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,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "The Avengers: Season 6: Episode 4 -- To recover a secret document, Steed and Emma participate in a rally and embark on a scavenger hunt.")
,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "The Avengers: Season 6: Episode 3 -- Diamonds worth £ 50,000 were found in the belly of a ventriloquist silent as death.")
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Release Date:
28 March 1966 (USA)
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Plot:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of an eccentricly suave British agent and his predominately female partners. Full summary »
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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys.
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 369) | Patrick Macnee | ... | John Steed / ... (160 episodes, 1961-1969) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Don Leaver | (20 episodes, 1961-1966) | ||
| Peter Hammond | (18 episodes, 1961-1964) | ||
| Kim Mills | (10 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Sidney Hayers | (9 episodes, 1965-1967) | ||
| Robert Fuest | (8 episodes, 1961-1969) | ||
| Roy Ward Baker | (8 episodes, 1965-1968) | ||
| Jonathan Alwyn | (7 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Richmond Harding | (7 episodes, 1962-1963) | ||
| Bill Bain | (7 episodes, 1963-1966) | ||
| James Hill | (7 episodes, 1965-1968) | ||
| Robert Day | (6 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Charles Crichton | (5 episodes, 1965-1969) | ||
| Don Chaffey | (5 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Peter Graham Scott | (4 episodes, 1965-1966) | ||
| Robert Asher | (4 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| John Hough | (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Laurence Bourne | (3 episodes, 1964) | ||
| John Krish | (3 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Don Sharp | (3 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Roger Jenkins | (2 episodes, 1961) | ||
| John Knight | (2 episodes, 1961) | ||
| Raymond Menmuir | (2 episodes, 1963) | ||
| Gerry O'Hara | (2 episodes, 1965-1966) | ||
| Gordon Flemyng | (2 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Peter Sykes | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Ray Austin | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Leslie Norman | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Brian Clemens | (31 episodes, 1961-1969) | |
| Philip Levene | (20 episodes, 1965-1968) | |
| Roger Marshall | (15 episodes, 1962-1967) | |
| Malcolm Hulke | (9 episodes, 1962-1969) | |
| Tony Williamson | (9 episodes, 1965-1969) | |
| Eric Paice | (8 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Martin Woodhouse | (7 episodes, 1962-1966) | |
| John Lucarotti | (6 episodes, 1961-1965) | |
| Terry Nation | (6 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Richard Harris | (5 episodes, 1961-1969) | |
| James Mitchell | (5 episodes, 1961-1963) | |
| Jeremy Burnham | (5 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Dennis Spooner | (4 episodes, 1961-1968) | |
| Terrance Dicks | (4 episodes, 1962-1969) | |
| Peter Ling | (3 episodes, 1961-1963) | |
| Patrick Brawn | (3 episodes, 1961) | |
| Jeremy Scott | (3 episodes, 1962-1967) | |
| Lester Powell | (2 episodes, 1961-1962) | |
| Geoffrey Bellman | (2 episodes, 1961) | |
| Terence Feely | (2 episodes, 1961) | |
| Ray Rigby | (2 episodes, 1961) | |
| Sheilagh Ward | (2 episodes, 1961) | |
| John Whitney | (2 episodes, 1961) | |
| Anthony Terpiloff | (2 episodes, 1962-1963) | |
| Philip Chambers | (2 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| Robert Banks Stewart | (2 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Sydney Newman | (unknown episodes) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Brian Clemens | .... | producer / associate producer (83 episodes, 1965-1969) | |
| Albert Fennell | .... | producer (57 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Julian Wintle | .... | producer / executive producer (50 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| John Bryce | .... | producer (41 episodes, 1963-1969) | |
| Leonard White | .... | producer (40 episodes, 1961-1962) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Laurie Johnson | (155 episodes, 1961-1969) | ||
| Howard Blake | (7 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Alan Hume | (26 episodes, 1965-1968) | ||
| Ernest Steward | (15 episodes, 1965-1967) | ||
| Gilbert Taylor | (8 episodes, 1966-1969) | ||
| Peter Jessop | (7 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Lionel Banes | (6 episodes, 1966) | ||
| Gerry Turpin | (5 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Wilkie Cooper | (5 episodes, 1967) | ||
| David Holmes | (5 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Stephen Dade | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
| H.A.R. Thomson | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Walter J. Harvey | (1 episode, 1968-1969) | ||
| Gerald Gibbs | (unknown episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Lionel Selwyn | (15 episodes, 1966-1968) | ||
| Richard Best | (14 episodes, 1965-1966) | ||
| Karen Heward | (11 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Peter Tanner | (9 episodes, 1965-1966) | ||
| Anthony Palk | (7 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Manuel del Campo | (7 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Ann Chegwidden | (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Robert C. Dearberg | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| John Glen | (unknown episodes) | ||
| Frank P. Keller | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| G.B. Walker | (83 episodes, 1965-1969) | ||
Series Production Design by | |||
| Robert Jones | (51 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Robert Fuest | (10 episodes, 1961-1962) | ||
| Jim Goddard | (9 episodes, 1961-1963) | ||
| Terry Green | (9 episodes, 1962-1963) | ||
| Patrick Downing | (6 episodes, 1961-1964) | ||
| Paul Bernard | (6 episodes, 1961-1963) | ||
| David Marshall | (6 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Wilfred Shingleton | (6 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Alpho O'Reilly | (5 episodes, 1961) | ||
| Ann Spavin | (5 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Richard Harrison | (5 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Robert MacGowan | (4 episodes, 1961-1964) | ||
| Philip Harrison | (4 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Douglas James | (4 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Harry Pottle | (24 episodes, 1965-1966) | ||
| Len Townsend | (13 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Kenneth McCallum Tait | (7 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Fred Carter | (7 episodes, 1967) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Jackie Jackson | (4 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Anne Gainsford | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Jim Hydes | .... | makeup artist (52 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| George Blackler | .... | makeup artist (26 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Pearl Orton | .... | hair stylist (24 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Hilda Fox | .... | hair stylist (15 episodes, 1967) | |
| Mary Sturgess | .... | hair stylist (14 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Gordon Bond | .... | hair stylist (9 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Bill Griffiths | .... | hair stylist (8 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Jan Dorman | .... | hair stylist (8 episodes, 1968) | |
| Basil Newall | .... | makeup artist (4 episodes, 1967) | |
| Jeanette Freeman | .... | hair stylist (3 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Laurie Greenwood | .... | unit manager (49 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Geoffrey Haine | .... | production manager (46 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Ron Fry | .... | production manager (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Gordon Scott | .... | executive in charge of production (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Albert Fennell | .... | executive in charge of production (26 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Franz von Toskana | .... | assistant production manager (25 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Richard F. Dalton | .... | unit manager (18 episodes, 1967) | |
| Ted Lloyd | .... | production manager (4 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John Hough | .... | second unit director / assistant director: second unit (17 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Frank Hollands | .... | assistant director (15 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Richard F. Dalton | .... | assistant director (14 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Ron Appleton | .... | assistant director (14 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Ron Purdie | .... | assistant director (13 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Ted Lewis | .... | assistant director (12 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Mike Higgins | .... | second assistant director: second unit / second assistant director (11 episodes, 1967) | |
| Michael Murray | .... | third assistant director (5 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Jack Martin | .... | assistant director (4 episodes, 1967) | |
| Colin Lord | .... | assistant director (4 episodes, 1969) | |
| Claude Watson | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1965) | |
| Ron Carr | .... | assistant director (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Drummond Riddell | .... | assistant director (unknown episodes) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Herbert Worley | .... | construction manager (34 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Brian Muir | .... | sculptor (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Kenneth McCallum Tait | .... | associate art director / set dresser (30 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Len Townsend | .... | associate art director (26 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Simon Wakefield | .... | set dresser (24 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Charles Hammerton | .... | construction manager (16 episodes, 1967) | |
| Len Dunstan | .... | construction manager (6 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Richard Harrison | .... | assistant art director / associate art director (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Ted Tester | .... | set dresser (3 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| A.W. Lumkin | .... | recording director (83 episodes, 1965-1969) | |
| Len Abbott | .... | dubbing mixer (54 episodes, 1965-1969) | |
| Simon Kaye | .... | sound recordist (36 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Cecil Mason | .... | sound recordist (27 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Peter Lennard | .... | sound editor (26 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Len Shilton | .... | dubbing mixer (22 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Jack T. Knight | .... | sound editor (18 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Lionel Selwyn | .... | sound editor (17 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Ken Rawkins | .... | sound recordist (10 episodes, 1967) | |
| Bill Rowe | .... | dubbing mixer / sound recordist (8 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Robert C. Dearberg | .... | sound editor (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Russ Hill | .... | sound editor (6 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Rydal Love | .... | sound editor (5 episodes, 1967) | |
| Claude Hitchcock | .... | sound recordist (3 episodes, 1969) | |
| Bert Rule | .... | sound editor (2 episodes, 1966) | |
| Dennis Whitlock | .... | sound recordist (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Keith Batten | .... | boom operator (unknown episodes) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Ray Austin | .... | stunt arranger (50 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Joe Dunne | .... | stunt arranger (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Paul Weston | .... | stunt double: Patrick Macnee (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Peter J. Elliott | .... | high dive stunt double: Diana Rigg / stunt double: Richard Montez (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Cyd Child | .... | stunt double: Diana Rigg, 1965-1967 (unknown episodes) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Steve Birtles | .... | supervising electrician (30 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Wally Thompson | .... | supervising electrician (18 episodes, 1967) | |
| James Bawden | .... | camera operator (14 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Godfrey A. Godar | .... | camera operator (13 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Brian Elvin | .... | camera operator (13 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Tony White | .... | camera operator (10 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Ernest Robinson | .... | camera operator (9 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Roy Bond | .... | supervising electrician (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Jeff Seaholme | .... | camera operator (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Walter J. Harvey | .... | director of photography: second unit (7 episodes, 1968) | |
| Frank Drake | .... | camera operator (6 episodes, 1967) | |
| Gerald Gibbs | .... | director of photography: second unit (6 episodes, 1968) | |
| Ronnie Taylor | .... | camera operator (5 episodes, 1965) | |
| Bert Mason | .... | director of photography: second unit (4 episodes, 1969) | |
| David Holmes | .... | director of photography: second unit (2 episodes, 1969) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Alun Hughes | .... | wardrobe designer: Linda Thorston / wardrobe designer: Diana Rigg (52 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Pierre Cardin | .... | wardrobe designer: Patrick Macnee (30 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Felix Evans | .... | wardrobe (25 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Patrick Macnee | .... | wardrobe designer: Patrick Macnee / wardrobe: Patrick Macnee (24 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Jackie Jackson | .... | wardrobe supervisor (22 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| John Bates | .... | wardrobe designer: Diana Rigg (15 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Frederick Starke | .... | wardrobe designer: Honor Blackman (14 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| Ivy Baker | .... | wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe (13 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Jean Fairlie | .... | wardrobe supervisor (11 episodes, 1967) | |
| Michael Whittaker | .... | wardrobe designer: Honor Blackman (7 episodes, 1962-1963) | |
| Harvey Gould | .... | wardrobe designer: Linda Thorston (6 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Hilda Geerdts | .... | wardrobe / wardrobe supervisor (5 episodes, 1967) | |
| Gladys James | .... | wardrobe (3 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Peter Tanner | .... | supervising editor (24 episodes, 1967) | |
| Ann Chegwidden | .... | post-production coordinator (20 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Harry Booth | .... | post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 1968) | |
| Manuel del Campo | .... | supervising editor (9 episodes, 1968) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| John Dankworth | .... | composer and performer: theme / composer: theme music (78 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Karen Heward | .... | music editor (35 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Paul B. Clay | .... | music editor (19 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Howard Blake | .... | composer: additional music (3 episodes, 1968) | |
| Laurie Johnson | .... | music supervisor (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Vivienne Collins | .... | music editor (2 episodes, 1968) | |
Series Transportation Department | |||
| George Andrews | .... | unit driver (unknown episodes) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Jack Greenwood | .... | production controller (44 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| John Bryce | .... | story editor (40 episodes, 1961-1962) | |
| Richard Bates | .... | story editor (38 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| June Randall | .... | continuity (35 episodes, 1965-1969) | |
| Philip Levene | .... | story consultant (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Terry Nation | .... | script editor (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Julian Wintle | .... | consultant to the series (33 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Patrick Brawn | .... | story editor (26 episodes, 1961) | |
| Brian Clemens | .... | story editor (26 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Franz von Toskana | .... | production accountant (25 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Edward Rayne | .... | shoes: Diana Rigg (14 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Mary Spain | .... | continuity (14 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Gladys Goldsmith | .... | continuity (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Kay Perkins | .... | continuity (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Anne Trehearne | .... | fashion consultant (6 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Kay Fenton | .... | continuity (4 episodes, 1969) | |
| Eve Wilson | .... | continuity (3 episodes, 1967) | |
| Doreen Soan | .... | continuity (2 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Marjorie Lavelly | .... | continuity (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Peggy Spirito | .... | continuity (2 episodes, 1967) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Independent Television (ITV) (1961) (UK) (TV)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1967-1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1969) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
- Lumiere Video (1993) (UK) (VHS)
- A&E Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
- A&E Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
- ARTE (2009) (Germany) (TV)
- Arte (2009) (France) (TV)
- Orion Television Distribution (????) (worldwide) (TV) (syndication)
- StudioCanal (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
- Warner Bros. Television (????) (worldwide) (TV) (syndication)
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60 min (161 episodes)
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Diana Rigg was the first person ever to do Kung Fu on the screen. In 1965, Ray Austin went to his producers and said, "Listen, I want to do this thing called Kung Fu". They said "Kung what?" and insisted that Emma, like her predecessor, stick to judo. Instead, Austin secretly taught Rigg Kung Fu.See more »
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An absolute masterpiece in British television, The Avengers is a timeless, witty, fantastical series which is as, if not more, popular today than it was more than 40 years ago.
This series has something for everybody - gangsters, diabolical masterminds, glamorous girls, car chases, fights and endless glasses of champagne.
It is interesting to see how the series developed from its humble beginnings in 1961. Playing it straight in the early days it gradually became more and more way-out with wackier and wackier plots and characters. The Cathy Gale and Emma Peel eras are regarded by many to be the high point of the series although there are high spots in virtually every point in the show's history.
Only one episode exists from Series 1 with the mysterious, shadowy Steed being a much more sinister character to Ian Hendry's open Doctor Keel. Then we have much verbal sparring and innuendo between Steed and the delicious Cathy Gale and her kinky boots. Film and eventually colour were introduced with the feline Emma Peel and her high kicks and the show closed the 60s in gaudy, cartoonish style with the naive Tara King and her snazzy Lotus Europa.
This is British television at its best and a true legend in broadcasting. The 1970s version, The New Avengers, has it's own charm in a way but is best regarded as a totally separate entity as this original series was...well...original!