Episode no. Season 1
Episode 5 Produced by Leonard White Show The Avengers Episode number 5 Previous episode Nightmare Written by John Whitney Sr. | Directed by John Knight Production code 1-5 Season number 1 Air date 4 February 1961 Next episode Girl on the Trapeze | |
Featured music Laurie Johnson, John Dankworth (theme) Original air date 4 February 1961 (1961-02-04) | ||
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Crescent Moon is the fifth episode of the first series of the 1960s British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee and Ingrid Hafner, and guest starring Patience Collier, Roger Delgado, Harold Kasket, and Bandana Das Gupta. It was performed and aired live on ABC on 4 February 1961, and is one of many Season 1 episodes that as of 2012 is considered lost. The episode was directed by John Knight, and written by Geoffrey Bellman and John Whitney.
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Plot
A foreign general, General Mendoza, fakes his own death in the belief his wife and associate are plotting to kill him and inherit his fortune. He leaves his country and allows his daughter to be kidnapped, believing that it is in her best interest to be kept out of harm's way. However, it turns out that his daughter has been genuinely kidnapped and must be rescued by Steed while the General is in London recovering under Dr. Keel.
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Production
The episode was broadcast live on ABC on 4 February 1961. The production set was designed by Alpho O'Reilly.