The Avengers (British TV series)

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British television series spy-fi television series

The Avengers is a 1960s British espionage television series blending stylish spy-fi, witty dialogue, and eccentric adventures, best known for its suave agent John Steed and his succession of capable female partners.

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Surface form Occurrences
The Avengers (TV series) 10
The Avengers (1960s TV series) 1
The Avengers (1961 TV series, episode "The Decapod") 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series ⓘ
spy-fi television series ⓘ
basedOn original concept by Sydney Newman ⓘ
character Cathy Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emma Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Steed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tara King NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Sydney Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ
developer Sydney Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Swinging Sixties pop culture icon ⓘ
finalAiredYear 1969 ⓘ
firstAired 1961-01-07 ⓘ
firstAiredYear 1961 ⓘ
followedBy The New Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
adventure ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
spy-fi ⓘ
influenced The New Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor eccentric adventures ⓘ
strong female leads ⓘ
stylish visual design ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 161 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 6 ⓘ
originalChannel ABC Weekend TV NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ
pictureFormat black-and-white ⓘ
colour ⓘ
portrayedBy Diana Rigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Honor Blackman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linda Thorson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patrick Macnee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patrick Macnee NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany ABC Weekend TV NERFINISHED ⓘ
Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
runtimePerEpisode approximately 50 minutes ⓘ
setting United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
starring Diana Rigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Honor Blackman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linda Thorson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patrick Macnee NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience adult viewers ⓘ

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Felix Aylmer → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
Elstree Studios → hasProduced → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1960s TV series)
Alfie Bass → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Imogen Hassall → appearedIn → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Terence Alexander → appearedIn → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Francis Michael Gough → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Blanca Rosa Welter → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1961 TV series, episode "The Decapod")
Fenella Fielding → appearedIn → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Patricia Haines → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Ernest Clark → appearedIn → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Judy Huxtable → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Freddie Jones → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Moultrie Kelsall → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series)
Keeley Hawes → notableWork → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (1998 TV episode appearance)
Dennis Spooner → workedOn → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: television series The Avengers
TV Comic → featuredCharacter → The Avengers (British TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Avengers (TV series characters)