Season 3

 

17 The white elephant

 

Writer: John Lucarotti

4 January 1964

recorded 22 November 1963

 

Synopsis

When Snowy, a white elephant, is stolen from Noah Marshall's zoo, Cathy joins the staff as a big-game hunter. Noah tells her that Snowy was found by one of his hunters, Conniston, in the Burmese jungle. He brought the elephant home and Noah has kept it as a pet ever since. Cathy discuses Snowy's disappearance with her keeper, george. he is convinced that the elephant is dead since only one man could have taken her from the zoo alive, Lawrence, who owned the Burmese camp where Snowy was found. But George tells Cathy that Lawrence was killed in the jungle.

 

CAST

ACTOR/ACTRESS

ALSO PLAYED IN

Noah Marshall

Godfrey Quigley

Hot snow
Brought to book

Lawrence

Edwin Richfield

The removal men
Girl on the trapeze
Too many Christmas trees
Dead man's treasure
All done with mirrors

Conniston

Scott Forbes

XXX

Fitch

Bruno Barnabe

Honey for the prince
You'll catch your death

Brenda Paterson

Judy Parfitt

Bullseye
Escape in time
Whoever shoot poor George..

Madge Jordan

Rowena Gregory

Immortal clay

Joseph

Toke Townley

One for the mortuary

George

Martin Friend

The gilded cage