Death of a Great Dane

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"Death of a Great Dane"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 8
Directed by Peter Hammond
Written by
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3511 [1]
Original air date17 November 1962 (1962-11-17)
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"Death of a Great Dane" is the eighth 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 17 November 1962. The episode was directed by Peter Hammond and written by Roger Marshall and Jeremy Scott. [2]

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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. [3]

Cast

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References

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  2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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