The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1968

Starring: Linda Thorson, Patrick Macnee Dvd Release: 7th October, 2002 Number Of Discs: 2 Format: Box set, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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The Avengers is a British 1960s television series featuring secret agents in a fantasy 1960s Britain. The programmes were made by TV company Associated British Corporation & the series was created by their then Head of Drama Sydney Newman. Patrick Macnee played secret agent John Steed throughout the series, complete with bowler hat & umbrella. In the first series in 1961, Steed was himself a secondary character, the protagonist being Dr David Keel - all but two of these episodes are now lost. The Avengers was a successor to Hendrys earlier series Police Surgeon, in which he played a similar character. Hendry was considered the star of the series, receiving top billing over Macnee & Steed did not appear in several episodes. Production of the first season was cut short by a strike. By the time it was settled & production could resume, Hendry had quit to pursue a film career. Posters Of The Avengers

THIS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR SETS OF AVENGERS DVDS WITH THE FAB LINDA THORSTON AS TARA KING HERES MY VIEW ON THE STORIES. 1.YOULL CATCH YOUR DEATH

NOSE DOCTORS ARE DYING OF FATAL SNEEZING FITS WHEN THEY OPEN BOOBYTRAPPED LETTERS. STEED AND TARA INVESTIGATE AND TARA ENDS UP INPRISONED IN A DEEP FREEZE. I LIKE THIS ONE ITS A GOOD EPISODE LOTS OF FIGHTS TOO. 2.ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS

THE BIG TARA FIGHT ONE AS TARA IS FORCED TO GO SOLO AGAINST A WHOLE LIGHTHOUSE OF KILLERS SHE DEFENATLY KICKS A LOT OF BUTT HERE ALMOST ON A PAR WITH EMMA. I LOVE THIS ONE ITS ONE OF MY FAVS. 3.LEGACY OF DEATH

STEED GETS AN ANTIQUE SWORD SENT TO HIM AND EVERY VILLAN IN THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO WANT IT. A FAB EPISODE WITH LOADS OF ACTION AND LOTS OF DEAD BADDIES. ANOTHER GOOD EPISODE. 4.THEY KEEP KILLING STEED

STEED IS TAKEN PRISONER AND A WHOLE LOT OF DOPPELGANGERS ARE LET LOOSE ON A PEACE CONFERENCE AND ITS UP TO TARA TO STOP ALL THE STEEDS BUT WILL SHE SHOOT THE RIGHT ONES. AN OK EPISODE NOT THE BEST. 5.WISH YOU WERE HERE

TARA BECOMES A PRISONER IN A HOTEL THAT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE ANOTHER GREAT SOLO OUTING FOR TARA AS SHE FIGHTS A WHOLE HOTEL OF BADDIES. ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE. 6.KILLER

ANOTHER GIRL REPLACES TARA IN THIS EPISODE ABOUT A KILLER COMPUTER AND SHE IS VERY EMMAISH LOTS OF FIGHTS THIS LADY CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF STEED IS GOOD IN THIS ONE TOO. A FAB EPISODE. 7.THE ROTTERS KILLERS THAT CAN DISOLVE ANY WOOD WITH A SPECIAL SPRAY ARE WREAKING HAVOK. CAN STEED AND TARA STOP THEM. A GREAT ACTION PACKED EPISODE 8. THE INTERROGATORS A PHONEY TRAINING PROGRAMME IS MAKING SOLDIERS TELL GOVERNMENT SECRETS SOON ITS TARAS TURN. AN OK EPISODE BUT ITS A BIT CONFUSING. ALL IN ALL I SAY THIS IS THE BEST OF THE FOUR BUT YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY ALL FOUR.

Patrick Macnee is a British actor. His mother became a lesbian & had a live-in partner who helped pay for his schooling. Macnee became an American citizen in 1959. Despite numerous roles in theatre, on television & in cinema, Macnee is still best known as the inimitable secret agent John Steed in the series The Avengers. Initially a secondary character--the series was conceived as a vehicle for Ian Hendry, who played an associate of Steeds--Steed became the centre of the show after Hendrys departure at the end of the first season, playing opposite a succession of female partners that included Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg & Linda Thorson. Steed was also the central character of a revival, The New Avengers, in which he was teamed with characters played by Joanna Lumley & Gareth Hunt. Other notable roles include his part in the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, a guest role in Alias Smith & Jones & two villainous roles in Battlestar Galactica. Posters Of Patrick Macnee

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