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Purdey is a fictional character in the British TV series The New Avengers played by Joanna Lumley from 1976 to 1977. She was a spy working for British intelligence , partnered with John Steed ( Patrick Macnee ) and Mike Gambit ( Gareth Hunt ).
The New Avengers is a secret agent action television series produced during 1976 ... Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt publicised the launch of the series on domestic ...
Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012) and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of La Bête.
This is a list of actors who appeared in the British spy-fi television series The Avengers between 1961 and 1969 and its sequel The New Avengers between 1976 and 1977. Many of the actors also appeared in ITC Entertainment productions such as The Saint, Danger Man, The Baron, The Champions, The Prisoner, Man in a Suitcase, Department S, The Persuaders!, The Protectors and Randall and Hopkirk ...
Linda Thorson was "one of the sexiest women alive" while Joanna Lumley was "superb in the role of Purdey. An actress who is only now realising her immense potential." [14] Macnee co-wrote two original novels based upon The Avengers during the 1960s, titled Dead Duck and Deadline.
Joanna Lumley has shared her disdain for sex scenes in TV and film, as she said she finds them “rude and horrible”.. In a new interview, the Absolutely Fabulous star, 77, expressed her hatred ...
The Avengers is a British espionage television series that aired from 7 ... and Purdey (Joanna Lumley). It aired on ITV in the UK in 1976–1977, CTV in Canada ...
In 1976, the year after leaving Upstairs, Downstairs, Hunt starred alongside Joanna Lumley and Patrick Macnee in The New Avengers. The show's producers said Hunt was cast because of his part in Upstairs, Downstairs. [4] He played secret agent Mike Gambit and starred in the show until its end after two series in December 1977.