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"The White Dwarf"
The Avengers episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 21
Directed by Richmond Harding
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Produced by John Bryce
Featured music John Dankworth (theme)
Production code3520 [1]
Original air date15 February 1963 (1963-02-15)
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"The White Dwarf" is the twenty-first 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 in the Teledu Cymru region of the ITV network on Friday 15 February 1963. ABC Weekend TV, who produced the show for ITV, broadcast it the next day in its own regions. [1] The episode was directed by Richmond Harding and written by Malcolm Hulke. [2]

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Plot

A leading astronomer predicts that the earth is about to be destroyed. Steed and Cathy investigate a conspiracy to silence him. [3]

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Piers. "The White Dwarf". The Avengers. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. ISBN   978-0-907965-09-1 . Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. "The White Dwarf". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 18 April 2012.