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The Avengers S2E25 — Six Hands Across a Table
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The Avengers•Season 2•Episode 25

Six Hands Across a Table

7.0/10 · 149 votesMar 16, 196350 min

Ranked #11 of 26 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

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What should have been a quiet weekend at the home of an old friend soon turns into a thick web of treachery and scheming, which throws Cathy into the world of shipbuilding, cross-company romance, mysterious 'accidents' and misguided nationalism.

Directed byRichmond Harding
Written byReed De Rouen
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Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee

John Steed

Honor Blackman

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Catherine Gale

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Episode Summary

"Six Hands Across a Table" is episode 25 of The Avengers season 2. It scored 7.0/10 from 149 votes, ranking #11 of 26 episodes this season (season average 6.8). Directed by Richmond Harding and written by Reed De Rouen, it aired on March 16, 1963.

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