The Decapod
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| "The Decapod" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Don Leaver |
| Written by | Eric Paice |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3507[1] |
| Original air date | 13 October 1962 |
| Guest appearances | |
"The Decapod" is the third 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 by ABC on 13 October 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Eric Paice.[2]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Steed is brought in to protect the President of the Republic of the Balkans from a masked assassin.[3] He sends Venus on a phony tour, with real wrestlers.
Music
[edit | edit source]Julie Stevens sings "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me" composed by Harry Warren and "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" by Duke Ellington, accompanied by the Dave Lee Trio.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Julie Stevens as Venus Smith
- Paul Stassino as Yakob Borb
- Philip Madoc as Stepan
- Wolfe Morris as Ito
- Lynn Furlong as Edna Ramsden
- Raymond Adamson as Harry Ramsden
- Harvey Ashby as Guard's Officer
- Pamela Conway as Girl In Shower
- Stanley M. Ayers as Ring Announcer
- Doug Robinson as Bodyguard Georgi
- Valentino Musetti as Bodyguard Sarkoff
- Valerie Stanton as Cigarette Girl
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- "The Decapod" at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
