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In between the annual filming of the series Le Mesurier continued to appear in films, including a role as the prison Governor opposite Noël Coward in the 1969 Peter Collinson-directed film The Italian Job.

In 1970, Le Mesurier appeared in Ralph Thomas's Doctor in Trouble as the Purser ; he also made an appearance in Vincente Minnelli's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, a romantic fantasy musical with a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner adapted from his book for the 1965 stage production of the same name, featuring Barbra Streisand in the main role.