The Medicine Men (The Avengers)

The Medicine Men is the ninth 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 23 November 1963. The episode was directed by Kim Mills and written by Malcolm Hulke.^[1]

Plot

Steed and Cathy investigate a conspiracy to flood the market with counterfeit medicines.^[2]

Cast

• Patrick Macnee as John Steed
• Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
• Peter Barkworth as Geoffrey Willis
• Newton Blick as John Willis
• Harold Innocent as Frank Leeson
• Joy Wood as Miss Dowell
• Monica Stevenson as Fay
• John Crocker as Taylor
• Peter Hughes as Edwards
• Brenda Cowling as Masseuse

References

External links

• The Medicine Men at the Internet Movie Database
• Episode overview on The Avengers Forever! website

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