley Norman Wynne Waversham Donald Hewlett Man on TV Screen Richard Marner Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker The unusual death of Ted Murphy leads Steed and Mrs Peel to strange goings-on amongst the Greens at Cranleigh Golf Club. Adams and Reed seem prepared to win the club tournament at any cost, whether with a three-iron or a 303 rifle, leaving Steed to puzzle why it is par for the course that nobody ever finishes Hole 13? Eagle-eyed Steed soon uncovers the Colonel's plan to steal Dr Adams' secrets by satellite (the 13th Hole has a bunker without any sand) and swings into action to save Mrs Peel. Tournament to Steed. Exit the Avengers in a golf buggy. "Small Game For Big Hunters" by Philip Levene Steed Joins The Natives Emma Gets The Evil Eye John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Colonel Rawlings Bill Fraser Simon Trent James Villiers Professor Swain Liam Redmond Dr Gibson A J Brown Fleming Peter Burton Razafi Paul Danquah Tropical Outfitter Tom Gill Lala Esther Anderson Kendrick Peter Thomas Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Gerry O'Hara Unfamiliar with cases of sleeping sickness in the British Isles, Steed calls in Professor Swain, an expert on tropical matters. He pronounces that Kendrick is suffering from The Curse of Sleep, induced by the Shirenzai cult in Kalaya. Is it a coincidence that Kendrick, found in full tropical kit, was close to the Kalayan Ex-Serviceman's Headquarters? The Avengers find a touch of the tropics amongst the English countryside: "They breed like flies" reveals Swain and his ex-colonials as they plot to re-conquer Kalaya by spreading disease in a new strain of tsetse fly. However, their plans are washed away by the Avengers, who exit in a rowing boat. "The Girl from Auntie" by Roger Marshall Steed Almost Outbids Himself Emma Is A Bird In A Gilded Cage John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Georgie Price-Jones Liz Frazer Gregorio Auntie Alfred Burke Arkwright Bernard Cribbins Ivanov David Bauer Aunt Hetty Sylvia Coleridge Old Lady Mary Merrall Receptionist Yolande Turner Taxi Driver Ray Martine Russian Maurice Browning Fred Jacques John Rutland Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Roy Baker Mrs Peel has been kidnapped - Steed's only clue is a female impersonator from a theatrical agency. Yet all her contacts seem to share a passion for dying with knitting needles in their backs. Only one clue is forthcoming, "Auntie did it". Tracing the needles to the Arkwright Knitting Circle Steed finds that the buildings other tenants are less-friendly and almost certainly involved. It seems that the only way Steed will get Mrs Peel back is by bidding for her in the auction that Gregorio Auntie has arranged. However, Lot 17 proves too wild for her cage and Art Incorporated are closed down permanently. Exit the Avengers in a bubble-car, whilst Georgie steals Steed's Bentley. "Quick-Quick Slow Death" by Robert Banks Stewart Steed Has Two Left Feet Emma Dances With Danger John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Lucille Banks Eunice Gayson Ivor Bracewell Maurice Kaufmann Chester Read Larry Cross Peever James Belchamber Bernard Colin Ellis Willi Fehr Michael Peake Nicki Carole Gray Captain Noble John Woodnutt Fintry Alan Gerrard Piedi David Kernan Huggins Graham Armitage Syder Charles Hodgson Bank Manager Ronald Govey Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by James Hill A body in a pram takes Steed and Mrs Peel on a tricky trail to trace a tattoo of 'Lucille'. Tattoos seem to reoccur throughout their investigation with a "rose tattoo on the right wrist" pointing towards the killer. Enrolling at Terpsichorean Training Techniques Mrs Peel takes all the right steps to graduate quickly with the truth: lonely dancers are dying - to be replaced by subversive elements. With a quick-quick slow step, Steed and Mrs Peel teach Read a few dance steps he doesn't know. Exit the Avengers dancing to a Viennese waltz. "The Danger Makers" by Roger Marshall Steed Joins A Secret Society Emma Walks The Plank John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Major Robertson Nigel Davenport Dr Harold Lang Douglas Wilmer Colonel Adams Fabia Drake Peters Moray Watson Lieutenant Stanhope Adrian Ropes RAF Officer Richard Coleman Gordon Lamble John Gatrell Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Charles Crichton If the pace of civvy street is too slow, why not join The Danger Makers? Steed and Mrs Peel are puzzled by important military officers risking their lives unnecessarily and the secret seems to reside in Manton House. Long is harnessing the desire of his colleagues to live dangerously, so that he may fulfil Operation Grand Slam and steal the Crown Jewels. Whilst Steed is relieved to discover that is is "too easy to kill a handcuffed man", Emma ensures that Long gets the shock of his life. Exit the Avengers in go-carts. "A Touch of Brimstone" by Brian Clemens Steed Joins The Hellfire Club Emma Becomes The Queen Of Sin John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Hon John Cleverly Cartney Peter Wyngarde Lord Darcy Colin Jeavons Sara Carol Cleveland Horace Robert Cawdron Willy Frant Jeremy Young Pierre Art Thomas Big Man Alf Joint Huge Man Bill Reed Roger Winthrop Michael Latimer Tubby Bunn Bill Wallis Kartovski Steve Plytas Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by James Hill Important VIPs are finding themselves the butt of practical jokes, much to the amusement of John Cartney. Deciding that murder is not a laughing matter, Steed must intervene. However, membership of the Hellfire Club has far more sinister purposes as Steed discovers when he enrols. The tests to become a 'Superior' Member convince him that Cartney's plan to destroy Calverstone House is real enough. Whilst the Hellfire Club debauches upstairs it is left to Steed to foil the gunpowder plotters, with help from the Queen of Sin and her snake! Cartney lashes out in vain, but cannot prevent his downfall. Exit the Avengers via an eighteenth-century coach. "What The Butler Saw" by Brian Clemens Steed Becomes A Gentleman's Gentleman Emma Faces A Fate Worse Than Death John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Hemming Thorley Walters Benson John Le Mesurier Group Captain Miles Dennis Quilley Major General Goddard Kynaston Reeve Brigadier Goddard Howard Marion Crawford Vice Admiral Willows Humphrey Lestocq Sgt Moran Ewan Hooper Barber David Swift Reeves Norman Scace Squadron Leader Hogg Leon Sinden Walters Peter Hughes Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Bill Bain Steed has a whole host of eccentric suspects who may be selling defence secrets, but his barber is given a short-back-and-sides before he can tell. All of the men seem to share a common factor: recent changes in their butlers (all supplied from the Butlers and Gentleman's Association). Now in service, Steed finds that their unique laundry service does more than just wash clothes. Microphones hidden in jackets record the secrets. As Steed suspected, "the butler did it!" A frontal attack from the army enables Steed and Mrs Peel to quell the mutiny in the lower ranks, with a touch of class. Exit the Avengers by helicopter. "The House That Jack Built" by Brian Clemens Steed Takes A Wrong Turning Emma Holds The Key To All John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Professor Jack Keller Michael Goodliffe Burton Griffith Davies Withers Michael Wynne Pennington Keith Pyott Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Don Leaver When Emma Knight stopped Professor Keller's research work for her father's firm many years before, she could hardly envisage that the automation expert should leave a legacy for her many years later. Now, Mrs Peel has inherited Uncle Jack's present and her only escape is the special suicide box which he left. Trapped in a madman's automated fantasy, can Emma discover the key to finding her way out? After a successful short cut, she finds a worried Steed a-waiting. Exit the Avengers on a tandem. "A Sense Of History" by Martin Woodhouse Steed Dons A Gown Emma Becomes A Don John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Richard Carlyon Nigel Stock Dr Gordon Henge John Barron Grindley John Glyn-Jones Professor David Acheson John Ringham Duboys Patrick Mower John Pettit Robin Phillips Millerson Peter Blythe Allen Peter Bourne Marianne Jacqueline Pearce Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Peter Graham Scott The Rag Night Ball at St Bodes is the culmination of a week's jolly japes that began with the murder of James Broom and has led to further deaths since. The lynch-pin seems to be the author of a Paper on 'Economics and a Sense of History'; a deranged acacdemic who wishes to finish Broom's Europa Plan and divert the course of the future. Tonight he will finish the task by disposing of Carylon, Broom's assistant. Steed plays Sheriff and rounds up the merry band of outlaws, including the ringleader Grindley who was thought dead. Exit the Avengers on a motorcycle and sidecar. "How To Succeed.... At Murder" by Brian Clemens Steed Becomes A Perfect Boss Emma Goes Seeking Charm John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Mary Merryweather Sarah Lawson Sara Penny Angela Browne Gladys Murkle Anne Cunningham Henry Throgbottom Artro Norris Joshua Rudge Jerome Willis J J Hooter Christopher Benjamin Sir George Morton Kevin Brennan Jack Finlay Robert Dean Liz Zeph Gladstone Barton David Garth Annie Sidonie Bond Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by Don Leaver "Leap into my fervid arms" is a delicate perfume that business executives just keep on dying for. Keeping-fit is the least of Mrs Peel's worries when she joins Henrietta Throgbottom's aerobics classes, particularly since Henrietta died in 1951. Emma is soon joining the advanced class - discovering how to kill her employer and take control of his business. "Death to all men" is their by-word. Steed, meanwhile, finds that his new secretary has designs on changing jobs as well. All avenues of enquiry lead back to Henrietta, a toy doll controlled by her husband Henry through simple ventriloquism. With Henry exposed, Steed and Mrs Peel soon wind-up his business. Exit the Avengers in a high-speed caravan practicing the art of throwing one's voice. "Honey For the Prince" by Brian Clemens Steed Becomes A Genie Emma Joins A Harem John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Ponsonby-Hopkirk Ron Moody Prince Ali Zia Mohyeddin Arkadi George Pastell Vincent Roland Curram Grand Vizier Bruno Barnabe B Bumble Ken Parry Ronny Wescott Jon Laurimore Postman Reg Pritchard Bernie Peter Diamond Eurasian Girl Carmen Dene George Reed Richard Graydon Art Director: Harry Pottle Directed by James Hill Whilst Mrs Peel distracts Prince Ali with the Dance of the Six Veils ("she couldn't count" says Steed), her partner struggles to prevent the assassination of the royal figure. A deadly assassin, hidden in a huge jar of B Bumble Honey follows a carefully-planned Quite Quite Fantastic plot. Mrs Peel proves her worth in goats by single-handedly saving the day, whilst Steed waits outside the harem. Exit the Avengers on a magic carpet, perched on the roof of a van. SERIES FIVE ----------- "The Fear Merchants" by Philip Levene Steed puts out a light Emma takes fright John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Pemberton Patrick Cargill Jeremy Raven Brian Wilde Dr Voss Annette Carell Gilbert Garfield Morgan Crawley Andrew Keir Gordon White Jeremy Burnham Richard Meadows Edward Burnham Fox Bernard Horsfall Dr Hill Ruth Trouncer Saunders Declan Mulholland Hospital Attendant Philip Ross Designed by Wilfred Shingleton Directed by Gordon Flemyng Confectionary and a card finds Steed calling upon Emma Peel once more. The Business Efficiency Bureau have a motto: "our merchandise is fear". They uncover people's fears and frighten them to death, so Steed enrols as a client and Mrs Peel becomes his business rival. Steed feels the earth move, before he finally closes down the B.E.B., leaving the chairman Pemberton in the dark as to what went wrong. Exit Steed, fearing that Mrs Peel may have run out of champagne. "Escape In Time" by Philip Levene Steed visits the barber Emma has a close shave! John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Thyssen Peter Bowles Clapham Geoffrey Bayldon Vesta Judy Parfitt Anjali Imogen Hassall Sweeney Howard Caddick Parker Nicholas Smith Tubby Vincent Roger Booth Josino Richard Montez Paxton Clifford Earl Mitchell Rocky Taylor Designed by Wilfrid Shingleton Directed by John Krish Mrs Peel is needed to attend the Grand Hunt Ball, but first she is on the trail of Josino - one of many notorious criminals who have disappeared recently. Steed has already taken the path through time to 1790, whereas Emma finds herself in the Tudor era. A leap across time saves Emma from the stocks and exposes Thyssen's fraud. Exit the Avengers in a veteran taxi. "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" by Brian Clemens based upon a story by Alan Pattillo Steed fancies pigeons - Emma gets the bird John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Jordan Ron Moody Samantha Slade Ilona Rodgers Tom Savage Kenneth Cope Verret Michael Coles Edgar Twitter John Wood George Cunliffe Anthony Valentine Robin Clive Colin-Bowler Mark Pearson John Lee Danvers ? Frank Elrick ? Designed by Wilfrid Shingleton Directed by Roy Rossotti Emma gets the point that she is needed and feathers fly as Steed and Mrs Peel avenge the deaths of two agents, killed by Robin and Verret. The key clue rests in the mind of Captain Crusoe, a prize parrot that has disappeared from Heathcliff Hall. When the parrot talks, Cunliffe is exposed and his carrier pigeons have their cameras seized, preventing further security breaches at Muswells Back. Exit the avengers to meet a bird, but in whose car? "From Venus With Love" by Philip Levene Steed is shot full of holes Emma sees stars! John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Venus Browne Barbara Shelley Dr Henry Primble Philip Locke Brigadier Whitehead Jon Pertwee Crawford Derek Newark Bertram Smith Jeremy Lloyd Jennings Adrian Ropes Professor Clarke Arthur Cox Ernest Cosgrove Paul Gillard Sir Fredrick Hadley Michael Lynch Lord Mansford Kenneth Benda Designed by Wilfrid Shingleton Directed by Robert Day From the tip of her epee to the tips of her toes, Mrs Peel is needed to investigate whether the Venusians have invaded the planet. Are aliens killing the rich patrons of the British Venusian Society? Steed is unconvinced and once he finds that 20,000 pounds are missing from B.V.S. funds; it is soon clear that Primble has stolen the money to build a deadly laser-gun. Exit the Avengers to "have dinner on Venus", after reflecting on Primble's downfall. "The See-Through Man" by Philip Levene Steed makes a bomb - Emma is put to sleep! John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Elena Moira Lister Brodny Warren Mitchell Quilby Roy Kinnear Ackroyd Jonathan Elsom Sir Andrew Ford John Nettleton Ulric Harvey Hall Wilton David Glover Designed by Wilfrid Shingleton Directed by Robert Asher Mrs Peel has been summoned by a microscopic message to investigate an invisible man. Ambassador Brodny is convinced that Major Vazin, their top agent, has acquired the secret of invisibility. The Eastern Drug Corporation recently purchased the formula from Quilby. It is all a plot to fool Steed, but he sees through the scheme. The avengers exit to find dinner, if they can catch the car beforehand. "The Winged Avenger" by Richard Harris Steed goes bird watching Emma does a comic strip.. John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Sir Lexius Cray Nigel Green Professor Poole Jack Macgowran Arnie Packer Neil Hallett Stanton Colin Jeavons Julian Roy Patrick Tay-Ling John Garrie Peter Roberts Donald Pickering Simon Roberts William Fox Dawson A J Brown Dumayn Hilary Wontner Fothers John Crocker Gerda Ann Sydney Cartoon drawings by Frank Bellamy Designed by Wilfrid Shingleton Directed by Gordon Flemyng and Peter Duffell Mrs Peel finds Steed canvassing for attention, and her painting is distracted. A comic-strip character steps into real-life and begins to kill ruthless businessmen. The illustrator, Arnie, has turned fiction into fact using the latest technology. A battle ensues on the ceiling before Emma can bring the Winged Avenger down to earth. Drawn to Steed's apartment with the promise of dinner, the ping of cymbals announces that their feast is ready. Exit the avengers to eat a good meal. "The Living Dead" by Brian Clemens based upon a story by Anthony Marriott Steed finds a mine of information Emma goes underground John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Masgard Julian Glover Mandy Pamela Ann Davy Geoffrey Howard Marion Crawford Kermit Jack Woolgar Hooper Jack Watson Rupert Edward Underdown Olliphant John Cater Spencer Vernon Dobtcheff Tom Alister Williamson Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Krish Steed uses an unorthodox highway code to bring Mrs Peel into the country. The ghost of Rupert, 15th Duke of Benedict, has arisen from his coffin and haunts the local church. Actually, the engineer has escaped from a vast undeground city that has been built below a local mineshaft. Steed lifts Rupert and his friends to safety, leaving his opponents trapped below. Exit the Avengers to investigate a "ghost in the engine" of Steed's Bentley. "The Hidden Tiger" by Philip Levene Steed hunts a big cat Emma is badly scratched John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Cheshire Ronnie Barker Dr Manx Lyndon Brook Angora Gabrielle Drake Nesbitt John Phillips Peters Michael Forrest Erskine Stanley Meadows Sir David Harper Jack Gwillim Dawson Frederick Treves Samuel Jones Brian Haines Williams John Moore Walter Bellamy Reg Pritchard Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Sidney Hayers Redecorations are interrupted by Steed's call for help to track down a vicious large cat on the rampage. The killers are ordinary moggies, fitted with electrophones in their collars. Dr Manx and Angora, from P.U.R.R.R., plan to unleash every domestic cat on their owners, using radiowaves to heighten their killing potential. Tied to a chair, Emma has to tackle the furry felines on her own and the transmitter is disabled. Faced with catastrophe, Manx panics and dies in a car accident. Mission accomplished, Mrs Peel can return to her painting - Steed tries to help, but puts his foot in it once again. "The Correct Way To Kill" by Brian Clemens Steed changes partners - Emma joins the enemy John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Olga Anna Quayle Nutski Michael Gough Ivan Philip Madoc Ponsonby Terence Alexander Percy Peter Barkworth Algy Graham Armitage Merryweather Timothy Bateson Hilda Joanna Jones Winters Edwin Apps Groski John G Heller Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Charles Crichton Mrs Peel's makes headline news by helping Steed once more. Steed pairs up with Olga and Emma goes with Ivan to investigate who is the real murderer of Grotski: the opposition believe that Steed is to blame. Both sides are being double-crossed by Nutski, Olga's employer, until Olga and Steed arrest the gang. Exit the avengers with Steed wearing Cossack attire. "Never, Never Say Die" by Philip Levene Steed meets a dead man Emma fights the corpse John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Professor Stone Christopher Lee Dr Penrose Jeremy Young Dr Betty James Patricia English Eccles David Kernan Whittle Christopher Benjamin Sergeant John Junkin Private Peter Dennis Carter Geoffrey Reed Selby Alan Chuntz Elderly Gent Arnold Ridley Young Man David Gregory Nurse Karen Ford Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Day Steed interrupts a television broadcast, because he needs Mrs Peel's help with a corpse that will not die. The body is a computer-controlled clone of Professor Stone and other duplicates are being created as well. Trapped within Stone's laboratory, Emma uses radio signals to disable the doppelgangers. Steed firmly rejects any further schemes of this nature. With the task complete, the avengers return to their television programme - and an enthralling Party Political Broadcast. "Epic" by Brian Clemens Steed catches a falling star Emma makes a movie John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Stewart Kirby Peter Wyngarde Damita Syn Isa Miranda Z Z Von Schnerk Kenneth J Warren Policeman David Lodge Actor Anthony Dawes Designed by Robert Jones Directed by James Hill Mrs Peel is needed elsewhere to appear in a film, "The Destruction of Emma Peel". Kidnapped and tied to a circular saw, Von Schnerk and Kirby prepare to film her dying moments.... Steed's belated arrival finishes Kirby's plans to make the epic of the century. Emma decides she will stay at home and avoid visits to the Plaza cinema in the future. "The Superlative Seven" by Brian Clemens Steed flies to nowhere Emma does her party piece John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Mrs Hana Wild Charlotte Rampling Mark Dayton Brian Blessed Jason Wade James Maxwell Max Hardy Hugh Manning Freddy Richards Leon Greene Joe Smith Gary Hope Jessel Donald Sutherland Kanwitch John Hollis Stewardess Margaret Neale Toy Sung Terry Plummer Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Sidney Hayers Mrs Peel retrieves a plastic duck, to prove she is always needed. Stranded on an unknown island, Steed finds that one of his colleagues is a killer. The scenario has been staged by Jessel to convince Kanwitch that his agent is unbeatable. Mrs Peel drops in to expose that the agent is actually a pair of identical twins and Jessel is soon taken into custody. Exit the avengers on a duck shoot, looking for teddy bears! "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Station" by Brian Sheriff Steed goes off the rails Emma finds her station in life John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Ticket Collector James Hayter Crewe John Laurie Groom Drewe Henley Bride Isla Blair Salt Tim Barrett Admiral Richard Caldicot Warren Dyson Lovell Attendant Peter J Elliott Lucas Michael Nightingale Secretary Noel Davis Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Krish Steed and Emma finds themselves on the right track when they investigate the Norborough train-line. Dissidents plot to explode a bomb on one train, whilst the Prime Minister passes close-by on another train. As the minutes tick towards 8.57pm, Steed follows a lead to disconnect the device, whilst Emma tackles the train's unfriendly passengers. The avengers make a quick exit and avoid the P.M.'s long speech of thanks. "Something Nasty In The Nursery" by Philip Levene Steed acquires a nanny Emma shops for toys John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Mr Goat Dudley Foster Miss Lister Yootha Joyce Lord William Beaumont Paul Eddington Viscount Frederick Webster Paul Hardwick Sir George Collins Patrick Newell General Wilmot Geoffrey Sumner Gordon Trevor Bannister Martin Clive Dunn James George Merritt Nanny Roberts Enid Lorimer Nanny Smith Louie Ramsay Nanny Brown Penelope Keith Dobson Dennis Chinnery Designed by Robert Jones Directed by James Hill Awakened by a call for assistance, Mrs Peel bounces into action to investigate the Guild of Noble Nannies. Goat, disguised as Nanny Roberts, has been re-visiting her old children, who are now all senior military men. Once there, a special drug has extracted secrets from them. Startled by Steed's intervention, Goat loses his hair and an ex-pupil shoots the fraud. What will the future hold for Steed now? "The Joker" by Brian Clemens Steed trumps an ace Emma plays a lone hand John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Max Prendergast Peter Jeffrey Ola Chamberlain Sally Nesbitt Strange Young Man Ronald Lacey Major George Fancy John Stone Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Sidney Hayers Mrs Peel is needed to care for an invalid Steed, but she has already arranged to spend a weekend in Devonshire playing bridge. Steed soon realises that his injury was no accident and someone is trying to kill the avengers. Alone in a country manor, Emma is nearly murdered by Prendergast, but Steed plays the joker - finishing the criminal's plans. A trick of the cards produces a bottle of bubbly to celebrate. "Who's Who???" by Philip Levene Steed goes out of his mind Emma is beside herself John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Lola Patricia Haines Basil Freddie Jones Major 'B' Campbell Singer Tulip Peter Reynolds Krelmar Arnold Diamond Daffodil Philip Levene Hooper Malcolm Taylor Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Moxey Hoping for reflected glory, Mrs Peel helps Steed visit Hi-Limba Products. Once there, Krelmar forces the avengers to change personalities with Lola and Basil, who then proceed to infiltrate Floral - a secret British department. Trapped in other people's bodies, Steed and Emma find Krelmar and force him to reverse the process. To celebrate Steed plans a surprise weekend in Paris... and finds that Emma has already packed. "Death's Door" by Philip Levene Steed relives a nightmare Emma sees daylight John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Sir Andrew Boyd Clifford Evans Stapley William Lucas Lord Melford Allan Cuthbertson Becker Marne Maitland Dr Evans Paul Dawkins Pavret Michael Faure Saunders Peter Thomas Dalby William Lyon Brown Haynes Terry Yorke Jepson Terry Maidment Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Sidney Hayers Sinister dreams become reality and government officials predict their own deaths on the eve of an important conference. Becker's plan to wreck the summit nearly works, but the avengers find the storage area where the delegates have been drugged and brainwashed. With Stapley exposed as an inside man, the roof falls in on his plan. Exit the avengers, with Emma predicting a visit to the theatre. "Return Of The Cybernauts" by Philip Levene Steed pulls some strings Emma becomes a puppet John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Paul Beresford Peter Cushing Benson Frederick Jaeger Dr Neville Charles Tingwell Professor Chadwick Fulton Mackay Dr Russell Roger Hammond Dr J W Garnett Anthony Dutton Conroy Noel Coleman Rosie Aimi Macdonald John Hunt Redmond Phillips The Cybernaut Terry Richards Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Day Paul Beresford resurrects his brother's most dangerous invention - the Cybernaut. Using the robot to kidnap important scientists he gives them a task: kill the avengers! They create two watches that contain micro-circuitry to overpower the mind, but Steed puts his on the Cybernaut causing it to go awry. With the watches destroyed, the radio signals that controlled the Cybernaut can be disabled. It is a pity that Steed cannot handle an electric toaster with the same skill. "Dead Man's Treasure" by Michael Winder Steed rallies around Emma drives for her life John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Mike Norman Bowler Penny Valerie Van Ost Alex Edwin Richfield Carl Neil McCarthy Sir George Benstead Arthur Lowe Bates Ivor Dean Bobby Danvers Rio Fanning Miss Peabody Penny Bird First Guest Gerry Crampton Second Guest Peter J Elliott Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Sidney Hayers Dying from his wounds, Danvers hides his despatch box inside a treasure chest that is the prize in a forthcoming car rally. Steed and Emma enter the rally to retrieve the box, but enemy agents also pursue them. Emma is shocked to find that her navigator, Mike, also wants the box, but Steed drives her to safety. With the box recovered, Mrs Peel determines to have no more close shaves. "The œ50,000 Breakfast" by Roger Marshall based upon a story by Roger Marshall and Jeremy Scott Steed dabbles in tycoonery Emma in chicanery John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Glover Cecil Parker Miss Pegram Yolande Turner Sir James Arnell David Langton Mrs Rhodes Pauline Delaney Judy Anneke Wills Minister Cardew Robinson First Assistant Eric Woofe Second Assistant Philippe Monnet Rhodes Richard Curnock Security Man Jon Laurimore Mechanic Richard Owens Kennel Man Michael Rothwell Jerezina Yole Marinelli First Doctor Christopher Greatorex Second Doctor Nigel Lambert Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Day "High on carat, low in protein." A stomach full of diamonds alerts Steed to a slick smuggling operation. Alex Litoff died some weeks earlier, but his cohorts have hidden the truth to give them time to liquidate the millionaire's assets. Litoff's body was buried at the Happy Valley Resting Place for pets. Once the authorities learn of Litoff's death, the scheme is over and the crooks come quietly. This leaves Steed with two Borzois and a dalmation-tie which he needs to get rid of! "You Have Just Been Murdered" by Philip Levene Steed chases a million Emma runs off with it John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg George Unwin Barrie Ingham Lord Maxted Robert Flemying Needle George Murcell Rathbone Leslie French Gilbert Jarvis Geoffrey Chater Skelton Simon Oates Chalmers Clifford Cox Hallam John Baker Morgan Les Crawford Nicholls Frank Maher Williams Peter J Elliott Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Asher Blackmailers intimidate their victims by staging mock murder-attempts. Unwin pretends to agree terms and then sends a bomb instead, a move that worries Steed because Emma has been kidnapped by Needle and his gang. Despite the odds, Steed finds Needle in a haystack and Emma is rescued from destruction. To show her gratitude, she helps Steed become a halfpenny millionaire. "The Positive Negative Man" by Tony Williamson Steed makes the sparks fly Emma gets switched on John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Creswell Ray McAnally Haworth Michael Latimer Cynthia Wentworth-Howe Caroline Blakiston Mankin Peter Blythe Maurice Jubert Sandor Eles Miss Clarke Joanne Dainton Charles Grey Bill Wallis Receptionist Ann Hamilton Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Day Government research at Risley Dale has been halted and Project 90 has been shelved, but someone has perfected the ability to broadcast electricity. When scientists die in shocking circumstances, Steed traces the culpit: Creswell, the Project's instigator. Haworth and Creswell are brought down to earth, as Steed wades in to rescue Emma from her insulated captivity. Free again, the avengers find themselves inseparably magnetised to Steed's Bentley. "Murdersville" by Brian Clemens Emma marries Steed Steed becomes a father John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Mickle Colin Blakely Hubert John Ronane Dr Haymes Ronald Hines Prewitt John Sharp Jenny Prewitt Sheila Fearn Major Paul Croft Eric Flynn Forbes Norman Chappell Banks Roger Cawdron Miss Avril Marika Mann Maggie Irene Bradshaw Higgins Joseph Greig Jeremy Purser Geoffrey Colville Chapman Langton Jones Miller Tony Caunter Morgan John Chandos Frederick Williams Andrew Laurence Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Asher If the price is right, anyone can be murdered in Little Storping In-The-Swuff. When Mrs Peel goes looking for Croft, an old school friend who has disappeared, she stumbles upon the village of murderers. Emma is forced to summon her husband, John, who also knows the secret of the village, but Steed is forewarned and craftily pelts the villagers into submission. Mrs Peel has finally found a knight in shining armour. "Mission... Highly Improbable" by Philip Levene Steed falls into enemy hands Emma is cut down to size John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Shaffer Ronald Radd Susan Jane Merrow Professor L.T. Rushton Noel Howlett Chivers Francis Matthews Colonel Drew Richard Leech Josef Stefan Gryff Gifford Nicholas Courtney Sir Gerald Bancroft Kevin Stoney Sergeant Peter Clay Corporal Johnson Nigel Rideout Blonde Cynthia Bizeray Brunette Nicole Shleby Henrick Nosher Powell Karl Denny Powell Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Day Professor Rushton has invented a miniaturising ray, which Chivers uses to steal the new Saracen FV603 armoured car. However, the buyer - Shaffer - is unaware there is a tiny Steed inside as well. When Shaffer tries to also buy the ray-machine, Steed and Emma shrink his plans, collecting the villains in a bowler hat. With rain expected, Steed offers Emma his umbrella... "The Forget-Me-Knot" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Emma Peel Diana Rigg Tara King Linda Thorson Sean Mortimer Patrick Kavanagh George Burton Jeremy Young Mother Patrick Newell Karl Alan Lake Simon Filson Jeremy Burnham Brad Douglas Sheldon Dr Soames John Lee Sally Beth Owen Taxi Driver Leon Lissek Jenkins Tony Thawnton The Gardener Edward Higgins Designed by Robert Jones Directed by James Hill Mortimer tells Steed that there is a traitor in Mother's organisation, but he cannot remember who. Mrs Peel also forgets what she learns and is then kidnapped. When Steed awakes, he has no memory of events either. He seeks the help of new recruit, Tara King, and together they trace Karl and Brad to their hideout - the Glasshouse. The real traitor is George Burton who has developed memory-killing darts. With the help of two avengers, Steed overpowers the gang, though no one is quite sure why. Mrs Peel is now needed by her husband, so she leaves to be reunited with him - leaving Steed in the capable hands of Tara King. SERIES SIX ---------- "Invasion Of The Earthmen" by Terry Nation John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Brett William Lucas Huxton Christian Roberts Emily Wade Lucy Fleming Bassin Christopher Chittell Rodney Trump Warren Clarke Sarah Wendy Allnutt Bernard Grant George Roubicek Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Sharp Students at the Alpha Academy engage in mortal combat, each winner is then cocooned in preparation for a time when they can be re-activated to invade other planets. Steed and Tara stumble upon Brett's scheme, whilst searching for Bernard Grant who has gone missing... however, getting out of the training college proves to be a far greater problem. "The Curious Case Of The Countless Clues" by Philip Levene John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Earle Anthony Bate Gardiner Kenneth Cope Stanley Tony Selby Sir Athur Doyle Peter Jones Janice Tracy Reed Robert Flanders Edward de Souza Sir William Burgess George A Cooper Herbert Dawson Reginald Jessup Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Sharp Steed and Tara find that there are just too many clues, when the probe a death in Dulwich. Earle and Gardiner specialise in frame-ups and murder, planned in minute detail. Disturbed by Steed's skill to see through the red herrings, Earle plans to frame Steed for the murder of Tara King, but she cartwheels to victory. "Split!" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Lord Barnes Nigel Davenport Major Peter Rooke Julian Glover Dr Constantine Bernard Archard Hinnell John G Heller Petra Jayne Sofiano Boris Kartovski Steven Scott Frank Compton Iain Anders Swindin Christopher Benjamin The Butler John Kidd Harry Mercer Maurice Good Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Roy Baker 1963, Berlin, and Steed shoots top enemy agent Boris Kartovski. Now, Steed finds that his own friends are killing each other - every man seems to exhibit the traits of the dead Kartovski. Dr Constantine saved Kartovski from dying and has now developed a method to transfer his evil thoughts into other people's minds. Steed's arrival at the Nullington Hospital ensures that Tara does not become the final victim of the evil Doctor. "Get-A-Way!" by Philip Levene John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Colonel James Andrew Keir Rostov Vincent Harding Major Baxter William Wilde George Neville Terence Longdon Paul Ryder Neil Hallett Lubin Robert Russell Ezdorf Peter Bowles Professor Dodge Peter Bayliss Peters John Hussey Bryant James Belchamber Magnus Barry Linehan Price Michael Culver Lt Edwards Michael Elwyn Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Sharp Russian agents appear and disappear at will, causing Steed to consider whether they have perfected a new type of weapon. When a teetotaller sips vodka, Steed realises that the Lizard Brand contains exclusive ingredients. Invisible himself, Steed trusses-up the enemy and makes the problem disappear! "Have Guns - Will Haggle" by Donald James John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Colonel Nsonga Johnny Sekka Adriana Nicola Pagett Conrad Jonathan Burn Spencer Timothy Bateson Crayford Michael Turner Lift Attendant Robert Gillespie Giles Roy Stewart Brad Peter J Elliott Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Ray Austin Three thousand FF70 rifles have been stolen and their new owner, Adriana, plans to auction them to the highest bidder. Steed finds himself bidding against Nsonga, if he loses the Colonel will the guns and a target: Tara. Nsonga wins, so Steed and Tara take to their heels. In the grounds of Stokely House they find the guns and seek an explosive solution to solve their problem. The ensuing bang disables their hunters as well. "Look - (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers..." by Dennis Spooner John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Maxie Martin Jimmy Jewel Jennings Julian Chagrin Bradley Marler Bernard Cribbins Marcus Pugman John Cleese Lord Bessington William Kendall Seagrave John Woodvine Brigadier Wiltshire Garry Marsh Miss Charles Gaby Vargas Cleghorn Bill Shine Sir Jeremy Broadfoot Richard Young Merlin Robert James Fiery Frederick Talfryn Thomas Tenor Jay Denver Escapologist Johnny Vyvyan Ventriloquist Len Belmont Designed by Robert Jones Directed by James Hill Comic killings leave the avengers unamused and searching for a clown that kills. At Greasepaint Grange, Mr Punch gives orders to murder each Director of the Capital Land and Development Company. Posing as Gentleman Jack, Steed attends a briefing session and unmasks the puppet - it is Seagrave, one of the Directors. That's all folks! "My Wildest Dream" by Philip Levene John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Jaeger Peter Vaughan Tobias Derek Godfrey Lord Teddy Chilcott Edward Fox Nurse Owen Susan Travers Slater Philip Madoc Reece Michael David Paul Gibbons Murray Hayne Dyson Tom Kempinski Winthrop John Savident Aloyisius Peregrine Hugh Moxey Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest Frustrated executives vent their anger in the safety of Dr Jaeger's clinic, but the psychiatrist ensures that each dream becomes reality. The real villain is Tobias, who has used the Doctor to kill off the other Directors of the Acme Precision Combine Limited, leaving him with control of the Board. Steed is the only remaining obstacle and Jaeger brainwashes a jealous suitor of Tara - Chilcott - into killing her partner. Tara ensures that the villains are carpetted for their actions. "Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?" by Tony Williamson John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Jason Dennis Price Sir Wilfred Pelley Clifford Evans Loris Judy Parfitt Ardmore Anthony Nicholls Tobin Frank Windsor Baines Adrian Ropes Anaesthetist Arthur Cox Keller Tony Wright Jacobs John Porter-Davison Jill Jacky Allouis Betty Valerie Leon Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Cyril Frankel Dr Ardmore attempts to save the memory banks of 'George', after several attempts are made to destroy the super-computer. George's creator, Pelly, refuses to help and Tara infiltrates his household to discover whether he is a traitor. George recovers enough to reveal that Pelley is being interrogated to reveal military secrets and Steed rushes to save Tara from a fiery fate. "You'll Catch Your Death" by Jeremy Burnham John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Colonel Timothy Ronald Culver Butler Valentine Dyall Dr Glover Fulton Mackay Matron Sylvia Kay Mother Patrick Newell Dexter Dudley Sutton Preece Peter Bourne Dr Fawcett Charles Lloyd Pack Maidwell Henry McGee Ralph Camrose, F.R.C.S. Hamilton Dyce Farrar Bruno Barnabe Janice Fiona Hartford Seaton Geoffrey Chater Georgina Jennifer Clulow Melanie Emma Cochrane Padley Willoughby Gray Herrick Andrew Laurence Postman Douglas Blackwell Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Paul Dickson Steed keeps Mother posted about events, as he dons a gas mask to discover what lethal weapon lies within an ordinary envelope. Each victim was an anti-allergy expert who could have found a cure for Dr Glover's new killer virus. When Tara is chosen as a guinea-pig for the final test, Steed gives the baddies a cold reception. "All Done With Mirrors" by Leigh Vance John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Watney Dinsdale Landen Major Sparshott Peter Copley Barlow Edwin Richfield Colonel Withers Michael Trubshawe Mother Patrick Newell Pandora Marshall Joanna Jones Miss Emily Nora Nicholson Carswell Tenniel Evans Miss Tiddiman Liane Aukin Seligman Anthony Dutton Kottridge Peter Thomas Markin Graham Ashley The Real Colonel Michael Nightingale The Real Barlow Robert Sidaway Guthrie Desmond Jordan Williams David Grey Arkin Peter Elliott Roger John Bown Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Ray Austin Tara sheds some light on how secrets have been leaking from Carmadoc Research Establishment, when she finds a retro-meter stashed in a lighthouse. Conversations are being carried along radio waves until they are recorded elsewhere. Certain key personnel have been kidnapped and replaced by imposters. Before Steed can answer her call for help, Tara takes steps to deal with the gang herself. "Super Secret Cypher Snatch" by Tony Williamson John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Peters John Carlisle Maskin Simon Oates First Guard Alec Ross Jarret Clifford Earl Vickers Donald Gee Ferret Ivor Dean Betty Anne Rutter Myra Angela Scoular Second Guard Lionel Wheeler Davis Anthony Blackshaw Charles Lather Nicholas Smith Webster Allan Cuthbertson Wilson David Quilter Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Hough Mother gets in a lather when cypher codes are stolen from H.Q., particularly since nothing unusual ever happens at the office. Classy Glass Cleaners specialise in government contracts and stealing their secrets. The avengers prevail and nothing will go rung in future. "Game" by Richard Harris John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Bristow Peter Jeffrey Manservant Garfield Morgan Professor Witney Aubrey Richards Brigadier Wishforth-Browne Anthony Newlands Henry Averman Alex Scott Dexter Geoffrey Russell Student Achillies Georgiou Manager Desmond Walter-Ellis Cooty Gibson Brian Badcoe Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest In 1946, five men court-martialled Sergeant Daniel Edmund for black market activities. Now the disgraced soldier has returned with a new face for revenge. Each tribunal-member is now forced to play a macabre game where death is the only winner. When Tara is captured by the madman, Steed is forced to play 'Super Agent' before he can rescue her. Luckily Steed has the edge. "False Witness" by Jeremy Burnham John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Lane Rio Fanning Melville Barry Warren Brayshaw John Atkinson Penman Peter Jesson Lord Edgefield William Job Mother Patrick Newell Rhonda Rhonda Parker Dr Grant Arthur Pentelow Gould Larry Burns Little Man Jimmy Gardner Sloman Dan Meaden Sykes John Bennett Plummer Michael Lees Sir Joseph Tony Steedman Amanda Terry Eliot Nesbitt Simon Lack with Michael Lees Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Charles Crichton Steed discovers that two wrongs do make a right when Mother's department attempts to prosecute Lord Edgefield. Dreemy Kreem Dairies have ensured that no one can tell the truth - each bottle of milk they deliver contains a lying drug. Steed drinks his coffee without milk, so he sees through the ruse and rounds up the dairymen. "Noon Doomsday" by Terry Nation John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Kyle Farrington Ray Brooks Norman Grant T P McKenna Sir Rodney Woodham-Baines Griffith Jones Roger Lyall Lyndon Brook Gerald Kafta Peter Bromilow Mother Patrick Newell Rhonda Rhonda Parker Perrier Peter Halliday Sunley Anthony Ainley Dr Hyde John Glyn-Jones Carson David Glover Cornwall Lawrence James Taxi Driver Alfred Maron Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Peter Sykes An old enemy of Steed drops in on the avenger, whilst he is recovering in a rest-home for agents. As the clock ticks away, Tara finds that she is the only obstacle stopping Kafta from killing Steed. The avengers spearhead the attack and overcome the killer and his henchmen. "Legacy Of Death" by Terry Nation John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Sidney Street Stratford Johns Humbert Green Ronald Lacey Baron Von Orlak Ferdy Mayne Dickens Kynaston Reeves Henley Farrer Richard Hurndall Zoltan John Hollis Ho Lung Leon Thau Gorky Tutte Lemkow Oppenheimer Peter Swanwick Slattery Vic Wise Winkler Teddy Kiss Dr Winter Michael Bilton Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Chaffey Steed is puzzled to receive an ornate dagger and Tara tries to trace its origins. Numerous bounty hunters pursue the dagger, every one dies as they attempt to retrieve the object. The avengers solve the dagger's riddle and find Farrer's treasure, but Farrer is still alive. With the treasure up for grabs, the house dissolves into fighting. "They Keep Killing Steed" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Baron Von Curt Ian Ogilvy Arcos Ray McAnally Zerson Norman Jones Captain Smythe Bernard Horsfall Mother Patrick Newell Verno Arthur Howell Golda Bill Cummings Smanoff Frank Barringer Bruno William Ellis with Hal Galili, Nicole Shelby, Rosemary Donnelly, Gloria Connell, Michael Corcoran, Ross Hutchinson, Reg Whitehead, Anthony Sheppard, Angharad Rees, George Ghent Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest Two Steeds threaten to cause explosive trouble at a peace conference, but which one is the real avenger? The ploy backfires when Arcos and Zerson cannot distinguish between the real Steed and his duplicate. Only Tara seems able to spot the difference - the avengers share a mutual taste for strawberry shortcake. "Wish You Were Here" by Tony Williamson John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Charles Merrydale Liam Redmond Maxwell Greene Robert Urquhart Basil Crighton-Latimer Brook Williams Parker Dudley Foster Mother Patrick Newell Stephen Kendrick Gary Watson Mellor Richard Caldicot Vickers Derek Newark James Brevitt David Garth Miss Craven Louise Pajo Mr Maple John Cazabon Attractive Girl Sandra Fehr Rhonda Rhonda Parker Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Chaffey A postcard from her uncle finds Tara visiting an unusual hotel, once in residence the guests never leave. Mother send his nephew, Basil, to assist, but he also succumbs. He helps Tara pan the opposition and Steed arrives to find that Maxwell's plans have slipped up. "Killer" by Tony Williamson John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Lady Diana Forbes-Blakeney Jennifer Croxton Merridon Grant Taylor Brinstead William Franklyn Clarke Richard Wattis Mother Patrick Newell with Harry Towb, John Bailey, Michael Ward, James Bree, Michael McStay, Anthony Valentine, Charles Houston, Jonathan Elsom, Clive Graham, Oliver Macgreevy Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Cliff Owen Agents from Mother's office are being tricked into a deadly rendezvous with a professional killer called Remak. Each body is carefully left in a graveyard, wrapped in plastic. Tara is on holiday, so Lady Diana helps Steed trace Remak to Lower Storpington. Together, they pull the plug on the automated killer and its operator, Merridon. "The Rotters" by Dave Freeman John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Kenneth Gerald Sim George Jerome Willis Reginald Pym Eric Barker Palmer John Nettleton Mother Patrick Newell Rhonda Rhonda Parker with Frank Middlemass, Dervis Ward, Harold Innocent, Tony Gilpin, Amy Dalby, John Stone, Charles Morgan, Harry Hutchinson, Noel Davis, John Scott Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest Tara finds there are rotten deeds afoot in the Department of Forestry Research. Wainwright has turned against his old colleagues and perfected a fungi that turns wood into sawdust. Armed with a captured spray-gun, Steed brings the plans of the rotters crashing down around their feet. "The Interrogators" by Richard Harris and Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Colonel Mannering Christopher Lee Minnow David Sumner Lieutenant Roy Caspar Philip Bond Mother Patrick Newell Blackie Glynn Edwards Rasker Neil McCarthy Mullard Neil Stacy Norton Neil Wilson Mr Puffin Cardew Robinson Captain Soo Cecil Cheng Naval Officer Mark Elwes RAF Officer David Richards Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Charles Crichton Tara becomes the latest victim of a clever scheme to extract secret information from agents. Believing they are on a training-course, the agents are interrogated by the opposition. Steed follows Tara to the centre, but is surprised to find that the duped-agents have orders to kill him. Tara leaps to the rescue and Colonel Mannering is exposed. "The Morning After" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Merlin Peter Barkworth Jenny Firston Penelope Horner Brigadier Hansing Joss Ackland Sergeant Hearn Brian Blessed Major Parsons Donald Douglas Yates Philip Dunbar Cartney Jonathan Scott Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Hough Steed plans to take the charming spy, Merlin, into custody, but events backfire when Merlin uses a sleep capsule as a method of escape. They awake to find a state of martial law has been declared. Hansing has invented the ruse to overthrow the government, using troops loyal to him. Steed and Merlin put the opposition to sleep and order is restored. Tara awakes and asks if anything exciting has happened. "Love All" by Jeremy Burnham John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Martha Veronica Strong Nigel Bromfield Terence Alexander Sir Rodney Kellogg Robert Harris Mother Patrick Newell Themla Patsy Rowlands with Brian Oulton, Frank Gatliff, Ann Rye, Zulema Dene, Peter Stephens, Norman Pitt, John Cobner, Robin Tolhurst, Larry Taylor, David Baron Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Peter Sykes Lovestruck public servants pose a security risk for the avengers, so Steed visits the Casanova Ink Company to meet Rosemary Z Glade. The romantic novelist is a computer, but the novels do contain a hypnotic pattern of microdots - the reader falls in love with the first person they meet. With Tara under their spell and the enemy closing in, Steed hopes that love conquers all and affectionately takes the baddies into custody. "Take Me To Your Leader" by Terry Nation John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Colonel Stonehouse Patrick Barr Mother Patrick Newell Captain Tim John Ronane Cavell Michael Robbins Major Glasgow Henry Stamper with Penelope Keith, Hugh Cross, Elisabeth Robillard, Michael Hawkins, Sheila Hammond, Bryan Kendrick, Raymond Adamson, Mathew Long, Cliff Diggins, Wilfred Boyle Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest The avengers' next case proves difficult to penetrate. A briefcase full of secrets and money can only be opened by its intended owner, so Steed and Tara must follow the container until contact is made. When the case is returned to Mother, Steed realises that there must be a traitor within his own team. With Stonehouse identified, Tara ensures he wins the booby prize. "Stay Tuned" by Tony Williamson John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Proctor Gary Bond Lisa Kate O'Mara Mother Patrick Newell Father Iris Russell Wilks Duncan Lamont Collins Howard Marion-Crawford Sally Denise Buckley Kreer Roger Delgado Dr Meitner Harold Kasket Travers Ewan Roberts Taxi Driver Patrick Westwood Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Chaffey Has Steed returned from a holiday he can never forget or has he never left? A strong sense of deja-vu takes Steed to Kreer's house, where he has indeed been kept in captivity and brainwashed over the previous three weeks. To allay Father's worries, Tara has also been keeping an eye on Steed and she foils Kreer's plan to trick Steed into killing Mother. Steed is no longer a shadow of his former self. "Fog" by Jeremy Burnham John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Sir Geoffrey Armstrong Nigel Green Mark Travers Guy Rolfe Mother Patrick Newell Carstairs Terence Brady Sanders Paul Whitsun-Jones Maskell David Lodge Fowler Norman Chappell with David Bird, Frank Sieman, Patsy Smart, Virginia Clay, John Garrie, Bernard Severn, Frederick Peisley, Stan Jay, Arnold Diamond, William Lyon Brown, John Barrard Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Hough Murders in the mist alert Steed to the possibility that the Gaslight Ghoul has returned and is killing anew. Two foreign delegates in London for a disarmament conference have already learnt this point. Steed visits the Gaslight Ghoul Club and finds that Travers, club secretary, is an arms-dealer who would benefit from the conference being wrecked. Travers' attempts to deflect him from the truth have failed. "Who Was That Man I Saw You With?" by Jeremy Burnham John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Fairfax William Marlowe General Hesketh Ralph Michael Gregor Zaroff Alan Browning Gilpin Alan MacNaughtan Mother Patrick Newell Dangerfield Alan Wheatley Phillipson Bryan Marshall Miss Culpepper Aimee Delamain Perowne Richard Owens Kate Nita Lorraine Hamilton Ralph Ball Powell Ken Haward Pye Neville Marten Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Chaffey Dangerfield and Zaroff manufacture enough circumstantial evidence to cast doubts on Tara's loyalty. She is suspended from her current assignment: to check the security arrangements guarding The Field Marshal. Steed boxes clever to expose the real villains and Tara is reinstated. Dangerfield's ploy to force Mother into deactivating The Field Marshal has failed. "Pandora" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Mother Patrick Newell Rupert Lasindall Julian Glover Henry Lasindall James Cossins Murray Reginald Barrett Juniper John Laurie Miss Faversham Kathleen Byron Hubert Pettigrew Anthony Roye Uncle Gregory Peter Madden Carter Geoffrey Whitehead Xavier Smith Reginald Barrett Young Gregory Raymond Burke Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest The Lasindall brothers plot to defraud their senile uncle of his hidden treasure. To convince him that his bride, Pandora, is still alive they kidnap Tara and force her to play the role. Overwhelmed with joy, Gregory points to the treasure, but the Lasindalls' destroy the priceless Rembrandt whilst searching for the wealthy stache. Enter Steed to save Tara from playing the dummy any more. "Thingumajig" by Terry Nation John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Inge Tilson Dora Reisser Teddy Jeremy Lloyd Kruger Iain Cuthbertson Professor Truman Willoughby Goddard Major Star Hugh Manning Dr Grant John Horsley Brett Edward Burnham Stenson Vernon Dobtcheff Pike Russell Waters Phillips Michael McKevitt Williams Neville Hughes Greer John Moore Bill Harry Shacklock Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Leslie Norman In the catacombs of an ancient church, something stirs and It kills.... The avengers get a shock when two electrical killers begin to exterminate an archaeological team. The boxes, invented by Kruger, will soon be released worldwide, but Kruger dies trying to retrieve Them. Steed and Tara box clever and throw some water in the works. Well, champagne actually! "Homicide And Old Lace" by Malcolm Hulke and Terrence Dicks John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Mother Patrick Newell Harriet Joyce Carey Georgina Mary Merrall Colonel Corf Gerald Harper Dunbar Keith Baxter Fuller Edward Brayshaw Rhonda Rhonda Parker with Donald Pickering, Mark Landan, Kristopher Kum, Bari Jonson, Stephen Hubay, Bryan Mosley, Gertan Klauber, Kevark Malikyan, John Rapley, Anne Rutter Designed by Robert Jones Directed by John Hough Mother celebrates his birthday by sharing "five fingers of old red eye" with his aunts, Harriet and Georgina. He relates the story of the Great Great Britain Crime: Steed was pitted against Intercrime once again as they plotted to steal every art treasure in the U.K. Corf is fooled into helping the gang collect the booty, but the avengers triumph after a game of hide-and-seek. "Requiem" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Miranda Angela Douglas Firth John Cairney Wells John Paul Mother Patrick Newell Murray Denis Shaw Rista Terence Sewards Barrett Mike Lewin Jill Kathja Wyeth Bobby Harvey Ashby Vicar John Baker Rhonda Rhonda Parker Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Don Chaffey Steed babysits Miranda, a star witness in an on-going trial. Meanwhile, Tara mourns the passing of Mother. Recovering from multiple injuries, Major Firth appeals to Tara to tell them where Steed is so they can help him as well. Too late, Tara realises it is a trick, but Rhonda ensures that Steed and Miranda survive. "Take-Over" by Terry Nation John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Grenville Tom Adams Laura Elizabeth Sellars Bill Bassett Michael Gwynn Circe Hilary Pritchard Sexton Garfield Morgan Lomax Keith Buckley Groom John Comer Clifford Anthony Sagar Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Robert Fuest Steed arrives at Bill Bassett's house to wish him a February Christmas, but finds him held captive by Grenville and his gang. With tiny phosphor-bombs implanted in their throats, the Bassetts cannot prevent a rocket gun being trained on Critchley Manor. Grenville nearly kills Steed and he is sent to hospital, unable to warn Tara that she is walking into a trap. Steed catapults himself into a full recovery and they round-up the gang. "Bizarre" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Tara King Linda Thorson Helen Pritchard Sally Nesbitt Captain Cordell James Kerry Jonathan Jupp John Sharp Bagpipes Happychap Roy Kinnear Tom Michael Balfour Bob Patrick Connor Mrs Jupp Sheila Burrell Shaw George Innes Charley Ron Pember The Master Fulton Mackay Designed by Robert Jones Directed by Leslie Norman "A dead man who isn't dead." An unlikely case of reincarnation leads Steed to a cemetary where people are dying to get into Happy Meadows. A fake Fakir offers a package holiday straight to the Paradise Plot in Happy Meadows, for a price. Steed arranges to visit this underworld and soon paradise turns sour. Their latest mission completed, the avengers finds themselves unwitting passengers on a rocket voyage. Mother assures us that "they will return". Copyright (C) Chris Perry 1995. All Rights Reserved. -----------------------------------------------------