Dressed to Kill (The Avengers)
| Industry | Television series |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960s |
Key people | Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Bill Bain, Brian Clemens |
Dressed to Kill represents the fourteenth installment of the third season of the 1960s British spy-fi series The Avengers, featuring performances by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. This episode first broadcast on ABC on 28 December 1963. Direction was handled by Bill Bain, with the script penned by Brian Clemens.
Plot
An erroneous alert triggers nearly all of the country's nuclear attack early warning systems, except for one. To investigate, Steed and Cathy adopt undercover roles at a costume party aboard a train, where it becomes apparent that one attendee is a murderer. This storyline was subsequently adapted for the episode The Superlative Seven.
Cast
- Patrick Macnee portraying John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- Leonard Rossiter in the role of Robin Hood / William J. Cavendish
- Alexander Davion as Napoleon / Frederick Preston
- Richard Leech playing Policeman / Jack Roberts
- John Junkin as Sheriff / Kenneth Johnson
- Anneke Wills as Pussy Cat / Jane Wentworth
- Anthea Windham portraying Highwaywoman / Dorothy Wilson
- Leon Eagles in the role of Newman
- Frank Maher as Barman