The Avengers

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The Avengers is a 1960s British espionage television series blending stylish spy drama with quirky, often surreal humor and science fiction elements.

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Label Occurrences
The Avengers canonical 40
The Avengers (1998 film) 6
Avengers 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1960s television series
British television series
espionage television series
spy-fi television series
broadcastOn ITV
surface form: ITV network
character Cathy Gale
Emma Peel
John Steed
Tara King
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Sydney Newman
developer Albert Fennell
Brian Clemens
firstAired 1961
followedBy New Avengers
surface form: The New Avengers
format hour-long episodic drama
genre comedy-drama
espionage
science fiction
spy fiction
surrealism
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme stylized Britishness and wit
includesElement fantastical conspiracies
science fiction technology
influenced later spy television series
lastAired 1969
notableCharacterTrait John Steed’s bowler hat and umbrella
notableFor blend of stylish spy drama and quirky humor
use of surreal and fantastical plots
numberOfEpisodes 161
numberOfSeries 6
originalChannel ABC Weekend TV
Thames Television
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV
pictureFormat black-and-white
colour
portrays secret agents combating eccentric villains
productionCompany ABC Weekend TV
Associated British Corporation
setting United Kingdom
starring Diana Rigg
Honor Blackman
Linda Thorson
Patrick Macnee
targetAudience adult
timePeriod Cold War era

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Sydney Newman notableWork The Avengers
Marvel Studios notableWork The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (2012 film)
Hydra enemyOf The Avengers
Red Skull enemyOf The Avengers
Joel McNeely notableWork The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 film)
Roger Delgado appearedIn The Avengers
Terry Nation wroteFor The Avengers
Richard Lumsden notableWork The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 film)
Laurence Naismith notableWork The Avengers
Mick Audsley notableWork The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 film)
Maria Hill allyOf The Avengers
Infinity Stones wieldedBy The Avengers
Honor Blackman notableWork The Avengers
Honor Blackman appearedIn The Avengers
Allan Cuthbertson appearedIn The Avengers
Dormammu enemy The Avengers
Shuma-Gorath enemyOf The Avengers
The Warriors Three associatedWith The Avengers
Richard Wattis appearedIn The Avengers
Skurge enemyOf The Avengers
Seamus McGarvey workedOn The Avengers
Patricia Haines notableWork The Avengers
Taskmaster enemyOf The Avengers
Patrick Barr notableWork The Avengers
Nadim Sawalha notableWork The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 film)
Roy Thomas notableWork The Avengers
Jacob Kurtzberg notableWork The Avengers
Quake affiliation The Avengers
Helicarrier usedByTeam The Avengers
Uma Thurman notableWork The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 film)
Crossbones enemyOf The Avengers
Athene Seyler notableWork The Avengers
Johann Schmidt enemyOf The Avengers
Ursula Howells notableWork The Avengers
Roger Pratt workedOn The Avengers
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 film)
Alan Badel notableWork The Avengers
Dennis Spooner notableWork The Avengers
Jane Wenham notableWork The Avengers
Frazer Hines appearedInTVSeries The Avengers
Diana Rigg notableWork The Avengers
Diana Rigg workedOn The Avengers
Jeremy Latcham notableWork The Avengers
Jeremy Latcham produced The Avengers
Patrick Macnee notableWork The Avengers
Patrick Macnee workedOn The Avengers
Jerzy Skolimowski actedIn The Avengers