School for Traitors

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"School for Traitors"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 20
Directed by Jonathan Alwyn
Written by James Mitchell
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3519 [1]
Original air date8 February 1963 (1963-02-08)
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"School for Traitors" is the twentieth 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 in the Teledu Cymru region of the ITV network on Friday 8 February 1963. ABC Weekend TV, who produced the show for ITV, broadcast it the next day in its own regions. [1] The episode was directed by Jonathan Alwyn and written by James Mitchell. [2]

Contents

Plot

During a spate of suicides at a university, a burglar seeks a note to Venus. Steed uncovers a sinister plot to blackmail students into espionage activities. [3]

Music

Julie Stevens sings Put On a Happy Face with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse from Bye Bye Birdie , and Yellow Bird by Alan and Marilyn Bergman

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Piers. "School for Traitors". 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. "School for Traitors". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 20 April 2012.