Death of a Batman explained

Series:	The Avengers
Season:	3
Episode:	5
Production:	3609^[1]
Director:	Kim Mills
Music:	John Dankworth (theme)
Guests:	André Morell Philip Madoc Katy Greenwood David Burke Geoffrey Alexander
Episode List:	List of The Avengers episodes
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"Death of a Batman" is the fifth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by ABC on 26 October 1963. The episode was directed by Kim Mills and written by Roger Marshall.^[2]

Plot

Steed attends his wartime batman's funeral and discovers that the deceased has unexpectedly left a very substantial sum of money. Kathy's photography leads to violence and electronics. The answer to the mystery involves illegal insider trading.^[3]

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
• André Morell as Lord Basil Teale
• Philip Madoc as Eric Van Doren
• Katy Greenwood as Lady Cynthia Bellamy
• David Burke as John Wrightson
• Geoffrey Alexander as Victor Gibbs
• Kitty Atwood as Edith Wrightson
• Ray Browne as Cooper

External links

• • Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johnson . Piers . Death of a Batman . The Avengers . 11 June 2022.
2. Book: Rogers, Dave. The Avengers. 10 April 2012. 25 April 1983. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph.
3. Web site: Death of a Batman. The Avengers Forever!. 10 May 2012.