The Nutshell (The Avengers)

"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]

"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
List of episodes

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