Have Guns — Will Haggle

"**Have Guns — Will Haggle**"
"Have Guns — Will Haggle"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 12
Directed by	Ray Austin
Written by	Donald James (teleplay)
Produced by	Albert Fennell, Brian Clemens, John Bryce (uncredited)
Featured music	Laurie Johnson
Original air dates	1 May 1968 (ABC, US); 11 December 1968 (Thames, UK);
Guest appearances
	Johnny Sekka; Nicola Pagett;
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"Have Guns — Will Haggle" is the twelfth episode of the sixth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson. Its first broadcast was on the US ABC network on 1 May 1968. Its first UK broadcast was on 11 December 1968 by Thames Television, who commissioned this series of the show for the ITV network.^[1] The episode was directed by Ray Austin, and written by Donald James.

Plot

Three thousand top-secret and super-powerful FF70 rifles are stolen and come up on the black market for auction. In order to thwart the power-hungry Col. Nsonga, Steed decides to try and outbid him. There is an added incentive: the winner also decides the fate of the captured Tara.

Cast

Patrick Macnee as John Steed
Linda Thorson as Tara King
Johnny Sekka as Col. Nsonga
Nicola Pagett as Adriana
Jonathan Burn as Conrad
Timothy Bateson as Spencer
Michael Turner as Crayford
Robert Gillespie as Lift Attendant
Peter J. Elliott as Brad
Joe Dunne as Smith
Frank Maher as Mercenary 1
Terence Plummer as Mercenary 2
Rocky Taylor as Mercenary 3

Production

Filmed between October 1967 and February 1968, "Have Guns — Will Haggle" started as the pilot episode of the sixth series of The Avengers. In its original conception, entitled "Invitation to a Killing", it ran for 90 minutes and introduced the character of Tara King. As with Steed's previous companions, the intention was to introduce Tara as already working with Steed. However, when original producer John Bryce was replaced by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens, they decided to begin the series with "The Forget-Me-Knot" which explicitly introduced the character, so "Have Guns — Will Haggle" was moved to midway through the run. As such, it was edited down to the usual length of around 50 minutes.^[2]

References

^ Johnson, Piers. "Series 6 Episode Guide". The Avengers. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ Rogers, Dave (1995) The Ultimate Avengers, Boxtree

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[1] Johnson, Piers. "Series 6 Episode Guide". The Avengers. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[2] Rogers, Dave (1995) The Ultimate Avengers, Boxtree

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