Dressed to Kill (The Avengers)

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"Dressed to Kill"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 14
Directed by Bill Bain
Written by Brian Clemens
Produced by John Bryce
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3617 [1]
Original air date28 December 1963 (1963-12-28)
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"Dressed to Kill" is the fourteenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It originally aired on ABC on 28 December 1963. The episode was directed by Bill Bain and written by Brian Clemens. [2]

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Plot

A false alarm triggers all but one of the nation's nuclear attack early warning systems. Steed and Cathy go undercover to investigate and are invited to a fancy dress party on a train. One of the party guests turns out to be a killer. [3] The plot was reused in a later episode, The Superlative Seven.

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References

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  2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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