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|name= The Avengers
|name= The Avengers
|picture = TheAvengers (1961) DVDArt.jpg
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|country = [[File:FlagBritain.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom
|country = [[File:FlagBritain.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom
Revision as of 07:27, 23 April 2014
The Avengers
Country
File:FlagBritain.jpg
Language
English
Channel
ITV/ABC/Thames
Creator
Sydney Newman
Genre
Espionage
Broadcast
7 January, 1961 - 21 May, 1969
No. of Seasons
6
No. of Episodes
161
Main Cast
Character
Actor
The Avengers The Avengers focused on the exploits of secret agent John Steed (Patrick Macnee ), who was routinely paired up with a female counterpart in order to protect Great Britain from internal and external foes. The show ran from 1961 to 1969 across 6 seasons for a total of 161 episodes. A feature film adaptation was released in 1998 that starred Ralph Fiennes , Uma Thurman and Sean Connery .
The following weapons were used in the television series The Avengers :
Handguns Beretta M1935 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 1935 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Steed (Patrick Macnee ) is held at gunpoint with a Beretta M1935 in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3). Beretta 950 Jetfire Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 950 Jetfire - .25 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emma Peel (Diana Rigg ) holds a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Businessman defends himself with a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3). Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Steed (Patrick Macnee ) aims a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Murder Market" (Season 4, Episode 3). Colt M1911 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Kane's men threatens Ms. Peel with a Colt M1911A1 in "Death at Bargain Prices" (Season 4, Episode 4). Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 acp Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Tattoo Shop owner is shot with a suppressed Colt Model 1903 in "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (Season 4, Episode 19). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waldo Thyssen's (Peter Bowles ) Colt Model 1903 in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3). Colt Single Action Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emma Peel (Diana Rigg ) fires a Single Action Army in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hana Wilde's (Charlotte Rampling ) Single Action Army in "The Superlative Seven" (Season 5, Episode 12). Enfield No.2 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing A member of Ransac prepares to fire an Enfield No.2 in "The Master Minds" (Season 4, Episode 6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emma Peel (Diana Rigg ) holds a baffled Steed at gunpoint with an Enfield No.2 in "Two's a Crowd" (Season 4, Episode 12). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Robertson (Nigel Davenport ) holds an Enfield No.2 in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20). Flintlock Pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Flintlock Pistols can be seen behind Steed in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flintlock Pistols up on a wall display in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).Iver Johnson Snub Nose Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iver Johnson Snub Nose - .32 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close up of a Iver Johnson Snub Nose in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Professor Jordan (Ron Moody ) fires a Iver Johnson Snub Nose in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5). Remington 1875 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde ) checks his Remington 1875 in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11). Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety - 38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ms. Peel (Diana Rigg ) is held at gunpoint with a Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial in "The Thirteenth Hole" (Season 4, Episode 18). Smith & Wesson Model 10 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing A thug aims a Smith & Wesson Model 10 at Steed in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vincent East (Roland Curram ) holds a suppressed Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26). Smith & Wesson 4th Model Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson 4th Model - .32 Calibre Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ms. Peel is held hostage with a Smith & Wesson 4th Model in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ms. Peel (Diana Rigg ) with her Smith & Wesson 4th Model in "The House That Jack Built" (Season 4, Episode 23). Walther P38 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emma peel (Diana Rigg ) aims a Walther P38 with mock suppressor in the Season 4 opening. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A nice close up of a Walther P38 in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5). Webley Mk III Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk III - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Webley Mk III hits the ground in "The Town of No Return" (Season 4, Episode 1). Submachine Guns MP40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the secretaries in "How to Succeed.... at Murder" (Season 4, Episode 25) with a MP40 submachine gun . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Robin (Clive Colin Bowler ) with a MP40 submachine gun in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5). Sten Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk I* Submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vincent East (Roland Curram ) with a Sten in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26). M1928 Thompson Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde ) with a M1928 Thompson in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11). Rifles Karabiner 98k Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde ) charges at Ms. Peel with Karabiner 98k with bayonet fixed in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11). L1A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guards at a Royal Army research facility in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) armed with L1A1s . Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A British soldier carrying a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I in "Never, Never Say Die" (Season 5, Episode 10). M1 Garand Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steed (Patrick Macnee ) holds a M1 Garand in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5). Oberndorf Mauser Sporter Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oberndorf Mauser Sporter - 9x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Simon Trent (James Villiers ) fires a Mauser Sporter at Steed in "Small Game for Big Hunters" (Season 4, Episode 16). Simonov Type 45 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Simonov Type 45 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Simonov Type 45 in "Death's Door" (Season 6, Episode 2). Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steed (Patrick Macnee ) toys around with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Edward J. Dumayn (Hilary Wontner ) holds a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Winged Avenger" (Season 5, Episode 6). Machine Guns Browning M1919 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steed (Patrick Macnee ) does his best General Montgomery impersonation next to a Browning M1919 in "What the Butler Saw" (Season 4, Episode 22). Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Alvis Saracen Armoured personnel carrier in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) with a L3A4 mounted in it's turret. Other Mills Bomb Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Robertson (Nigel Davenport ) picks up a Mills Bomb in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20). _DVDArt.jpg)
