Dead on Course

"Dead on Course" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the 1960s British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee. It was first broadcast by ABC on 29 December 1962. The episode was directed by Richmond Harding and written by Eric Paice.^[2]

"Dead on Course"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 14
Directed by	Richmond Harding
Written by	Eric Paice
Featured music	John Dankworth (theme)
Production code	3501[1]
Original air date	29 December 1962 (1962-12-29)
Guest appearances
Jon Rollason John McLaren Liam Gaffney Donal Donnelly Peggy Marshall Elizabeth Murray
Episode chronology
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Plot

Canadian aircraft crash off course, near an Irish convent. But what happened to the crew?^[3]

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Jon Rollason as Dr. Martin King
• John McLaren as Freedman
• Liam Gaffney as Michael Joyce
• Donal Donnelly as Vincent O'Brien
• Peggy Marshall as Mother Superior
• Elisabeth Murray as Deidre O'Connor/Slade
• Janet Hargreaves as Sister Isobel
• Nigel Arkwright as Mr. Hughes
• Bruce Boa as Bob Austin Slade
• Margo Jenkins as Margot
• Trevor Reid as Pilot
• Edward Kelsey as Gerry
• Denis Cleary as Ambulance Man
• Wilfred Grove as Male Nun