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.........as an unimpressed BBC1 announcer described it during its last repeat. Like so much British stuff that Americans seem to adore, in Britain it's viewed as old-fashioned and rather silly. Remember, "cult" stuff only appeals to a minority, by definition. Dolmance (talk) 17:35, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Season 4,Episode 1 was filmed at RAF Bircham Newton not Sculthorpe.
Although it is noted on the page that other surviving episodes exist, referring to "the surviving episode 'The Persuaders'" suggests that this is the only episode to exist from this season. I'd like to suggest that this be rephrased. I'd also like to suggest that since one of the surviving episodes is named, that the other complete episode ("Girl on the Trapese") also be named - particularly as it is one of the episodes not featuring John Steed that is referred to in the article.
"Missing, Believed Wiped", November 2003 was the event at which "Girl on a Trapeze" was returned, amongst other notable recoveries. The article does talk about the recovered episode, but might be too general. There may be better, more specific accounts. OTOH, it would seem better to have a link to the recovery that is somewhat appropriate than no link at all.
"Amateur" status: Stating that Venus Smith had no "professional crime fighting skills, unlike the two doctors" is surely erroneous - both doctors Keel and King were general practitioners, not police surgeons or other professional crime fighters. All three characters were "amateur Avengers", not agents. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.108.101.3 (talk) 06:18, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the following addition to the article:'
I've been an Avengers watcher for many years and I've never heard of this. Can anyone provide a source or substantiate this piece of trivia. It's cool if it's true, however if it is reinstated it should be placed under "Trivia", and I don't think we can say that every episode takes place on the 12th unless someone has information regarding the David Keel episodes. 23skidoo 02:32, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Correct- I just watched a couple different episodes on DVD, and unless the dates were listed on the newspapers that were used as props (the print was too small to read the dates), I could find no other sources in the shows that would have given the date.Grynman 02:50, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I can't think of a natural way to insert it into the article, but the character of Purdey from "The New Avengers" was named after the famous English gun manufacturer James Purdey and Sons. [1] Furthermore, Joanna Lumley's hairstyle became quite notorious. [2] That link is to "Hairfinder, the International Hair Directory". The 70's version was just as dismal and grim as the updated Return of the Saint or the Rover SD1, or drunken fat men. -Ashley Pomeroy 22:06, 17 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Talking of hair, some accounts say that Linda Thorson's hair was completely destroyed prior to the first episodes being recorded, in a disasterous attempt to make her blonde. Also on Linda Thorson, there have been claims that she tried to perform all of her own stunts (much to the chagrin of the stuntwoman) and had some scripts edited to make this easier on her. I do not have definitive references to these.
Another tidbit. Sir Robert Peel founded Scotland Yard. So Mrs. Peel as crime fighter has a subtext beyond "Man Appeal." <>< tbc 21:40, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A recent edit states South Africa didn't have TV till 1976. That sounds a bit late. Can anyone confirm that? 23skidoo 06:06, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Could someone please take a look at A Touch of Brimstone and judge whether it should be merged or not. The JPS 22:03, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Looking things over, I saw no reason why New Avengers shouldn't be an article by itself. After all there are separate articles for, say, Star Trek: The Next Generation which was also a sequel/revival of an older series. I have created The New Avengers (TV series) and moved most of the show information there. 23skidoo 16:58, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Should there be more behind-the-scenes information in the article? It seems odd that neither Brian Clemens nor Laurie Johnson are mentioned, for example. --Whouk (talk) 09:58, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I made a small adjustment to the caption on the new TV Guide image. To my understanding The Avengers was not the first British series to be a prime-time success in the US as both The Saint and Secret Agent (a.k.a. Danger Man) had both aired in prime time in the US (and did well) before The Avengers came over. 23skidoo 19:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I just saw for the first time a copy of the new Emma Peel Collection DVD set that A&E has put out. They're including a bonus disc that includes the three episodes known to exist from the first season. There's no indication that Hot Snow, which is included, is incomplete. Does anyone know if a complete version has been discovered? 23skidoo 23:00, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Frankly, they're crowding up the page and should best be kept in its own article connected hereto.. DrWho42 03:36, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Now that magazine covers have been effectively banned from Wikipedia, we're left with no image of Ian Hendry's David Keel. Does anyone have an alternate image they can upload, perhaps a screen capture from the recent DVD release of the season 1 episodes? 23skidoo 13:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I felt that each of the three main "assistants" deserved an image, especially the one from the most well-rememberd Avengers episodes. laddiebuck 01:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi:
I think the article could do with a bit about how well the show did in its ratings. It seems that every box set describes the series as a cult show, but my understanding is that the show was hardly the enthusiasm of a few dedicated fans, but wildly popular. There was a real spy craze at the time on television (Man from Uncle, Mission Impossible, and innumerable cookie-cutter offerings from ITV) so how well did The Avengers do in such a crowded marketplace?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgGReUTkZVI
Just wondering.
AG
I added the site theavengerstv.com which links amongst others to The Avengers Forever website. This and the other sites give a comprehensive overview of all relating to The Avengers. This link was removed as it was just a "fan site". I feel it should be added as there are no better sites around if you need/want more information. Is there any reason this cannot be added, I wonder? Bigar 08:23, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm calling doubt on the statement that the 4-volume Australian set added to the bibliography was truly authorised. I can find nothing to support this, and if it were authorised it would have been published elsewhere. Can anyone provide a citation to support that the four releases were in fact authorized? 68.146.41.232 16:55, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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This was classified as being from the American Broadcasting Company, but it's actually from the OTHER ABC(Associated British Corporation) in England...pleas re-classify it under "British TV dramas"...Michaela92399 (talk) 17:52, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi, I'm someone who's only marginally familiar with the TV series (as in, I know it was a popular British TV show, and that's about it), and checked this page looking for some sort of plot introduction. Unfortunately, the "program premise" section seems too cluttered with production details to easily convey the plot. While I managed to find the plot elsewhere, I would suggest perhaps creating separate "plot" and "production" areas (possibly even a "influence on popular culture" area). I would myself, but I'm assuming someone only marginally familiar with the series is probably not the best person to be doing so. -Egocentrism04 (talk) 01:50, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Considering the book cover image was deleted, I estimate a short lifespan for the calendar cover now being used as the main image. 68.146.81.123 (talk) 19:21, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The banning of A Touch of Brimstone is a major part of Avengers history, yet it appears to have been omitted from the article. I have added this reference, with information taken from two longstanding and respected websites. If you don't like these sources, I am 100% certain it is referenced in Macnee's autobiography as well as the Dave Rogers reference books, but I don't possess any personally; feel free to replace the citations with ones from those print sources. 68.146.81.123 (talk) 12:57, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Last time I tried to buy the Avengers on DVD there was very little available, now it seems that every series is available as a box set bar the first, does anyone know when they came out or anything about them.(Morcus (talk) 18:51, 14 December 2009 (UTC))[reply]
Can anybody verify that the Season Four voice over begins, "Extraordinary crimes against the people and the state..."? I'm pretty confident that "the people" isn't in there, but I haven't seen these with the prologue attached since A&E ran them in the early 90s (the VHSs here didn't have the prologue, and BBC America has run only colour episodes of vintage programmes), so I may be wrong. Understand, however, that "the state" jumped out at me, as in the UK the phrase would have been "against the crown," making me pay attention to the whole speech. Help. Please. --Tbrittreid (talk) 21:51, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I recall this being mentioned by critics during the original run. The London of The Avengers was weirdly empty (no traffic, no passers by, no crowds); I think this was one of the elements that made the show so unique. Does anybody know if this was a deliberate design choice or just a happy accident driven by budget limitations? Aileron Spades (talk) 06:43, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Does anyone know where Rhonda Parker is today???? jctlc@hotmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.58.29.74 (talk) 14:24, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Can someone please tell me where Rhonda Parker, actress in The Avengers, is today? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duckinanddivin (talk • contribs) 14:35, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not that I suppose its considered important but, from what I can gather when originally broadcast in the UK the 1st 16 Rigg colour episodes in some (all?) regions, were if anyone can remember this, the same length as the channel 4 repeat run episodes in the early 80's, i.e. about 45/46 mins long and without the: in color/prologue and the opening/closing tag sequences and 4 mins of programme content removed. Also some regions such as Rediffusion (London)/Yorkshire TV screened similarly short versions of the black and white Rigg episodes on first run as well. It seems only the last eight Rigg's may have been shown complete or maybe not?. 81.111.127.132 (talk) 09:59, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The following paragraph was deleted:
I deleted this for a few reasons. First, it provides no sourcing for this claim. I have no idea what "British television rules" are being referred to here, but if one actually watches The Avengers one sees that people are shot frequently - often by the good guys - and the "pushing them to stumble and fall" method of defeating villains is ridiculous and doesn't actually exist in the series. Emma Peel was often shown using open hand strikes because that was the method of martial arts she used. Steed shot villains to death in numerous episodes until Macnee decided during production of Emma Peel's first season that Steed should rarely carry, much less use a gun. Even the most casual of examinations of British television of the time - The Saint, Danger Man, etc - show no evidence of the so-called "British television rules" referenced here. Lastly there was no source or proof provided for the "too British" tagging. So I removed the paragraph. 68.146.72.113 (talk) 14:32, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I believe most people searching for The Avengers will be looking for this. I think its by far the most notable The Avengers. Besides, most of the others are actually Avengers rather than The Avengers. I propose to move this to simply The Avengers and then other uses moved to the Avengers (disambiguation) page.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:37, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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I don't believe the copyrighted calendar cover is an appropriate lead image based on current non-free image use rules (I'm surprised it's still here 5 years after being uploaded). I have listed it on the Non-Free Review board to see what others think: Wikipedia:Non-free content review#File:TheAvengers60s.jpg . Most TV show articles seem to use the title card for the lead image.68.146.70.124 (talk) 18:05, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Diana Rigg filmed two short films as Emma Peel for the European 8mm market,one of which is titled "The Golden Key" (it's on Youtube). The should be discussed under the "Film" section of the spin-offs, I think. Even if the film was unauthorized, it was still Diana Rigg playing Emma Peel. 68.146.52.234 (talk) 15:01, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I’m no expert, but surely the second sentence of the introductory passage is just plain wrong…? It says: The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry)[1] and his assistant John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Steed was never Keel’s assistant - Keel was a doctor in practice who became involved in Steed’s work, and to whom Steed returned for help from time to time as needed (effectively every episode). It was an ad hoc arrangement. Hendry may have been the star of the show, but in terms of the “partnership” portrayed in the series, Steed was the leader of events. Jock123 (talk) 20:14, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The opening line of this articles states that The Avengers 'is a spy-fi British television series'. I propose that the term spy-fi should be removed because, although many episodes of this show are spy-fi, many of them are not, particularly those of the first series. This use of spy-fi to describe the whole series gives the inaccurate impression that the show was spy-fi from the start. Also, perhaps the description could be re-worked so that information about the series occurs before the list of lead actors. And I think the Avengers was created in 1960 not 1961. I would do this myself but I'm new to editing and don't want to tread on anyone's toes.Aswh (talk) 16:29, 12 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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I have removed this article from Category:Television series set in the 1960s. That category is for TV shows set in the 1960s, but not made during the decade. As the Avengers was made in the 1960s it should not be in the category. Dunarc (talk) 18:30, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]