Judge Dee The Day of the Scavengers (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama

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Judge Dee

The Day of the Scavengers (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Drama

When the Imperial City is gripped by plague, the Scavengers - corpse-cleaners who rule by terror - the indiscretions of an eminent general's wife, and a prophesy of murder all add up to another exciting challenge for Judge Dee.

Director

Howard Baker

Writers

John Wiles | Robert van Gulik (novels)

Producer

Howard Baker

Composer

Derek Hilton

Production Designer

Peter Phillips

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Updated May 6, 1969

Release date

May 6, 1969 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Goodliffe Judge Dee Judge Dee See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
David Ashton Scavenger Scavenger See fewer	The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Stanley Bates Scavenger Scavenger See fewer	Rainbow (1972)
Penny Casdagli Sun Dew Sun Dew See fewer	Up Our Street (1985)
Martin Cort Scavenger Scavenger See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Yvonne Coulette Cassia Cassia See fewer	Daniel Deronda (1970)
Arne Gordon Ma Joong Ma Joong See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Ursula Howells Madame Yee Madame Yee See fewer	Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
Leonard Kavanagh Colonel Meng Colonel Meng See fewer	FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
Susan Lefton Innocence Innocence See fewer	Judge Dee (1969)
John Moreno Scavenger (as Juan Moreno) Scavenger (as Juan Moreno) See fewer	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Garfield Morgan Tao Gan Tao Gan See fewer	28 Weeks Later (2007)
Ian Ramsey Fang Fang See fewer	Oliver! (1968)
Michael Robbins Yuan Yuan See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Pamela Roland Rose Tree Rose Tree See fewer	The Guardians (1971)
Norman Scace Hoong Hoong See fewer	Melissa (1964)
David Strong Scavenger Scavenger See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1971)
John Woodnutt Hoo Penn Hoo Penn See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)