Mission to Montreal

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"Mission to Montreal"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 5
Directed by Don Leaver
Written by Lester Powell
Produced by Leonard White
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3500 [1]
Original air date27 October 1962 (1962-10-27)
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"Mission to Montreal" is the fifth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee. It was first broadcast by ABC on 27 October 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Lester Powell. [2]

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Plot

Steed and Dr. King are assigned a mission to recover a microfilm containing the stolen plans of a missile early warning system. Shipboard, they meet knives and a drunken film star. [3]

Cast

Story Notes

Mission to Montreal is notable for introducing Dr. Martin King (Jon Rolloason), a thinly disguised reworked character of Dr. David Keel. This story marks the first of King's three appearances in the series. The other Keel episodes heldover and rewritten for series 2 are The Sell-Out and Dead on Course.

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References

  1. Johnson, Piers. "Mission to Montreal". 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. "Mission to Montreal". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 3 May 2012.