The Decapod [SEP] series
The Decapod
"The Decapod" is the third episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series "The Avengers", starring Patrick Macnee and Julie Stevens. It originally aired on ABC on 13 October 1962. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Eric Paice.
Plot.
Steed is brought in to protect the President of a Balkan Republic from a masked assassin. He sends Venus on a phony tour, with real wrestlers.
Music.
Julie Stevens sings
Avengers", for which John Dankworth had written the original theme music. The Trio feature particularly in the 1962 episodes "The Removal Men" (a significant chunk of the show is devoted to a complete jazz tune performed by the Dave Lee Trio) and "The Decapod". The Dave Lee Trio also appeared in several episodes of Series 2 backing one of the lead characters, Venus Smith, who sang in a nightclub. Venus was usually unaware of what John Steed was actually involved in, and was phased out in