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Revision as of 16:44, 12 October 2021
The Avengers is a British spy-fi series that first aired from 1961 to 1969. The show is known from evolving with its dynamic cast, starting as a crime show that became more sci-fi with time.
The detective duo in season one, Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) and John Steed (Patrick Macnee), were the show's initial protagonists. When Ian Hendry left the show, Steed's character became the main character. The show is often divided into eras based on the show's stars and co-stars, a trend that continued until the show's finale in 1969.
Like many British shows of its time, several episodes of The Avengers are now considered lost. The show was shot on a 405-line videotape using a multicamera setup, and the tapes used for shootings were wiped and reused, a practice that led to the loss of episodes from Doctor Who. Only three episodes ("Girl on a Trapeze," "The Frighteners," and "Tunnel of Fear") and part of the pilot ("Hot Snow") of season one have been found as telerecordings. The rest of the series hasn't been found.
List of Episodes
All information correct at time of writing.
# | Name | Original air date (UK) | Status | Comment |
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1 | Hot Snow | Jan 7th, 1961 | Partially Found | Only act 1 (15 mins) exists, acts 2 and 3 remain lost. |
2 | Brought to Book | Jan 14th, 1961 | Partially Found | Images from episode on Avengers site. |
3 | Square Root of Evil | Jan 21st, 1961 | Partially Found | Broadcast live, no footage or audio, title screen on Avengers site. |
4 | Nightmare | Jan 28th, 1961 | Lost | Broadcast live, no footage or audio. |
5 | Crescent Moon | Feb 4th, 1961 | Lost | Broadcast live, no footage or audio. |
6 | Girl on the Trapeze | Feb 11th, 1961 | Found | Broadcast live, intact as 16mm film telerecording. |
7 | Diamond cut Diamond | Feb 18th, 1961 | Lost | Broadcast live, no footage or audio. |
8 | The Radioactive Man | Feb 24th, 1961 | Lost | Broadcast live, no footage or audio. |
9 | Ashes of Roses | Mar 4th, 1961 | Lost | Broadcast live, no footage or audio |
10 | Hunt the Man Down | Mar 18th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
11 | Please Don't Feed the Animals | April 1st, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
12 | Dance with Death | April 15th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
13 | One for the Mortuary | April 29th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
14 | The Springers | May 13th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
15 | The Frighteners | May 27th, 1961 | Found | Broadcast live, intact. |
16 | The Yellow Needle | June 10th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
17 | Death on the Slipway | June 24, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
18 | Double Danger | July 8th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
19 | Toy Trap | July 22nd, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
20 | Tunnel of Fear | Aug 5th, 1961 | Found | Intact (all 3 acts), not yet uploaded to YouTube. |
21 | The Far Distant Dead | Aug 19th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
22 | Kill the King | Sept 2nd, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
23 | Dead of Winter | Sept 9th, 1961 | Partially Found | Images from episode on Avengers site. |
24 | The Deadly Air | Dec 16th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
25 | A Change of Bait | Dec 23rd, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
26 | Dragonsfield | Dec 30th, 1961 | Lost | No footage or audio. |
Gallery
External Links
- IMDb page on the show. Retrieved 19 Oct '16.
- Wikipedia article on The Avengers. Retrieved 19 Oct '16.