The Avengers

The Avengers

en
PG-13

7.7

January 1961

Action & Adventure
Crime
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.

First Air Date:

1961-01-07

Last Air Date:

1969-05-21

Status:

Ended

Original Country:

GB

Original Language:

en

Number of Seasons:

6

Number of Episodes:

161

Created By:

Sydney Newman

Cast