#plot but unexpectedly departs the episode halfway through (in a good way; she doesn't get murdered or anything)
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Alexandra Bastedo goes toe to toe with Simon Templar (and bonus Philip Madoc as her employer, Alzon), as French nightclub hostess Mireille in The Saint: The Counterfeit Countess (5.20, ITC, 1967).
Bonus bonus: Philip Madoc and his lovely cat Chouchou
#fave spotting#alexandra bastedo#sharron macready#the champions#the saint#the counterfeit countess#philip madoc#chouchou#itc#1967#this is a year before Alexandra found ITC immortality as Sharron in The Champions#she'd made a brief appearance before in 3.22 (follow the fave spotting tag for more) but her part is more substantial here and gets her#the coveted guest star credit (shared with Kate O'Mara). that being said‚ her time onscreen is relatively brief; she's important to the#plot but unexpectedly departs the episode halfway through (in a good way; she doesn't get murdered or anything)#actually Chouchou probably rivals her for screentime... and for my affections....#lord knows im a sucker for cats but this acting cat is a spectacular one. quite content to sit and be scritched by Philip Madoc#or to be hoisted up and talked at by Roger Moore‚ or even to do stunts (does jumping from a window ledge to the floor count as a stunt?)#i may be biased but Chouchou stole my heart and in turn the episode. ily Chouchou! i wish you were a returning character!
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