A Chorus of Frogs

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"A Chorus of Frogs"
The Avengers episode
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Episode no.Season 2
Episode 24
Directed by Raymond Menmuir
Written by Martin Woodhouse
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3523 [1]
Original air date9 March 1963 (1963-03-09)
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"A Chorus of Frogs" is the twenty-fourth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens. It was first broadcast by ABC on 9 March 1963. The episode was directed by Raymond Menmuir and written by Martin Woodhouse. [2]

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Plot

Steed takes a vacation to Greece. Whilst there he is asked to investigate the death of Greek deep-sea diver and smuggler, who was part of a group of part-time agents known as "the Frogs". [3]

Music

Julie Stevens sings Hush, Little Baby and The Lips That Touch Kippers Burnaby & Long's Parody of the Temperance song "The Lips That Touch Liquor". [4]

Cast

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References

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