Conspiracy of Silence (The Avengers)

"Conspiracy of Silence"
The Avengers episode
Screen title
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 23
Directed byPeter Hammond
Written byRoger Marshall
Featured musicJohn Dankworth (theme)
Production code3522[1]
Original air date1 March 1963 (1963-03-01)
Guest appearances
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"Conspiracy of Silence" is the twenty-third episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast in the Teledu Cymru region of the ITV network on Friday 1 March 1963. ABC Weekend TV, who produced the show for ITV, broadcast it the next day in its own regions.[1] The episode was directed by Peter Hammond and written by Roger Marshall.[2]

Plot

Steed and Cathy investigate a Mafia drugs gang using a travelling circus as a front.[3] Clowning around leads a nosy journalist to use her judo.

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b Johnson, Piers. "Conspiracy of Silence". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Conspiracy of Silence". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 11 April 2012.