Girl on the Trapeze
| "Girl on the Trapeze" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Don Leaver |
| Written by | Dennis Spooner |
| Produced by | Leonard White |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3370[1] |
| Original air date | 11 February 1961 |
| Guest appearances | |
"Girl on the Trapeze" is the sixth episode of the first series of the 1960s cult British
ABC on 11 February 1961, and is one of only three series 1 episodes which are currently[when?] known to exist, complete. The episode was directed by Don Leaver, and written by Dennis Spooner.[2][3]
It is notable as being one of only a handful of Avengers episodes in which the character of John Steed, played by Patrick Macnee (and who, at this point in the series' history, was a supporting character to Hendry's David Keel, not the lead), does not appear.
Plot
Dr. Keel rescues a young woman who tries to commit suicide by jumping into the River Thames. The woman is a trapeze artist with a visiting Central European circus. Foreign agents are trying to use her to force her father, a scientist who defected to Britain, to return to his country home.
Cast
- Ian Hendry as Dr. David Keel
- Ingrid Hafner as Carol Wilson
- Mia Karam as Anna Danilov
- Howard Goorney as Supt. Lewis
- Kenneth J. Warren as Zibbo
- Edwin Richfield as Stefan
- Delena Kidd as Vera Korsova
- Ivor Salter as Police Sergeant
- David Grey as Dr. Sterret
- Dorothy Blythe as Box Office Clerk
- Ian Gardiner as Policeman
- Andy Alston as Turek
Production
The episode was broadcast live on ABC on 11 February 1961.[4]
References
- ^ Johnson, Piers. "Girl on the Trapeze". The Avengers. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "The Avengers : Series 1 : Girl on the Trapeze". dissolute.com.au.
- ^ "Girl on the Trapeze". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Girl on the Trapeze". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
