Episode
The Avengers: Too Many Christmas Trees
Overview
Christmas. Steed is having bad, seemingly prophetic, dreams, involving festive themes and a dead agent. Can he find solace at a fancy-dress party in the country home of a Dickens enthusiast?
Details
- Series
- The Avengers
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1965-12-25
Episode context
Too Many Christmas Trees is Episode 13 in Season 4 of The Avengers. It aired on 1965-12-25.
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