The Avengers The Far Distant Dead (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The Avengers

The Far Distant Dead (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

While assisting hurricane victims in a remote Mexican village Dr. Keel treats a number of food-poisoning cases. He discovers that the vegetable oil the villagers have been given to cook with is actually hydraulic-fluid.

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Updated Aug 19, 1961

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Aug 19, 1961 (United Kingdom)

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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Hendry Dr. David Keel Dr. David Keel See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Patrick Macnee John Steed (credit only) John Steed (credit only) See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Tom Adams Rayner Rayner See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Katharine Blake Dr. Ampara Alvarez Sandoval Dr. Ampara Alvarez Sandoval See fewer	Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Reed De Rouen Zun Garcia Zun Garcia See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Francis De Wolff Hercule Zeebrugge Hercule Zeebrugge See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Guy Deghy Inspector Gauvreau Inspector Gauvreau See fewer	Secret Agent (1964)
Andreas Malandrinos Godoy Godoy See fewer	The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Michael Mellinger Mateos Mateos See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Norman Florence Mexican Aid Worker (uncredited) Mexican Aid Worker (uncredited) See fewer	The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)
Peter Hughes Caron (uncredited) Caron (uncredited) See fewer	Evita (1996)
Bob Raymond First victim (uncredited) First victim (uncredited) See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1964)