Target! (12 Sep. 1978)

Ministry agents are dropping dead of natural causes either on leave, or just about to go. Discovering a pattern, all clues lead back to the training range where Purdey has just scored a 99%... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Austin

Writer:

Dennis Spooner

Stars:

Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Patrick Macnee	...	John Steed
Gareth Hunt	...	Mike Gambit
Joanna Lumley	...	Purdey
Keith Barron	...	Draker
Robert Beatty	...	Col. Ilenko
Roy Boyd	...	Fred Bradshaw
Frederick Jaeger	...	Jones
Malcolm Stoddard	...	George Myers
Deep Roy	...	Klokoe
John Paul	...	Dr. Kendrick
Bruce Purchase	...	Prof. Lopez
Dennis Blanch	...	Talmadge
Robert Tayman	...	Dick Palmer

Storyline

Ministry agents are dropping dead of natural causes either on leave, or just about to go. Discovering a pattern, all clues lead back to the training range where Purdey has just scored a 99% walk through. Unfortunately for her, it's the one remaining per cent that kills.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1978 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avengers Enterprises, The, TV Productions, IDTV Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

(at around 11 mins) Gambit just shoots a target that falls to the ground and starts smoking, at 44:33 the target is covered in smoke and seconds later at 44:35 the smoke is all gone. By 44:44 the smoke returns.

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Quotes

Prof. Lopez: And try this, it's a distillation of my own brew. Whiskey, weed bark and a little touch of snakehead. You like it?
John Steed: A little strong on the snakehead.

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Connections

Referenced in The Avengers (1998)

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