The Avengers Forever: The Yellow Needle

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THE YELLOW NEEDLE

Production completed: 8 June 1961
UK Premiere (London, Season 1): 10 June 1961

When Sir Wilburforce Lungi arrives in London to negotiate independence for his African country, an attempt is made on his life. Steed investigates the delegate's assistant and discovers that she is a member of an opposing group. After Steed escapes capture in Africa, he warns Dr. Keel, who is an old friend of Lungi, and Keel thwarts an attempt to replace Lungi's insulin with lethal yellow fever virus.

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THE YELLOW NEEDLE
Written by Designed by Directed by Producer Music by Story Editors	Patrick Campbell Alpho O'Reilly Don Leaver Leonard White Johnny Dankworth Patrick Brawn & John Bryce
CAST
Dr. David Keel John Steed Sir Wilberforce Lungi Carol Wilson Inspector Anthony Jacquetta Brown Chief Bai Shebro Ali	Ian Hendry Patrick Macnee 007 Andre Dekar Ingrid Hafner Eric Dodson # Margaret Whiting Bari Johnson # Wolfe Morris #
# DOPPELGANGERS
Eric Dodson	Dragonsfield
Bari Johnson	Homicide and Old Lace
Wolfe Morris	The Decapod Two's a Crowd