Box of Tricks (The Avengers)
| "Box of Tricks" | |
|---|---|
Kim Mills | |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | John Bryce |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3517[1] |
| Original air date | 18 January 1963 |
| Guest appearances | |
"Box of Tricks" is the seventeenth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British
Plot
The death of a nightclub magician's assistant leads through a crippled general and his quack, to employment opportunities and secret documents. Steed enlists the help of Venus to root out the criminals by becoming the new assistant.[3]
Music
Julie Stevens sings It's A Pity To Say Goodnight by Ella Fitzgerald and It's De-Lovely by Cole Porter, during which - in a rarity for the entire series - she briefly breaks the fourth wall.
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Julie Stevensas Venus Smith
- Jane Barratt as Kathleen Sutherland
- Maurice Hedley as General Sutherland
- Edgar Wreford as Dr. Gallam
- Ian Curry as Gerry Weston
- April Olrich as Denise
- Dallas Cavell as Manager
- Jacqueline Jones as Henriette
- Robert Hartley as Nena the Barman
- Royston Tickner as Maitre D'
- Gail Starforth as Maid
- Lynn Taylor as Valerie
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Piers. "Box of Tricks". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Box of Tricks". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
