"The Decapod" is the third episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British
spy-fi television series ''
The Avengers'', starring
Patrick Macnee and
Julie Stevens. It was first broadcast by
ABC on 13 October 1962. The episode was directed by
Don Leaver and written by
Eric Paice.
Plot
Steed is brought in to protect the President of the Republic of the Balkans from a masked assassin.
He sends Venus on a phony tour, with real wrestlers.
Music
Julie Stevens sings "
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me" composed by
Harry Warren and "
I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" by
Duke Ellington, accompanied by the
Dave Lee Trio.
Cast
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Patrick Macnee as John Steed
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Julie Stevens as Venus Smith
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Paul Stassino
Phaedros Stassinos (1930 – 28 June 2012) was a Greek Cypriot actor whose international stage name was Paul Stassino.
Early life
Stassino was born in Platres and grew up in nearby Limassol, but spent most of his acting career in England. He ...
as Yakob Borb
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Philip Madoc as Stepan
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Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris (born Woolf Steinberg, 5 January 1925 – 21 July 1996) was an English actor, who played character roles on stage, television and in feature films from the 1950s until the 1990s. He made his film debut in ''Ill Met by Moonlight''. ...
as Ito
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Lynn Furlong as Edna Ramsden
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Raymond Adamson
Raymond John Adamson (7 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was a British actor often on television.
Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ''David Copperfield''. He became typecast playing policemen or ...
as Harry Ramsden
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Harvey Ashby as Guard's Officer
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Pamela Conway as Girl In Shower
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Stanley M. Ayers as Ring Announcer
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Doug Robinson as Bodyguard Georgi
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Valentino Musetti as Bodyguard Sarkoff
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Valerie Stanton as Cigarette Girl
References
External links
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Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
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The Avengers (season 2) episodes
1962 British television episodes