The Avengers (1961 69). Champagne Chums Combating Crime Capers
, retrotv, 60s, 60stv Stam Fine Reviews looks at the 1960 s series The Avengers, a stylish and action packed spy series starring Patrick Macnee along with Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, and Linda Thorson, but not at the same time. It was a big deal in its day, remained a big deal for a long time, had a sequel series in the 70s (The New Avengers, with Joanna Lumley), then a terrible movie version in 1998 made it less of a big deal, yet they re still showing the series. Who knew John Steed, along with at various times, Emma Peel, Cathy Gale, Dr Keel, Dr King, Venus Smith, and latterly, Tara King, would become involved in stopping crime and espionage plots. 0:00 Introduction 1:38 Avenging 4:19 Season Two: Honor Blackman 9:57 Season Three: Almost Live. 15:40 Season Four: We re Filmed, Mrs 25:37 Season Five: In Colour, Lots of It. 29:47: Season Six: Tarara Boomdeay 34:33 Music, Remakes 35:11 Guest Stars, Parodies 37:
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