Brief for Murder
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| "Brief for Murder" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Peter Hammond |
| Written by | Brian Clemens |
| Produced by | John Bryce |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3-1 |
| Original air date | 28 September 1963 |
| Guest actors | |
Brief for Murder is the first episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It originally aired on ABC on 28 September 1963. The episode was directed by Peter Hammond and written by Brian Clemens.[1]
Contents
Plot
Steed and Cathy set a trap to catch two corrupt lawyers.[2]
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- John Laurie as Jasper Lakin
- Harold Scott as Miles Lakin
- Helen Lindsay as Barbara Kingston
- Alec Ross as Ronald Henry Wescott
- June Thody as Dicey Hunt
- Anthony Baird as Wilson
- Alice Fraser as Miss Elizabeth Prinn
- Fred Ferris as Inspector Marsh
- Michael Goldie as Bart
- Robert S. Young as Judge Thomas H. Hardesty
- Pamela Wardel as Maisie
- Walter Swash as Foreman of the Jury
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Brief for Murder at IMDb
- Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
