The Mauritius Penny

"The Mauritius Penny"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 7
Directed by	Richmond Harding
Written by	Malcolm Hulke Terrance Dicks
Featured music	John Dankworth (theme)
Production code	3510[1]
Original air date	10 November 1962 (1962-11-10)
Guest appearances
Alfred Burke David Langton Richard Vernon Sylva Langova Edward Jewesbury Harry Shacklock
Episode chronology

"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

1. Johnson, Piers. "The Mauritius Penny". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
3. "The Mauritius Penny". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

External links

• "The Mauritius Penny" at IMDb
• Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website