"Man in the Mirror" is the twenty-second episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens. It was first broadcast in the Teledu Cymru region of the ITV network on Friday 22 February 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 Kim Mills and written by Geoffrey Orme and Anthony Terpiloff.[2]
| "Man in the Mirror" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Kim Mills |
| Written by | |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3521[1] |
| Original air date | 22 February 1963 |
| Guest appearances | |
Plot
editA cipher expert commits suicide at an amusement park, however Venus Smith discovers that she has taken a photograph of the man several days later, apparently very much alive. Steed investigates the mystery.[3]
Music
editJulie Stevens sings There's Nothin' Like Love from the film My Sister Eileen and I Know Where I'm Going from I Know Where I'm Going!
Cast
edit- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Julie Stevens as Venus Smith
- Daphne Anderson as Betty Brown
- Ray Barrett as Strong
- Julian Somers as Mike Brown
- Rhoda Lewis as Jean Trevelyan
- Hayden Jones as Victor Trevelyan
- Michael Gover as One Six
- David Graham as Peter the Producer
- Freda Knorr as Iris
References
edit- ^ a b Johnson, Piers. "Man in the Mirror". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Man in the Mirror". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 18 April 2012.