Conspiracy of Silence (The Avengers)

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"Conspiracy of Silence"
The Avengers episode
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Episode no.Season 2
Episode 23
Directed by Peter Hammond
Written by Roger Marshall
Produced by John Bryce
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3522 [1]
Original air date1 March 1963 (1963-03-01)
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"Conspiracy of Silence" is the twenty-third 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 in the Teledu Cymru region of the ITV network on Friday 1 March 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 Peter Hammond and written by Roger Marshall. [2]

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Plot

Steed and Cathy investigate a Mafia drugs gang using a travelling circus as a front. [3] Clowning around leads a nosy journalist to use her judo.

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Piers. "Conspiracy of Silence". 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. "Conspiracy of Silence". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 11 April 2012.