The Avengers

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1960s television series British television series espionage television series spy-fi television series

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Avengers canonical	40
The Avengers (1998 film)	6
Avengers	1
The Avengers (2012 film)	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 ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

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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)

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form → notableWinner → The Avengers ⓘ

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 ⓘ

Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage and Law-Enforcement Division → associatedWithTeam → The Avengers ⓘ

this entity surface form: 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 ⓘ