The Nutshell (The Avengers)

"The Nutshell"
The Avengers episode
Screen title
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 4
Directed by	Raymond Menmuir
Written by	Philip Chambers
Featured music	John Dankworth (theme)
Production code	3602[1]
Original air date	19 October 1963 (1963-10-19)
Guest appearances
Bud Tingwell John Cater Patricia Haines Christine Shaw Edina Ronay Ian Clark
Episode chronology

"The Nutshell" is the fourth 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 19 October 1963. The episode was directed by Raymond Menmuir.^[2]

Plot

Steed and Cathy investigate espionage by a pretty burglar in "The Nutshell", codename for a top-secret underground nuclear shelter.^[3] They are not telling each other everything, and somewhere a traitor lurks.

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
• Bud Tingwell as Mick Venner
• John Cater as Disco
• Patricia Haines as Laura
• Christine Shaw as Susan Campbell
• Edina Ronay as Elin Strindberg
• Ian Clark as Anderson
• Ray Browne as Alex
• Jan Conrad as Jason Avon
• Edwin Brown as Military Policeman, Bill

References

1. Johnson, Piers. "The Nutshell". The Avengers. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
3. "The Nutshell". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

External links

• "The Nutshell" at IMDb
• Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website