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"The White Elephant" is the fifteenth episode of the third 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 4 January 1964. The episode was written by John Lucarotti.

Plot

Following the theft of Snowy, a rare albino elephant, Steed and Cathy are brought in to investigate illegal ivory smuggling.

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
• Godfrey Quigley as Noah Marshall
• Edwin Richfield as Professor Thaddeus Lawrence
• Scott Forbes as Lew Conniston
• Bruno Barnabe as Fitch
• Judy Parfitt as Brenda Paterson
• Rowena Gregory as Madge Jordan
• Toke Townley as Joseph Gourlay
• Martin Friend as George

References

1. Johnson, Piers. "The White Elephant". The Avengers. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. Rogers, Dave (25 April 1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
3. "The White Elephant". The Avengers Forever!. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

External links

• "The White Elephant" at IMDb
• Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website

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