"Traitor in Zebra" is the eleventh episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series '' The Avengers'', starring

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and

Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in ''The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 58. (1962� ...

. It was first broadcast by

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on 8 December 1962. The episode was directed by

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and written by John Gilbert.

Plot

In Wales, a new satellite tracking system is being jammed every time it is used. Steed and Cathy search for the traitor who is passing on information about the project.

Cast

as John Steed *

as Cathy Gale * John Sharp as Rankin *

Richard Leech Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McCl ...

as Franks *

Noel Coleman Noel Coleman (26 November 1919 – 12 October 2007) was a RADA-trained English actor who appeared in many television roles. He appeared in the 1969 '' Doctor Who'' serial ''The War Games'' as General Smythe and he appeared in ''Red Dwarf'' as th ...

as Captain Nash * Jack Stewart as Thorne * Ian Shand as Lieutenant Mellors *

William Gaunt William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He became widely known for television roles such as Richard Barrett in ''The Champions'' (1968–1969), Arthur Crabtree in '' No Place ...

as Sub-Lieutenant Graham *

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as Maggie *

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as Linda * Michael Danvers-Walker as Crane *

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as Escorting Officer *

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as Wardroom Steward

References

External links

*
Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
{{The Avengers The Avengers season 2 episodes 1962 British television episodes