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School for Traitors

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"School for Traitors"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 20
Directed byJonathan Alwyn
Written byJames Mitchell
Featured musicJohn Dankworth (theme)
Production code3519[1]
Original air date8 February 1963 (1963-02-08)
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"School for Traitors" is the twentieth 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 in the Teledu Cymru region of the ITV network on Friday 8 February 1963. ABC Weekend TV, who produced the show for ITV, broadcast it the next day in its own regions.[1] The episode was directed by Jonathan Alwyn and written by James Mitchell.[2]

Plot

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During a spate of suicides at a university, a burglar seeks a note to Venus. Steed uncovers a sinister plot to blackmail students into espionage activities.[3]

Music

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Julie Stevens sings Put On a Happy Face with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse from Bye Bye Birdie, and Yellow Bird by Alan and Marilyn Bergman

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Piers. "School for Traitors". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. ^ "School for Traitors". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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