Shown in Great Britain for more than five years (debuting in 1961) before it caught on in America, The Avengers is a secret-agent thriller that almost bests James Bond. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - and adventurous citizen Emma Peel repeatedly saved the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).Emma Peel, in her leather boots and mini-skirts, is now considered one of the most liberated women on 60's television.

Cast and Characters

• Patrick Macnee as Jonathan Steed
• Diana Rigg as Emma Peel (1966-1968)
• Linda Thorson as Tara King (1968-1969)
• Patrick Newell as "Mother" (1968-1969)
• Joanna Lumley as Purdey (1976)
• Gareth Hunt as Mike Gambit (1976)

Broadcast History, Episode Guide, TV Schedule

First Telecast: March 28, 1966
Last Telecast: September 15, 1969
Original Network: ABC
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 161
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Original Primetime TV Schedule

• March 1966- July 1966, ABC, Monday 10:00-11:00pm
• July 1966- September 1966, ABC, Thursday 10:00-11:00pm
• January 1967- September 1967, ABC, Friday 10:00-11:00pm
• January 1968- September 1968, ABC, Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm
• September 1968- September 1969, ABC, Monday 7:30-8:30pm

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