The Mauritius Penny
7th episode of the 2nd season of The Avengers
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Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 | ||
Directed by | Richmond Harding | ||
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Featured music | John Dankworth (theme) | ||
Production code | 3510[1] | ||
Original air date | 10 November 1962 (1962-11-10) | ||
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"The Mauritius Penny" is the seventh episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by ABC on 10 November 1962. The episode was directed by Richmond Harding and written by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks.[2]
Plot
A philatelist is murdered after discovering an extremely rare and valuable stamp on sale. Steed and Cathy investigate and encounter a naughty dentist.[3]
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- Alfred Burke as Brown
- David Langton as Gerald Shelley
- Richard Vernon as Lord Matterley
- Sylva Langova as Sheila Gray
- Edward Jewesbury as Maitland
- Harry Shacklock as Percy Peckham
- Philip Guard as Peter Goodchild
- Alan Rolfe as Inspector Burke
- Grace Arnold as Elsie, Charlady
- Edward Higgins as P.C. Andrews
- Delia Corrie as Miss Power
- Raymond Hodge as Auction Porter
- Edwin Brown as Lorry Driver
- Anthony Blackshaw as Lorry Driver's Mate
- Theodore Wilhelm as Foreign Delegate
- Anthony Rogers as Boy
References
External links
- "The Mauritius Penny" at IMDb
- Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
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