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Major The Hon. John Wickham Gascoyne Beresford Steed MC OM [2] usually known as John Steed, is a fictional character and the central protagonist on the 1960s British spy series The Avengers and its 1970s sequel The New Avengers, played by Patrick Macnee in both; by Donald Monat in the South-African radio series adaptation of The Avengers; by Ralph Fiennes in the 1998 film of the same name and ...
The Avengers is a British espionage television series, created in 1961, that ran for 161 episodes until 1969. It initially focused on David Keel ( Ian Hendry ), [ 5] aided by John Steed ( Patrick Macnee ). Ian Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants.
Emma Peel is a fictional character played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure television series The Avengers, and by Uma Thurman in the 1998 film version. She was born Emma Knight, the daughter of an industrialist, Sir John Knight. She is the crime-fighting partner of John Steed . As a lady spy adventurer and expert in martial arts ...
Patrick Macnee. Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor, best known for his breakthrough role as secret agent John Steed in the television series The Avengers (1961–1969). Starting out as the assistant to David Keel ( Ian Hendry ), he became the lead when Hendry left after the first series, and ...
Dr. Catherine " Cathy " Gale is a fictional character played by Honor Blackman, on the 1960s British series The Avengers. She was the first regular female partner of John Steed, following the departure of Steed's original male co-star, Dr David Keel (played by Ian Hendry ). She made her first appearance at the start of the series' second season ...
Tara King is a fictional character of British 1960s adventure television series The Avengers, played by Canadian actress Linda Thorson. The sixth partner of agent John Steed (and fourth female partner), she appeared in series six (in colour) of the series ( 1968 – 1969 ), playing in 33 episodes. She is Emma Peel 's successor.
A Touch of Brimstone. " A Touch of Brimstone " is the twenty-first episode of the fourth series of the 1960s British spy television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel. It was filmed c. December 1965, and was first broadcast on British television on 15 February 1966.
His role in the New Avengers team alongside John Steed and Purdey was to be the action man, charming female witnesses, chasing and fighting villains, and protecting his colleagues. Gambit was a secret agent and former Major in the Parachute Regiment and had a short-lived career as a race car driver . Gambit was something of a mystery, his past ...