"The Wringer" is the seventeenth episode of the third series of the 1960s British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was originally broadcast by ABC on the ITV network on 18 January 1964. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Martin Woodhouse.[2]
| "The Wringer" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Don Leaver |
| Written by | Martin Woodhouse |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3618[1] |
| Original air date | 18 January 1964 |
| Guest appearances | |
Plot
editFive British agents are eliminated in rapid succession on an Austrian "pipeline" escape route. Steed goes to investigate and finds himself wrongfully accused of betraying them.[3]
Cast
edit- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- Peter Sallis as Hal Anderson
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Charles
- Barry Letts as Oliver
- Gerald Sim as Lovell
- Terence Lodge as The Wringer
- Neil Robinson as Bethune
- Douglas Cummings as Murdo
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Piers. "The Wringer". The Avengers. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "The Wringer". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 14 May 2012.