Propellant 23 (The Avengers)

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"Propellant 23"
The Avengers episode
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Screen title
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 2
Directed by Jonathan Alwyn
Written by Jon Manchip White
Produced by Leonard White
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3505 [1]
Original air date6 October 1962 (1962-10-06)
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"Propellant 23" is the second episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by ABC on 6 October 1962. The episode was directed by Jonathan Alwyn and written by Jon Manchip White. [2]

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Plot

Steed and Cathy must retrieve a flask of top secret rocket fuel stolen from a murdered courier at a French airport. [3]

Cast

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References

  1. Johnson, Piers. "Propellant 23". 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. "Propellant 23". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 3 May 2012.