"Death of a Great Dane" is the eighth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series ''

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'', starring

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and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by

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on 17 November 1962. The episode was directed by Peter Hammond and written by Roger Marshall and

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Plot

When a road accident victim is found to have £50,000 worth of diamonds in his stomach, Steed and Cathy are called in to investigate.

Cast

as John Steed * Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale *

Frederick Jaeger Manfred Frederick Jaeger (9 May 1928 – 18 June 2004) was a German-born British film, television, theatre and radio character actor. Biography Jaeger was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to England following Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He ...

as Getz *

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as Gregory * John Laurie as Sir James Mann *

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as Mrs. Miller * Dennis Edwards as First Assistant * Anthony Baird as Second Assistant * Billy Milton as Minister *

Eric Elliott The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

as Winetaster * Roger Maxwell as Winetaster *

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as Gravedigger *

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as Policeman * Frank Peters as George Miller * Kevin Barry as Kennels Man

References

External links

*
Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
{{The Avengers The Avengers (season 2) episodes 1962 British television episodes