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Creator:
Sydney Newman
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Release Date:
28 March 1966 (USA) more
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. Another 1 win more
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Cast

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Patrick Macnee ... John Steed / ... (159 episodes, 1961-1969)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (161 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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The original macho female spy, Cathy Gale, was a composite character based on two real-life women: Life magazine's daring photographer, Margaret Bourke-White, and anthropologist Margaret Mead. more
Quotes:
Emma Peel: Would you like a drink?
John Steed: Intravenously!
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Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994) more

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Emma, The only one, 23 January 2002
Author: marisol (patita@mmail.com.py) from Paraguay

The Avengers is universal and atemporal,the series never shows"the swinging london" but the soul of the mid-sixties is there. Patrick Macnee as the classic dandy in Pierre Cardin suits is just "cool",his first female partner was Cathy Gale(Honor Blackman)she was great but the real lady of the show was "Emma Peel"(the irreplaceable Diana Rigg)her wardrobe,sophistication and witty sense of humor makes her"unique". The chemistry between Macnee and Rigg is just incomparable! but happiness is not forever,Rigg leaves the shows in 1967(she joined the series in 1965);the last "Emma Peel episode" is full of melancholy.The replacement seem to be impossible but "Tara King"(Linda Thorson)appears and The Avengers was never the same,in May of 1969 the series was over. Diana Rigg,like Honor Blackman("Pussy Galore")also was a"Bond girl",but she always be the best female partner for John Steed. The show is quintessence "british" with great dialogues,fantastic script "the Avengers" works against dull Tv american series from the sixties. In " 2002" the new generation re-discovered "the avengers",and I'm very happy to be part of it.

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