• title card: white all caps text reading ‘BOX OF TRICKS’ superimposed on Valerie’s body, lying face down on the floor with a bullet wound in her back
  • extreme close-up of Henriette talking to Steed
  • Denise’s body has fallen out of the cabinet, face up, strangled by a stocking
  • Venus anxiously prepares to enter the cabinet as Weston performs his act. The Dave Lee Trio can be seen in the background
  • Weston takes the tape from Gallam and threads it onto the player hidden inside the upright piano
  • Venus and Steed dance, Henriette is annoyed by Venus’ non-stop chattering

Series 2 — Episode 17
Box of Tricks

Teleplay by Peter Ling and Edward Rhodes
Directed by Kim Mills

Read the script (PDF 4.9MB)

Production No 3517, VTR/ABC/2299
Production completed: January 17 1963. First transmission: January 18 1963.

Crew

Teleplay by Peter Ling regularDoctor WhoDanger Man
and Edward Rhodes
Story Editor Richard Bates regular
“The Avengers” Theme composed and played by Johnny Dankworth regular
Designed by Anne Spavin regular
Producer John Bryce regular
Directed by Kim Mills regular
Floor Manager John Russell regular
Stage Manager Michael Pearce regular
Call Boy John Cooper regular
Production Assistant Eileen Cornwell regular
P.A. Timer Paddy Dewey regular
Wardrobe Supervisor Margaret Morris regular
Make-up Supervisor Lee Halls regular
Technical Supervisor Peter Cazaly regular
Lighting Supervisor Bob Simmons regular
Senior Cameraman Dickie Jackman regular
Sound Supervisor Michael Roberts regular
Vision Mixer Gordon Hesketh regular
Racks Supervisor Alan Fowler regular
An ABC Production
Credits Legend:
Credited
Credited but not listed in press
Credited in press but not on screen
Credited in paperwork only
Uncredited / unattributed role
Crew: 90% opacity
® : illustrated from other sources

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