• title card: white all caps text reading ‘DEATH OF A BATMAN’ superimposed on photograph of Steed in Army uniform
  • Steed struggles to find room to swing his polo mallet in his flat while Cathy chats to him from the sofa
  • Lady Cynthia is quite taken with the dashing Mr. Steed - a close-up of her face
  • Steed encounters Goliath in the darkened florists
  • Van Doren looks on uneasily as Lord Teale speaks on the phone
  • Steed is perturbed by Van Doren’s revolver, which has just appeared near his left temple

Series 3 — Episode 5
Death Of A Batman

by Roger Marshall
Designed by Paul Bernard
Directed by Kim Mills

Read the script (PDF 1.7MB)
Read the dialogue sheets (PDF 370KB)

Production No 3609, VTR unknown
Production completed: August 14 1963. First transmission: October 26 1963.

Crew

written by Roger Marshall regularThe ProfessionalsThe Sweeney
story editor Richard Bates regular
THE AVENGERS theme composed and played by Johnny Dankworth regular
designed by Paul Bernard regularDoctor Who
producer John Bryce regular
Directed by Kim Mills regular
Floor Manager Peter Bailey regular
Stage Manager Nansi Davies regular
P.A. Eileen Cornwell regular
an ABC Production
Credits Legend:
Credited
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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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