"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]
| "Conspiracy of Silence" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
 Screen title | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 23 |
| Directed by | Peter Hammond |
| Written by | Roger Marshall |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3522[1] |
| Original air date | 1 March 1963 |
| Guest appearances | |
Plot
editSteed 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
edit- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- Robert Rietti as Carlo Bennett
- Sandra Dorne as Rickie Bennett
- Alec Mango as Sica
- Roy Purcell as Gutman
- Tommy Godfrey as Arturo
- John Church as Terry
- Artro Morris as James
- Willie Shearer as Professor
- Ian Wilson as Rant
References
edit- ^ a b Johnson, Piers. "Conspiracy of Silence". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Conspiracy of Silence". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 11 April 2012.