Generally considered to be one of the best ever Avengers stories, Roger Marshall's Mandrake explores the strange goings-on in a deserted Cornish village where a succession of wealthy London businessmen have recently been buried. Inspired by forensic expert Sir Sydney Smith, Mandrake is an exciting detective story, written at a time when The Avengers had one foot in the real world and one in the surreal, parallel universe of Avengerland. Published for the first time, Roger Marshall's script is accompanied by an introduction and an analytical essay by Rodney Marshall.
This publication of the script is both a celebration of his creative talents and an opportunity to raise funds for research into a terrible disease which can leave people increasingly confused, frustrated and isolated. For every copy of this book sold, the profits will go towards the Alzheimer's Society's care and research.