Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Patrick Macnee | ... | John Steed | |
Honor Blackman | ... | Catherine Gale | |
George A. Cooper | ... | Maxwell Barker | |
Philip Latham | ... | Professor Cartright | |
Peter Copley | ... | Henry Barker | |
Bill Nagy | ... | Johnson | |
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Vivienne Drummond | ... | Elizabeth Fuller |
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Daniel Thorndike | ... | Minister |
Constance Chapman | ... | Miss Tregarth | |
George Roubicek | ... | Luke | |
Keith Pyott | ... | Professor Richter | |
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Paul Anil | ... | Rahim |
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John Falconer | ... | Butler |
A famous astronomer predicts that the entry into the solar system of a small star will result in the destruction of the Earth. Steed and Cathy try to discover the connection, if any, between the astronomer's dire prediction and the threats on his life. Written by Anonymous
"The White Dwarf" presented another potentially gripping story, bearing similarities to the 1961 feature "The Day the Earth Caught Fire." Professor Richter (Keith Pyott, "The House That Jack Built") is an astronomer who believes that a 'white dwarf' (not a black hole) is on a collision course with the sun, and will destroy all life in our solar system. Unfortunately, on a night when he's about to confirm his findings, he is murdered by an unseen assailant, who also disposes of another astronomer as well. On the business end, Maxwell Barker (George A. Cooper, "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues") receives the white dwarf news from his brother Henry (Peter Copley, "All Done with Mirrors"), who works for the Ministry, believing he can make a financial killing from a worldwide panic. Philip Latham ("Room Without a View"), like George A. Cooper a veteran of Hammer's Dracula series, plays Professor Cartright, alarmed by the high morality rate at the observatory, and George Roubicek ("Invasion of the Earthmen") plays the grieving son of Professor Richter. Cathy again dominates the proceedings, but the climax proves to be unsatisfactorily rushed (during one dialogue exchange between Steed and Cathy, a microphone can clearly be seen above them). Steed's dog Sheba makes the second of her five appearances, hopping onto his lap and getting her belly rubbed.