Six Hands Across a Table

"Six Hands Across a Table" is the twenty-fifth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. ABC first broadcast on 16 March 1963. The episode was directed by Richmond Harding and written by Reed R. de Rouen.^[2]

"Six Hands Across a Table"
The Avengers episode
Screen title
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 25
Directed by	Richmond Harding
Written by	Reed R. de Rouen
Featured music	John Dankworth (theme)
Production code	3524[1]
Original air date	16 March 1963 (1963-03-16)
Guest appearances
Guy Doleman Campbell Singer Philip Madoc Edward de Souza John Wentworth
Episode chronology
List of episodes

Plot

Cathy becomes romantically involved with shipyard owner Oliver Waldner, blissfully unaware that he is masterminding a dastardly plan to gain control of most of Britain’s shipbuilding industry. After she nearly dies in an apparent accident, Steed sets out to prove that Waldner has murdered a business rival.^[3]

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
• Guy Doleman as Oliver Waldner
• Campbell Singer as George Stanley
• Philip Madoc as Julian Seabrook
• Edward de Souza as Brian Collier
• John Wentworth as Sir Charles Reniston
• Sylvia Bidmead as Rosalind Waldner
• Frank Sieman as Bert Barnes
• Stephen Hancock as Draughtsman
• Freda Bamford as Lady Reniston
• Gillian Barclay as Miss Francis
• Ilona Rodgers as Receptionist
• Ian Cunningham as Butler, Thomas

References

1. Johnson, Piers. "Six Hands Across a Table". 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. "Six Hands Across a Table". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

External links

• "Six Hands Across a Table" at IMDb
• Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website