Dead on Course

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"Dead on Course"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 14
Directed by Richmond Harding
Written by Eric Paice
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3501 [1]
Original air date29 December 1962 (1962-12-29)
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"Dead on Course" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the 1960s British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee. It was first broadcast by ABC on 29 December 1962. The episode was directed by Richmond Harding and written by Eric Paice. [2]

Contents

Plot

Canadian aircraft crash off course, near an Irish convent. But what happened to the crew? [3]

Cast

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References

  1. Johnson, Piers. "Dead on Course". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. "Dead on Course". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 28 April 2012.