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Box of Tricks

  • Episode aired Feb 19, 1991
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
103
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Dallas Cavell and Ian Curry in The Avengers (1961)
ActionComedyCrime
Steed traces stolen classified documents to a nightclub where Venus Smith is working as a magician's assistant.Steed traces stolen classified documents to a nightclub where Venus Smith is working as a magician's assistant.Steed traces stolen classified documents to a nightclub where Venus Smith is working as a magician's assistant.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
103
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kim Mills
  • Writers
    • Peter Ling(teleplay)
    • Edward Rhodes(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Julie Stevens
    • Jane Barrett
  • Director
    • Kim Mills
  • Writers
    • Peter Ling(teleplay)
    • Edward Rhodes(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Julie Stevens
    • Jane Barrett
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    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee and Dallas Cavell in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)
    Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)
    Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)
    Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens in The Avengers (1961)

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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steed
    Julie Stevens
    Julie Stevens
    • Venus Smith
    Jane Barrett
    Jane Barrett
    • Kathleen Sutherland
    • (as Jane Barratt)
    Maurice Hedley
    • General Sutherland
    Edgar Wreford
    • Dr. Gallam
    Ian Curry
    • Gerry Weston
    April Olrich
    • Denise
    Dallas Cavell
    Dallas Cavell
    • Manager
    Jacqueline Jones
    Jacqueline Jones
    • Henriette
    Robert Hartley
    • Nena the Barman
    Royston Tickner
    • Maitre D'
    Gail Starforth
    • Maid
    Lynn Taylor
    • Valerie
    Gregory Scott
    • Waiter
    The Dave Lee Trio
    • Themselves
    Vernon Duke
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Eden
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Spike Heatley
    • Self - Acoustic Double Bass
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kim Mills
    • Writers
      • Peter Ling(teleplay)
      • Edward Rhodes(teleplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      Near the end of the episode, after Steed breaks out of the room, he stops against a clearly false wall which wobbles as he touches it.
    • Quotes

      John Steed: Would you like a cigarette?

      Henriette: No thank you, that's not one of my weaknesses.

      John Steed: You must tell me what are, sometime.

      Henriette: [chuckles] Well, it's rather funny you should say that, because actually I have just a load...

      John Steed: [cuts her off before she rambles on] You've been here long?

    • Soundtracks
      It's a Pity to Say Goodnight
      (uncredited)

      Written by Billy Reid

      Sung by Julie Stevens

      Performed by The Dave Lee Trio

    User reviews4

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    5/10
    Third episode with Venus Smith
    Third of the six episodes featuring nightclub singer Venus Smith (Julie Stevens), again an improvement on its predecessor. In demonstrating his magic box, a shady magician (Ian Curry) makes his female assistant disappear, then reappear, murdered by a fatal gunshot. Curiously, when her replacement (April Olrich) meets the same fate, the magician escapes suspicion! Steed brings Venus Smith into the picture, performing at the same nightclub where the murders occurred (two songs this time), and she's more helpful this time around, hearing voices from inside the magic box, and visiting an old friend (Jane Barratt) whose wheelchair-bound father, General Sutherland (Maurice Hedley), holds the key to the solution (NATO security leaks). Steed goes undercover in two disguises, one a masseur for the ailing General, wisely ducking out when Venus shows up (she blew his cover in "The Removal Men"), and later as a hypochondriac millionaire visiting Dr. Gallam (Edgar Wreford), the General's less than inspiring physician. Steed and Venus finally work well as a team, but had only three more together; next up for Venus would be "School for Traitors."
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    • Dec 22, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • ABC Weekend Television
      • Associated British Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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