Tunnel of Fear
| "Tunnel of Fear" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 20  | 
| Directed by | Guy Verney | 
| Written by | John Kruse | 
| Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) | 
| Production code | 3417 | 
| Original air date | 5 August 1961 | 
"Tunnel of Fear" is the 20th episode of the first series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee and Ingrid Hafner, and guest starring John Salew, Anthony Bate and Miranda Connell. It was recorded on 405-line monochrome videotape on 3 August 1961 and was first broadcast by ABC on 5 August 1961. It is one of the three known complete series 1 episodes to have survived being purged from the ABC archives and was rediscovered in 2016 when it was found in a private collection. The episode was directed by Guy Verney and written by John Kruse.