The Tunnel of Fear
by John Kruse
Top secret information is leaking into Europe from somewhere in Southend and is it a coincidence that Harry Black, a recent escapee from prison, worked in the funfair? Closer examination reveals that the Ghost Train is more scary than it looks and Wickram is arranging the leaks. Trick cigarettes allow Steed to bluff the enemy into submission and Black is proved innocent: he was hypnotised and framed.
Cast
* mug shots in sepia denote images sourced from other productions.
| Maxie Lardner | Stanley Platts |
| Jack Wickram | John Salew |
| Dr David Keel | Ian Hendry {regular}{New Avengers}{Dangerman}{Police Surgeon}{The Saint}{The Sweeney} |
| Carol Wilson | Ingrid Hafner {regular}{Police Surgeon} |
| Harry Black | Anthony Bate {regular}{The Saint}{The Champions} |
| John Steed | Patrick Macnee {regular}{New Avengers}{007} |
| One-Ten | Douglas Muir {regular}{The Saint} |
| Mrs Mary Black | Doris Rogers |
| Madame Zenobia | Nancy Roberts {Carry On..} |
| Claire | Miranda Connell |
| Billy | Douglas Rye |
| Sergeant | Morris Perry {regular}{Callan}{The Champions}{The Professionals}{Dr Who}{The Sweeney} |
| Not billed in TV Times magazine | |
|---|---|
| Wickram's hencman | unknown |
| carnival girl | unknown |
| carnival girl | unknown |
| carnival girl | unknown |
| carnival girl | unknown |
| carnival girl | unknown |
| carnival girl | unknown |
| carnival boy | unknown |
| carnival boy | unknown |
| carnival boy | unknown |
| carnival boy | unknown |
| fairgoer | unknown |
| fairgoer | unknown |
| fairgoer | unknown |
| fairgoer | unknown |
| constable | Richard Pescud {regular} |
| bystander | unknown |
Crew
| Teleplay by | John Kruse {The Professionals}{The Saint} |
| "The Avengers" Theme composed and played by | Johnny Dankworth {regular} |
| Designed by | James Goddard {regular}{Callan}{The Sweeney} |
| Producer | Leonard White {regular}{Callan}{Police Surgeon} |
| Directed by | Guy Verney {Callan}{Police Surgeon} |
Minutiæ
- * Murray Hayne was originally cast to play Harry Black (and appears in all the known published cast lists); he presumably fell ill prior to filming and was replaced by Anthony Bate. (Many thanks to Alan Hayes for uncovering this pearl of wisdom).