The Decapod
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| "The Decapod" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Don Leaver |
| Written by | Eric Paice |
| Produced by | Leonard White |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 2-3 |
| Original air date | 13 October 1962 |
| Guest actors | |
"The Decapod" is the third 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 13 October 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Eric Paice.[1]
Contents
Plot
Steed is brought in to protect the President of a Balkan Republic from a masked assassin.[2] He sends Venus on a phony tour, with real wrestlers.
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Julie Stevens as Venus Smith
- Paul Stassino as Yakob Borb
- Philip Madoc as Stepan
- Wolfe Morris as Ito
- Lynn Furlong as Edna Ramsden
- Raymond Adamson as Harry Ramsden
- Harvey Ashby as Guard's Officer
- Pamela Conway as Girl In Shower
- Stanley M. Ayers as Ring Announcer
- Doug Robinson as Bodyguard Georgi
- Valentino Musetti as Bodyguard Sarkoff
- Valerie Stanton as Cigarette Girl
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Decapod at IMDb
- Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
