The Avengers The Deadly Air (Season 1, Episode 24)
TV-14
TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The Avengers

The Deadly Air (Season 1, Episode 24)

TV-14

TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When a revolutionary, but experimental, vaccine is stolen from a top-secret laboratory and a volunteer who was administered a dose dies, Keel and Steed agree to be human guinea pigs for the next test.

Director

John Knight

Writer

Lester Powell (teleplay)

Producer

Leonard White

Production Designer

Robert MacGowan (as Robert Macgowan)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 16, 1961

Release date

Dec 16, 1961 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Hendry Dr. David Keel Dr. David Keel See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Patrick Macnee John Steed John Steed See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Ingrid Hafner Carol Wilson Carol Wilson See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Keith Anderson Heneger Heneger See fewer	The Possessed (1969)
Geoffrey Bayldon Professor Kilbride Professor Kilbride See fewer	Casino Royale (1967)
Ann Bell Barbara Anthony Barbara Anthony See fewer	Tenko (1981)
Richard Butler Herbert Truscott Herbert Truscott See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Anthony Cundell Keo Armstrong Keo Armstrong See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Allan Cuthbertson Dr. Hugh Chalk Dr. Hugh Chalk See fewer	The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Michael Hawkins Dr. Philip Karswood Dr. Philip Karswood See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Douglas Muir One-Ten One-Ten See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Cyril Renison Dr. Harvey Dr. Harvey See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
John Stratton Dr. Owen Craxton Dr. Owen Craxton See fewer	The Third Key (1956)