"The Correct Way to Kill" is the ninth episode of the fifth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg, and guest starring Anna Quayle, Michael Gough, Philip Madoc, and Terence Alexander.[1] It was first broadcast in the Southern and Tyne Tees regions of the ITV network on Wednesday 8 March 1967. ABC Weekend Television, who commissioned the show for ITV, broadcast it in its own regions three days later on Saturday 11 March.[2] The episode was directed by Charles Crichton, and written by Brian Clemens.
| "The Correct Way to Kill" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Charles Crichton |
| Written by | Brian Clemens (teleplay) |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson |
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| Guest appearances | |
Plot
editSoviet agents are being hunted down and killed by sharp dressed villains prompting Steed and Emma to team up with Soviet agents Olga and Nutski.
Cast
edit- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Diana Rigg as Emma Peel
- Anna Quayle as Olga
- Michael Gough as Nutski
- Philip Madoc as Ivan
- Terence Alexander as Ponsonby
- Peter Barkworth as Percy
- Graham Armitage as Algy
- Timothy Bateson as Merryweather
- Joanna Jones as Hilda
- Edwin Apps as Winters
- John G. Heller as Groski
References
edit- ^ "The Correct Way to Kill". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Piers. "Series 5 Episode Guide". The Avengers. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
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