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Bullseye (The Avengers)
"Bullseye" is the fourth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi (neologism), spy-fi television series ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by ABC Weekend TV, ABC on 20 October 1962. The episode was directed by Peter Hammond (actor), Peter Hammond and written by Eric Paice. Plot Steed and Cathy investigate illegal gunrunning to Africa by a British arms manufacturer. Cast * Patrick Macnee as John Steed * Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale * Ronald Radd as Henry Cade * Charles Carson (actor), Charles Carson as Brigadier Williamson * Judy Parfitt as Miss Doreen Ellis * Felix Deebank as Young * Mitzi Rogers as Jean * Robin Wentworth as George the Foreman * Fred Ferris (actor), Fred Ferris as Inspector * Bernard Kay as Karl * Laurie Leigh as Dorothy Young * John Frawley (actor), John Frawley as Reynolds * Graeme Bruce as Shareholder References External links *Episode overview on The Avengers Fo ...
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The Avengers (TV Series)
''The Avengers'' is a British Spy fiction, espionage television series that aired from 7 January 1961 to 21 April 1969. It initially focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Ian Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish, and assertive women: Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), and Tara King (Linda Thorson). Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin. The series screened as one-hour episodes for its entire run. The first episode, "Hot Snow (The Avengers), Hot Snow", aired on 7 January 1961. The final episode, "Bizarre", aired on 21 April 1969 in the United States, and on 17 May 1969 in the United Kingdom. ''The Avengers'' was produced by ABC Weekend TV, a contractor within the ITV (TV network), ITV network. After a merger with Rediffusion London in July 1968, ABC Weekend became Thames T ...
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Spy-fi (neologism)
Spy-fi is a subgenre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction, and is often associated with the Cold War. Features of spy-fi include the effects of technology on the espionage trade and the technological gadgets used by the characters, even though the technologies and gadgets portrayed are well beyond contemporary scientific reality. Definition and characteristics Spy-fi can be defined as media that centers around the adventures of a protagonist (or protagonists) working as a secret agent or a spy. Usually, these adventures will revolve around defeating a rival superpower or singular enemy from achieving a nefarious aim. Content may include themes such as world domination, world destruction, futuristic weapons, and gadgets. Settings vary from outright fantasy, such as outer space or under the sea, to real but exotic locations. Spy-fi does not necessarily present espionage as it is practiced in reality but rather glamorizes spy-craft through its focus on high-tech ...
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Graeme Bruce
Graham or Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan Graham, a Scottish clan *George Graham (clockmaker), an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist * Graham baronets Fictional characters * Graham Aker, in the anime ''Gundam 00'' * Project Graham, what a human would look like to survive a car crash * Graham, the head of the royal in bridge incidents ''King's Quest'' series of video games Places Canada * Graham, Sudbury District, Ontario * Graham Island, part of the Charlotte Island group in British Columbia * Graham Island (Nunavut), Arctic island in Nunavut United States * Graham, Alabama * Graham, Arizona * Graham, Florida * Graham, Georgia * Graham, Kentucky * Graham, Missouri * Graham, North Carolina * Graham, Oklahoma * Graham, Texas * Graham, Washington Elsewhere * Graham ...
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John Frawley (actor)
John Frawley (18 August 1929 – 3 March 1999) was an Australian actor with a number of stage television and film credits to his name. Career Frawley started his professional career in 1948 in a film roleand worked in theatre from 1955, including a lengthy tour of ''Twelfth Night'', later he acted in ''King Lear'' and after a television career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, which included episodes of ''The Prisoner'' and '' The Avengers'', Frawley appeared mainly in Australian films during the 1970s. He returned to television in the 1980s and 1990s, including appearances in ''Prisoner'' (a.k.a. ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') and '' Brides of Christ''. Selected filmography Film * ''Flynn'' (1996) as Headmaster * ''Dallas Doll'' (1994) * ''Backstage'' (1988) * '' Call Me Mr. Brown'' (1986) as Captain Howson * '' The Humpty Dumpty Man'' (1986) * ''Annie's Coming Out'' (1984) as Harding * ''Harlequin'' (1980) as Dr Lovelock * ''The Timeless Land'' (1980) as Governor Kin ...
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Laurie Leigh
Laurie Leigh (born 16 September 1932) was an English actress who appeared in British television and film. When first James Bond movie, Dr. No, was being planned, Leigh was working for Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli. Salzman's desk was filled with pictures of handsome men. She spotted Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to Portrayal of James Bond in film, portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond in motion pic ..., with whom she had appeared in the 1961 television production Anna Karenina. Harry Saltzman asked her view of him. She rated his positively. Leigh was as the Bob Hope's personal assistant. She with her son David run the antique glass shop. Personal life She was married to the clock restorer Woolf Leigh, who died in 1992. David, her son, is an instrument restorer and classical musician. Selected filmography References External li ...
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Bernard Kay
Bernard Frederic Bemrose Kay (23 February 1928 – 25 December 2014) was an English actor with an extensive theatre, television, and film repertoire. Early life Kay began his working life as a reporter for the ''Bolton Evening News'', and a stringer for the ''Manchester Guardian''. He was conscripted in 1946 and started acting in the army. Kay gained a scholarship to study at the Old Vic Theatre School and became a professional in 1950, as a member of the company which reopened the Old Vic after World War II. Career Kay appeared in hundreds of television productions including ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''The Champions'', ''The Cellar and the Almond Tree'', ''Clayhanger'', ''A Very British Coup'', ''Casualty'', ''Casualty 1909'', ''Doctors'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Jonathan Creek'', ''Foyle's War'' and '' London's Burning'' in 1989. He also portrayed a mutant in the '' Space: 1999'' episode "A Matter of Balance". Kay portrayed Captain Stanley Lord of the SS ''Californi ...
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Fred Ferris (actor)
Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 – 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright. Biography Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy '' Club Night'', which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955. Ferris was briefly in ''Coronation Street'' in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby. In later years, Ferris played a large number of police characters, appearing in such shows as ''Sergeant Cork'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'' and '' The Avengers'', as well as in films such as ''Sky West and Crooked''. One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial ''Planet of Giants ''Planet of Giants'' is the first serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Louis Marks and directed by Mervyn Pinfield and Douglas Camfield, the serial was first broadcast on BB ...
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ABC Weekend TV
ABC Television Limited, popularly known as ABC Weekend TV, was a British broadcaster which provided the weekend service in the Midlands and Northern England regions of the Independent Television (ITV) network from 1956 to 1968. It was one of the " Big Four" companies that between them produced the majority of ITV networked programmes during this period. Originally created as Associated British Cinemas (Television) Ltd, ABC was one of a number of commercial television companies established during the 1950s by cinema chain companies, in an attempt to safeguard their business by becoming involved with television, which was taking away their cinema audiences. In this case, the parent company was the Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)—owner of ABC Cinemas—which initially did not wish to become involved with the new broadcasting system, but was persuaded to do so by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) and the manager of its Pathé News subsidiary Howard Tho ...
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Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 58. (1962–1964), Bond girl Pussy Galore in '' Goldfinger'' (1964), Julia Daggett in '' Shalako'' (1968), and Hera in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963). She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom '' The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996). Early life Honor Blackman was born on 22 August 1925 at 200 Cumberland Road, Canning Town, West Ham, England, the daughter of Edith Eliza (Stokes) and Frederick Blackman, a civil service statistician. She attended North Ealing Primary School and Ealing County Grammar School for Girls. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and began her training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940. While attending the Guildhall School, Blackman worked as a clerical ...
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Patrick Macnee
Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor best known for his breakthrough role as secret agent John Steed in the television series ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' (1961–1969). Starting out as the assistant to David Keel (Ian Hendry), he became the lead when Hendry left after the first series, and was subsequently partnered with a succession of female assistants. He later reprised the role in ''The New Avengers (TV series), The New Avengers'' (1976–1977). Born in London as the eldest son of socialite Dorothea Macnee, Macnee served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War before starting his career as an actor in Canadian television. He appeared in numerous television series up until 2001, including the ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), Twilight Zone'' episode "Judgment Night (The Twilight Zone), Judgement Night" (1959); ''Columbo''; ''Magnum, P.I.''; ''Hart to Hart''; ''Murder, She Wrote''; ''The Love Boat''; and ' ...
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Mission To Montreal
"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. It was first broadcast by ABC on 27 October 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver 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 * Patrick Macnee as John Steed * Jon Rollason as Dr. Martin King * Patricia English as Carla Berotti * Iris Russell as Sheila Dowson * Mark Eden as Alec Nicholson * Gillian Muir as Judy * Harold Berens as Film Director * Alan Curtis as A.G. Brand * John Bennett as Guido Marson * Gerald Sim as Budge * Eric McCain 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 * W ...
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Eric Paice
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''- ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of ''Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly ele ...
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