Box of Tricks (The Avengers)

"**Box of Tricks**"
"Box of Tricks"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 17
Directed by	Kim Mills
Written by	Peter Ling;
Produced by	John Bryce
Featured music	Laurie Johnson; John Dankworth (theme)
Production code	2-17
Original air date	20 January 1963
Guest appearances
	; ; Edgar Wreford; ; April Olrich
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"Box of Tricks" is the seventeenth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens. It originally aired on ABC on 20 January 1963. The episode was directed by Kim Mills and written by Peter Ling and .^[1]

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.^[2]

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 Stevens as Venus Smith
as Kathleen Sutherland
as General Sutherland
Edgar Wreford as Dr. Gallam
as Gerry Weston
April Olrich as Denise
as Manager
as Henriette
Robert Hartley as Nena the Barman
Royston Tickner as Maitre D'
as Maid
Lynn Taylor as Valerie

References[]

^ 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.

External links[]

[Rogers1983-1] Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

[2] "Box of Tricks". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

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