Episode
The Avengers: Brief for Murder
Overview
Thanks to the clever briefing of the Lakin brothers a man charged with treason is found not guilty. Mrs Gale believes that Steed is implicated, and contacts the newspapers. Steed threatens her: either withdraw her allegations or pay the consequences. Soon Steed is on trial for Gale's murder.
Details
- Series
- The Avengers
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1963-09-28
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
Brief for Murder is Episode 1 in Season 3 of The Avengers. It aired on 1963-09-28. The runtime is 52 min.
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