The Avengers
1961-1969 | Thriller | UK | Created by Sydney Newman
Overview
Steed with bowler and umbrella, and across the eras Cathy Gale then Emma Peel in a leather catsuit that made Diana Rigg a phenomenon. British eccentric spy fiction: diabolical masterminds, killer robots, karate. Rigg and Patrick Macnee chemistry carried it onto American prime time, a first for a British drama. The pop 1960s as a tv show.
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