Esprit de Corps (The Avengers)

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"Esprit de Corps"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 25
Directed by Don Leaver
Written by Eric Paice
Produced by John Bryce
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3624 [1]
Original air date14 March 1964 (1964-03-14)
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"Esprit de Corps" is the twenty-fifth episode of the third 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 14 March 1964. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Eric Paice. [2]

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Plot

Steed and Cathy investigate the murder of a soldier and uncover a plot to stage a coup d'état against the British government. [3] The regal Mrs Gale meets a strangler who's not a true gentleman.

Cast

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References

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