Box of Tricks (The Avengers)

Box of Tricks is the seventeenth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens. It originally aired on ABC on 20 January 1963. The episode was directed by Kim Mills and written by Peter Ling and Edward Rhodes.[1]

"Box of Tricks"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 17
Directed byKim Mills
Written byPeter Ling
Edward Rhodes
Produced byJohn Bryce
Featured musicLaurie Johnson
John Dankworth (theme)
Production code2-17
Original air date20 January 1963 (1963-01-20)
Guest appearance(s)
Jane Barratt
Maurice Hedley
Edgar Wreford
Ian Curry
April Olrich

Plot

The death of a nightclub magician's assistant leads through a crippled general and his quack, to employment opportunities and secret documents. Steed enlists the help of Venus to root out the criminals by becoming the new assistant.[2]

Music

Julie Stevens sings It's A Pity To Say Goodnight by Ella Fitzgerald and It's De-Lovely by Cole Porter, during which - in a rarity for the entire series - she briefly breaks the fourth wall.

Cast

References

  1. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "Box of Tricks". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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