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2021 marks 60 years of The Avengers.

Broadcast on ITV in the UK and ABC in the USA, the show defined the 1960s, running from 1961 to 1969, during which time The Avengers fought off Russian double-agents, dodgy politicians, and power-crazed businessmen across London – how times have changed!

Despite the subject matter, not a single drop of blood was shown in The Avengers’ encounters with their enemies and Patrick Macnee insisted that his character Steed did not use a gun after the first two seasons, hence the use of an umbrella and a steel bowler hat as his weapons of choice.

The international success of the series lay in the marvellous chemistry between the two lead actors. Combining the unique talents of Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg into one TV show created a global phenomenon which exported Swinging Sixties London as well as British humour & style across the world.

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Patrick Macnee, who sadly passed away in June 2015, was a unique actor who had charm and a cheeky twinkle in his eye, with the manners of the most polite British gentleman yet believability as a spy which no doubt came from his military background in the Royal Navy.

An accomplished equal to Steed, Honor Blackman led the way on British television in the 1960s as Dr Cathy Gale, a woman who could take on villains in a traditionally male role. The story goes that the part was originally written for a man but with no time to adjust the scripts, Honor Blackman pioneered the first strong female character on British TV.

Stylish, elegant, and with idiosyncratic pronunciation, Diana Rigg was a true one-off who could captivate an audience by reading the phone book.

The international influence of Diana Rigg as Emma Peel should not be underestimated. Whilst the cast and crew have since stated they didn’t realise the impact a female co-lead would have at the time, seeing Diana Rigg take the role of an independent woman to another level after Honor Blackman was globally ground-breaking.

If you want to relive the series, or discover it anew, the complete collection is available as a DVD box set or you can find the Emma Peel & Tara King episodes on Blu-ray as well as watch Series 4, Series 5, and Series 6 online at iTunes.