Six Hands Across a Table
| "Six Hands Across a Table" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
 Screen title | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 25 |
| Directed by | Richmond Harding |
| Written by | Reed R. de Rouen |
| Produced by | John Bryce |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 2-25 |
| Original air date | 16 March 1963 |
| Guest appearances | |
Campbell Singer Philip Madoc Edward de Souza John Wentworth | |
Six Hands Across a Table is the twenty-fifth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It originally aired on ABC on 16 March 1963. The episode was directed by Richmond Harding and written by Reed R. de Rouen.[1]
Plot
Cathy becomes romantically involved with shipyard owner Oliver Waldner, blissfully unaware that he is masterminding a dastardly plan to gain control of most of Britain’s shipbuilding industry. After she nearly dies in an apparent accident, Steed sets out to prove that Waldner has murdered a business rival.[2]
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- Guy Doleman as Oliver Waldner
- Campbell Singer as George Stanley
- Philip Madoc as Julian Seabrook
- Edward de Souza as Brian Collier
- John Wentworth as Sir Charles Reniston
- Sylvia Bidmead as Rosalind Waldner
- Frank Sieman as Bert Barnes
- Stephen Hancock as Draughtsman
- Freda Bamford as Lady Reniston
- Gillian Barclay as Miss Francis
- Ilona Rodgers as Receptionist
- Ian Cunningham as Butler, Thomas
References
- ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Six Hands Across a Table". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
