The Grandeur That Was Rome
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| "The Grandeur That Was Rome" | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Kim Mills |
| Written by | Rex Edwards |
| Produced by | John Bryce |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson John Dankworth (theme) |
| Production code | 3-10 |
| Original air date | 30 November 1963 |
| Guest actors | |
|
Colette Wilde John Flint Ian Shand Raymond Adamson |
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The Grandeur That Was Rome is the tenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It originally aired on ABC on 30 November 1963. The episode was directed by Kim Mills and written by Rex Edwards.[1]
Contents
Plot
A meglomaniac food manufacturer who is obsessed with ancient Rome, is deliberately tainting his company's grain with ergot. Steed and Cathy are brought in to investigate.[2]
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
- Hugh Burden as Sir Bruno Luca
- Colette Wilde as Octavia
- John Flint as Marcus Dodds
- Ian Shand as Eastow
- Raymond Adamson as Lucius
- Kenneth Keeling as Appleton
- Colin Rix as Sergeant Barnes
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Grandeur That Was Rome at IMDb
- Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website
