- Paperback: 285 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (Aug 15 1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312031874
- ISBN-13: 978-0312031879
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 19.6 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 581 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #796,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Since its first airing in 1961, The Avengers has become one of the most enduringly popular series in the history of television-reaching its height in the episodes where Patick Macnee starred as the impeccable John Steed opposite Diana Rigg's strong, sensual Mrs. Peel. The Avengers' world was always full of upper-class derring-do, a place of distinctly elegant high jinks-all portrayed with tongue firmly in cheek.
Now, television historian Dave Rogers has assembled into one volume the complete history of this long-running program, from the early episodes featuring Ian Hendry, through the glory days of Diana Rigg, to The New Avengers-and beyond. Drawing on extensive interviews with such Avengers cast members as Linda Thorson ("Tara King"), Patrick Newell ("Mother"), Honor Blackman ("Cathy Gale"), and, of course, Patrick Macnee-plus several of the show's writers-this volume provides:
-An overview of the series
-A complete, show-by-show episode guide
-A comprehensive collectors' guide to Avengers memorabilia
-More than 200 photographs of England's classiest crime fighters
-And an introduction by Avengers producer Brian Clemens.
So kick back, uncork a bottle of vintage '28, and relive the dashing adventures of England's high-class heroes!
Now, television historian Dave Rogers has assembled into one volume the complete history of this long-running program, from the early episodes featuring Ian Hendry, through the glory days of Diana Rigg, to The New Avengers-and beyond. Drawing on extensive interviews with such Avengers cast members as Linda Thorson ("Tara King"), Patrick Newell ("Mother"), Honor Blackman ("Cathy Gale"), and, of course, Patrick Macnee-plus several of the show's writers-this volume provides:
-An overview of the series
-A complete, show-by-show episode guide
-A comprehensive collectors' guide to Avengers memorabilia
-More than 200 photographs of England's classiest crime fighters
-And an introduction by Avengers producer Brian Clemens.
So kick back, uncork a bottle of vintage '28, and relive the dashing adventures of England's high-class heroes!
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Still broadcast in syndication across the U.S., the urbane British program The Avengers went through many changes in the course of its run. This volume provides an overview of the series, a show-by-show guide to each episode, a comprehensive collectors' guide to memorabilia, and more than 200 photographs of England's most dashing crime fighters.
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HOW DID it all start, the series that swept the world, made the sophisticated adventures of that imperturbable cloak-and-dagger man, John Steed, and his succession of glamorous but highly lethal, leather-clad partners into weekly 'not to be missed' television fare for millions of fans and established star Patrick Macnee as a household name and face? Read the first page
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HOW DID it all start, the series that swept the world, made the sophisticated adventures of that imperturbable cloak-and-dagger man, John Steed, and his succession of glamorous but highly lethal, leather-clad partners into weekly 'not to be missed' television fare for millions of fans and established star Patrick Macnee as a household name and face? Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
The book's "complete".....but my satisfaction isn't!!,
By Justine Justine the Drama Queen (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team! (Paperback)
I am giving this book 3 stars because of all the long and tedious work put into it, and all its great pictures, most of which cannot be found elsewhere. Also, the list with details about all the memorabilia available is very useful. But I found that the episode descriptions were not very accurate. If I remember correctly, this is because the summaries are based on the scripts and not the actual episodes (as they were broadcast) of the show. I recommend buying it if you are a huge fan of the show; just don't rely on the book for accuracy.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Complete Avengers covers every Avengers & new avengers plot.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team! (Paperback)
Peters book covers all the material of The Avengers, his earlier book, and the New Avengers 1970s shows. The photographs are wonderful. There are textual errors in the Avengers Steed and Emma snopsis, story after story.Peters' excuse is that people would prefer the original scripts' not how the show was filmed.The wittiest book is Paul cornell's Avengers Dossier which rates each episode by: wit, kinkiness, champagne, fight scenes, suspense, direction. Peters' book is good but since I own most of the Rigg/MacNee videos I found his many errors jarring. Didn't the publisher care that the book, like Peters predecessor, is riddled with errors? What the Butler Saw-in that episode Steed closes jauntily with "The butler did it!" Peters eroneously says Emma says it. There are many other examples of wrong methods of death. Peters writes that Emma stabbed Cartney with a spear in A touch of Brimstone. Cartney causes his own death by cracking a whip at Emma,his whip curls around a walled item, yanking the secret passage open below him so that he falls to his death. Those are only two of many so the same errors may permeate the Cathy Gale/David Keel episodes as well.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great book for any Avenger fan,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team! (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book for Avengerphiles. It has marvelous pictures as well as complete episode descriptions.
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