"The Mauritius Penny" is the seventh episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British
spy-fi television series ''
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'', starring
Patrick Macnee
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and
Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by
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on 10 November 1962. The episode was directed by
Richmond Harding and written by
Malcolm Hulke and
Terrance Dicks.
Plot
A philatelist is murdered after discovering an extremely rare and valuable stamp on sale. Steed and Cathy investigate and encounter a naughty dentist.
Cast
*
Patrick Macnee
Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British film and television actor. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he began his acting career in Canada. Despite having some small film roles, Macnee spent much ...
as John Steed
*
Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
*
Alfred Burke as Brown
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David Langton as Gerald Shelley
*
Richard Vernon as Lord Matterley
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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 (actor), Edward Higgins as P.C. Andrews
* Delia Corrie as Miss Power
* Raymond Hodge as Auction Porter
* Edwin Brown (actor), Edwin Brown as Lorry Driver
* Anthony Blackshaw as Lorry Driver's Mate
* Theodore Wilhelm as Foreign Delegate
* Anthony Rogers (actor), Anthony Rogers as Boy
References
External links
*
Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
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The Avengers (season 2) episodes
1962 British television episodes
Philately