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Overview

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Writer:
Sydney Newman (characters)
Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
5 September 1978 (USA) more
Plot:
John Steed and his new accomplices Purdey and Gambit find themselves facing new and deadly dangers in the bizarre world of espionage... more
NewsDesk:
Gareth Hunt Dies
 (From WENN. 15 March 2007)

User Comments:
Following trends, not setting them... more

Cast

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Patrick Macnee ... John Steed (26 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gareth Hunt ... Mike Gambit (26 episodes, 1976-1977)

Joanna Lumley ... Purdey (26 episodes, 1976-1977)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir" (France) (dubbed version)
"The New Avengers in Canada" (Canada: English title) (last season title)
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Runtime:
60 min (26 episodes)
Country:
France | UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Diana Rigg, co-star of the original Avengers, declined an invitation to appear on the new series. Instead, archive footage from the The Winged Avenger and From Venus With Love was used in one episode (K is For Kill Part One - The Tiger Awakes) to allow Emma Peel to make a guest appearance. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Thick of It: (#1.1)" (2005) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Following trends, not setting them..., 5 December 2000
Author: David Edge (roulette-4) from Lancashire, England

The idea of The New Avengers was to combine the idiosyncrasies of the old show, yet update it to compete with the then current cop show genre. Thereby capture the audience of middle America.

Ultimately it failed commercially and where The Avengers, with Steed and Emma Peel, led The New Avengers followed. The strengths were some cracking stories and performances from the three lead actors (special mention to Joanna Lumley - a worthy successor to Emma Peel). Weaknesses were some rushed and hurried plots and a continued lack of funding.

By following the trends of the 1970s it became far more dated than it's more stylish predecessor.

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