Esprit de Corps (The Avengers)

"Esprit de Corps"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 25
Directed byDon Leaver
Written byEric Paice
Featured musicJohn Dankworth (theme)
Production code3624[1]
Original air date14 March 1964 (1964-03-14)
Guest appearances

"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]

Plot

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

Cast

  • Patrick Macnee as John Steed
  • Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
  • Duncan Macrae as Brigadier General Sir Ian Stuart-Bollinger
  • Joyce Heron as Lady Dorothy Stuart-Bollinger
  • Roy Kinnear as Private Jessop
  • John Thaw as Captain Trench
  • Pearl Catlin as Mrs. Angela Craig
  • Doug Robinson as Sergeant Marsh
  • Hugh Morton as Admiral, Harry
  • Anthony Blackshaw as Private Hamish Asquith
  • James Falkland as Signaller
  • George Alexander as Piper
  • George Macrae as Highland Dancer
  • Tony Lambden as Drummer

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Piers. "Esprit de Corps". The Avengers. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Esprit de Corps". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 19 May 2012.