Mission to Montreal
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| "Mission to Montreal" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Don Leaver |
| Written by | Lester Powell |
| Produced by | Leonard White |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 2-5 |
| Original air date | 27 October 1962 |
| Guest actors | |
Mission to Montreal is the fifth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee. It originally aired on ABC on 27 October 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Lester Powell.[1]
Plot
Steed and Dr. King are assigned a mission to recover a microfilm containing the stolen plans of a missile early warning system. Shipboard, they meet knives and a drunken film star.[2]
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Jon Rollason as Dr. Martin King
- Patricia English as Carla Berotti
- Iris Russell as Sheila Dowson
- Mark Eden as Alec Nicholson
- Gillian Muir as Judy
- Harold Berens as Film Director
- Alan Curtis as A.G. Brand
- John Bennett as Guido Marson
- Gerald Sim as Budge
- Eric McCain as Pearson
- Alan Casley as Barman
- John Frawley as Passenger
- Malcolm Taylor as Reporter
- Terence Woodfield as Reporter
- Leslie Pitt as Reporter
- Pamela Ann Davy as Peggy
- William Buck as Photographer
- Angela Thorne as Receptionist
- Peter Mackriel as Steward
- William Swan as Steward
Story Notes
The story is notable for introducing Dr. Martin King (Jon Rolloason), a thinly disguised character of Dr. Keel. Mission to Montreal is the first of King's three appearances in the series.
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mission to Montreal at IMDb
- Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
