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"The Gravediggers"
The Avengers episode
Steed unties Mrs Peel from track
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 2
Directed by	Quentin Lawrence
Written by	Malcolm Hulke
Featured music	Laurie Johnson
Original air dates	5 October 1965 (1965-10-05) (Scottish Television) 9 October 1965 (ABC Weekend TV)
Guest appearances
Ronald Fraser Paul Massie Caroline Blakiston Victor Platt Charles Lamb Wanda Ventham
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"The Gravediggers" is the second episode of the fourth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. It was first broadcast by Scottish Television on Tuesday 5 October 1965. ABC Weekend Television, who commissioned the show, broadcast it in its own regions four days later on Saturday 9 October. The episode was directed by Quentin Lawrence, and written by Malcolm Hulke.

Plot

Steed and Emma visit a railway buff to investigate a deathly plot to sabotage the country's early warning radar defence systems.

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Diana Rigg as Emma Peel
• Ronald Fraser as Sir Horace Winslip
• Paul Massie as Johnson
• Caroline Blakiston as Miss Thirlwell
• Victor Platt as Sexton
• Charles Lamb as Fred
• Wanda Ventham as Nurse Spray
• Ray Austin as Baron
• Steven Berkoff as Sager
• Bryan Mosley as Miller
• Lloyd Lamble as Dr. Hubert Marlow
• Aubrey Richards as Dr. Palmer (uncredited)

Location

The Stapleford Miniature Railway near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire was where Emma Peel was filmed tied to the railway track.

References

1. Johnson, Piers. "Series 4 Episode Guide". The Avengers. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
3. "The Avengers Forever:The Gravediggers". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
4. Avengers tv locations
5. "Diana Rigg miniature rail scene 'was thought risqué'". BBC News. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

"The Gravediggers" at IMDb

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