"Mission to Montreal" is the fifth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series '' The Avengers'', starring

Patrick Macnee Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British film and television actor. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he began his acting career in Canada. Despite having some small film roles, Macnee spent much ...

. It was first broadcast by

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on 27 October 1962. The episode was directed by

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and written by Lester Powell.

Plot

Steed and Dr. King are assigned a mission to recover a microfilm containing the stolen plans of a missile early warning system. Shipboard, they meet knives and a drunken film star.

Cast

as John Steed *

Jon Rollason Jon Rollason (9 April 1931 – 20 February 2016) was an English television actor. He is best remembered for the role of Dr. Martin King in '' The Avengers''. He also appeared in episodes of '' Doctor Who'' (as Harold Chorley in ''The Web of Fea ...

as Dr. Martin King *

Patricia English Patricia English (October 1931 – 13 August 2016) was an American born, British television actress. Early years English was born Patricia Anne Shippam in Detroit, Michigan. Patricia Anne Fox was her maiden name and Patricia is of English par ...

as Carla Berotti *

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as Sheila Dowson *

Mark Eden Douglas John Malin (14 February 1928 – 1 January 2021), known professionally as Mark Eden, was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of villainous Alan Bradley in ''Coronation Street'' from 1986 to 1989. Early life Mark Ede ...

as Alec Nicholson * Gillian Muir as Judy *

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as Film Director * Alan Curtis as A.G. Brand * John Bennett as Guido Marson *

Gerald Sim Gerald Grant Sim (4 June 1925 – 11 December 2014) was an English television and film actor who is perhaps best known for having played the Rector in ''To the Manor Born''. Career Sim was born in Liverpool, Lancashire and made over a hundred ...

as Budge *

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as Pearson * Alan Casley as Barman * John Frawley as Passenger * Malcolm Taylor as Reporter * Terence Woodfield as Reporter * Leslie Pitt as Reporter * Pamela Ann Davy as Peggy * William Buck as Photographer *

Angela Thorne Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne (born 25 January 1939) is an English actress of stage, television and film who is best known for her roles in ''To the Manor Born'', as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's best friend Marjory Frobisher, and as Margaret Thatch ...

as Receptionist *

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as Steward * William Swan as Steward

Story Notes

''Mission to Montreal'' is notable for introducing Dr. Martin King (Jon Rolloason), a thinly disguised reworked character of Dr. David Keel. This story marks the first of King's three appearances in the series. The other Keel episodes heldover and rewritten for series 2 are ''The Sell-Out'' and ''Dead on Course''.

References

External links

*
Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
{{The Avengers The Avengers (season 2) episodes 1962 British television episodes