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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767018746
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767018745
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 31, 1999
Running Time: 340 minutes
Sales Rank: 9875
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 1966
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
A toast to A&E for releasing this two-volume set of vintage episodes from the fourth season of The Avengers. The Avengers debuted in Great Britain in 1961 (predating the James Bond films), but it was not until the late 1960s that it found a welcome home in the United States. Unlike other baby-boomer-era series, The Avengers was not widely syndicated or officially released on home video. This may be one reason why these rarely seen episodes seem as cool as when they first aired. Another reason, of course, is Diana Rigg in her signature role as the ravishing Emma Peel, partner to Patrick Macnee's urbane, umbrella-toting spy John Steed who is every bit his equal in dispatching villains or engaging in provocative banter. What makes this collection of particular interest is that these episodes introduced Mrs. Peel. Steed and Mrs. Peel were the Mulder and Scully of their time; they investigated extraordinary goings-on in the most ordinary locales, such as a seaside town populated by sinister imposters, in 'The Town of No Return' or a department store that has been rigged with a nuclear bomb, in 'Death at Bargain Prices.' Also included is 'The Cybernauts,' which was the first Avengers episode to be broadcast in America. It is representative of the series' best, with its automated assassins and a colorful madman who plots to install an electronic dictatorship. Other episodes are the haunting 'Castle De'ath,' 'The Gravediggers,' and 'The Master Minds.' All are in glorious black and white and highly recommended. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Back to the 60's!
If you're old enough to remember British TV of the 60's, the Avengers is a great collection to own. Brings back a lot of fond youthful memories. It was one of my favorite shows to watch on a Friday evening.
Rating: - Steed's top partner was Peel!
This is the first half of the 1965 series -- if you're looking for the second half of the '65 entries, go here:
Avengers '65 - Set 2, Vols. 3 & 4
Diana Rigg's career really launched in 1965 from this fine series and in her role as Mrs. Emma Peel, the sexy and lively partner to the refined secret agent Englishman, John Steed, shrewdly played by Patrick Macnee. In fact, in the U.S., most of us didn't even know about Honor Blackman and Macnee's other (earlier) partners ... Read More
Rating:  - Not just Nostalgia!
I grew up watching these black and white Emma Peel Avenger episodes in the UK. But when I came to search for them on Amazon.co.uk I could only find entire collections that were both expensive and rare. I was really surprised when I found exactly what I was looking for here on the American version. Obviously it's the American market where the Avengers is popular enough to get the all-star treatment in these relatively cheap and good quality dvd sets spanning the entire Avengers archive. This, off course, ... Read More
Rating: - The introductions of Emma Peel
Episodes in Volume 1 & 2 - 1965 introduce the dazzling and vivacious Mrs. Emma Peel. Most people know Mrs. Peel, but they little recall Dr. Katherine Gale (1962-64), played by Honor Blackman, she followed Steed's original partner - a male Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry 1961-62). Blackman had left to be a Bond gal in "Goldfinger". Over the year, Steed (Macnee) proved he could hold "The Avengers" down while a parade of partners waltzed in and out of the series. But none made the impression Mrs. Peel did. ... Read More
Rating: - Deadly Dame Peel.
I have been a huge fan of this series since first seeing it as a kid. My admiration has not diminished for this groundbreaking series. Leave it to the classy Brits to come up with the first "strong woman" of television. The first time I saw Diana Rigg as "Mrs. Emma Peel", I was hooked. Don't get me wrong, I loved Patrick Macnee as "John Steed", so cool in his fabulous English suits and walking stick. But, it was Mrs. Peel that had me fascinated. Oh, the excitement I'd feel when she donned one of her skin-tight ... Read More
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