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The New Avengers (UK)
TV Series (1976 - 1977)
Seven years after The Avengers ended, ITV launched The New Avengers. It tells the same sort of tales - elite British agents called on to deal with the nastiest criminals. This series focused a little less on the truly bizarre and more on Steed's past as an operative. Together with the younger agents Purdey and Gambit he takes on menaces to himself and to England from all over the world.
Last Episode
02x12 Emily Aired: Nov. 25, 1977Purdey manages to escape from Puck’s Circus, barely ahead of pursuers. They work for The Fox. Purdey went undercover to learn the identity … [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Oct. 22, 1976
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
50 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- Ian Hendry, Patrick MacNee's original co-star during the first year of The Avengers, makes a guest appearance in a different role.
- Purdey's character was originally called "Charly", but this was changed when it was realized that there was a perfume with the same name. It is rumoured that Joanna Lumley suggested the name…
[show]Purdey's character was originally called "Charly", but this was changed when it was realized that there was a perfume with the same name. It is rumoured that Joanna Lumley suggested the name Purdey, after the most expensive and revered shotgun in the world.
[hide] - Purdey was never given a second name.
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