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The Fear Merchants

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Episode no.
  
Season 5 Episode 2

Production code
  
5-2

Directed by
  
Gordon Flemyng

Written by
  
Philip Levene (teleplay)

Produced by
  
Albert Fennell, Brian Clemens, Julian Wintle

Featured music
  
Laurie Johnson, John Dankworth (theme)

"The Fear Merchants" is the second episode of the fifth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg, and guest starring Patrick Cargill, Brian Wilde, Annette Carell, and Garfield Morgan. It was first aired on ABC on 21 January 1967. The episode was directed by Gordon Flemyng, and written by Philip Levene.

Contents

Cast

  • Patrick Macnee as John Steed
  • Diana Rigg as Emma Peel
  • Patrick Cargill as Pemberton
  • Brian Wilde as Raven
  • Annette Carell as Dr. Voss
  • Garfield Morgan as Gilbert
  • Andrew Keir as Crawley
  • Jeremy Burnham as Gordon White
  • Edward Burnham as Meadows
  • Bernard Horsfall as Fox
  • Ruth Trouncer as Dr. Hill
  • Declan Mulholland as Saunders
  • Phillip Ross as Hospital Attendant

    • Production

    Declan Mulholland receives screen credit as Saunders, despite his role being brief and non-speaking. Nevertheless, many actors in the series stays uncredited even with larger roles to play.

    Reception

    According to Television's Greatest Hits, this episode was the top-rated episode for 1967, and ranked second of all The Avengers episodes according to viewer ratings at the time it aired.

    References

    The Fear Merchants Wikipedia
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