"Dressed to Kill" is the fourteenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series ''

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and Honor Blackman. It originally aired on

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on 28 December 1963. The episode was directed by Bill Bain and written by Brian Clemens.

Plot

A false alarm triggers all but one of the nation's nuclear attack early warning systems. Steed and Cathy go undercover to investigate and are invited to a fancy dress party on a train. One of the party guests turns out to be a killer. The plot was reused in a later episode, ''The Superlative Seven''.

Cast

as John Steed * Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale * Leonard Rossiter as Robin Hood, William J. Cavendish *

Alexander Davion Alexander Davion, (March 31, 1929 - September 28, 2019) French-born British actor. He was perhaps best known in the UK for his starring role in ''Gideon's Way'' as Detective Chief Inspector David Keen. He was born in Paris, France. He died in Lond ...

as Napoleon, Frederick Preston * Richard Leech as Policeman, Jack Roberts *

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as Sheriff, Kenneth Johnson * Anneke Wills as Pussy Cat, Jane Wentworth * Anthea Windham as Highwaywoman, Dorothy Wilson *

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as Newman * Frank Maher as Barman

References

External links

*
Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
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