The Avengers

"Mrs Peel, We're Needed!"

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.

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Created By

Sydney Newman

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Avengers

First Air Date

January 7, 1961

Last Air Date

May 21, 1969

Seasons

Episodes

161

Language

English

Production Companies

Associated British Picture Corporation Associated British Corporation ABC Weekend Television

Networks

ITV1

S06E33

Bizarre

When a woman is found walking barefoot in a snowy field, complaining of a dead man who wasn't dead, Steed investigates the Happy Meadows funeral parlour, which doesn't seem to be keeping its clients down under. What connection could that business possibly have with Mystic Tours?

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