The Removal Men

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"The Removal Men"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 6
Directed by Don Leaver
Written by
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3509 [1]
Original air date3 November 1962 (1962-11-03)
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"The Removal Men" is the sixth 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 3 November 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Roger Marshall and Jeremy Scott. [2]

Contents

Plot

Steed goes undercover to infiltrate a clique of assassins based in France. [3]

Music

Julie Stevens sings "An Occasional Man" by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin, accompanied by the Dave Lee Trio. The trio also perform a tune Lee stated he "made up in the studio" [4] for the episode.

Cast

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References

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  2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. ISBN   9780907965091 . Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. "The Removal Men". Theavengers.tv. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. "The Avengers - Loud jazz theme". YouTube . Retrieved 12 November 2021.