"Girl on the Trapeze" is the sixth episode of the first series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Ian Hendry and Ingrid Hafner, and guest starring Mia Karam, Howard Goorney, and Kenneth J. Warren. It was performed and aired live on 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]
| "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 |
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3370[1] |
| Original air date | 11 February 1961 |
| Guest appearances | |
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
editDr. 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
edit- 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
editThe episode was broadcast live on ABC on 11 February 1961.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.