The Mauritius Penny

7th episode of the 2nd season of The Avengers

"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

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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

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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

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* 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

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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

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

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Characters|

* John Steed
* Cathy Gale
* Emma Peel
* Tara King
* Mike Gambit
* Purdey
* Mother

Episodes|

| Series 1|

* "Hot Snow"
* "Crescent Moon"
* "Girl on the Trapeze"
* "Dance with Death"
* "The Frighteners"
* "Tunnel of Fear"

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Series 2|

* "Mr. Teddy Bear"
* "Propellant 23"
* "The Decapod"
* "Bullseye"
* "Mission to Montreal"
* "The Removal Men"
* "The Mauritius Penny"
* "Death of a Great Dane"
* "The Sell Out"
* "Death on the Rocks"
* "Traitor in Zebra"
* "The Big Thinker"
* "Death Dispatch"
* "Dead on Course"
* "Intercrime"
* "Immortal Clay"
* "Box of Tricks"
* "Warlock"
* "The Golden Eggs"
* "School for Traitors"
* "The White Dwarf"
* "Man in the Mirror"
* "Conspiracy of Silence"
* "A Chorus of Frogs"
* "Six Hands Across a Table"
* "Killer Whale"

Series 3|

* "Brief for Murder"
* "The Undertakers"
* "Man with Two Shadows"
* "The Nutshell"
* "Death of a Batman"
* "November Five"
* "The Gilded Cage"
* "Second Sight"
* "The Medicine Men"
* "The Grandeur That Was Rome"
* "The Golden Fleece"
* "Don't Look Behind You"
* "Death a la Carte"
* "Dressed to Kill"
* "The White Elephant"
* "The Little Wonders"
* "The Wringer"
* "Mandrake"
* "The Secrets Broker"
* "Trojan Horse"
* "Build a Better Mousetrap"
* "The Outside-In Man"
* "The Charmers"
* "Concerto"
* "Esprit de Corps"
* "Lobster Quadrille"

Series 4|

* "The Town of No Return"
* "The Gravediggers"
* "The Cybernauts"
* "A Surfeit of H2O"
* "The Hour That Never Was"
* "A Touch of Brimstone"
* "What the Butler Saw"

Series 5|

* "From Venus with Love"
* "The Fear Merchants"
* "Escape in Time"
* "The See-Through Man"
* "The Bird Who Knew Too Much"
* "The Winged Avenger"
* "The Living Dead"
* "The Hidden Tiger"
* "The Correct Way to Kill"
* "The Superlative Seven"
* "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station"
* "Death's Door"

Series 6|

* "The Forget-Me-Knot"
* "Have Guns — Will Haggle"
* "The Morning After"

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* Cast
* Radio episodes
* The New Avengers
* Film
* Minikillers

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