The Avengers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Urbane John Steed and a variety of partners work for an elite organization tasked with investigating criminal and espionage matters within the UK. Their opponents use everything from standard techniques to robots and other science fiction gadgetry.

Series details

• Title: The Avengers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1961-01-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1969-05-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 1929

Cast and credited roles

• Patrick Macnee — John Steed
• Diana Rigg — Emma Peel
• Honor Blackman — Catherine "Cathy" Gale
• Linda Thorson — Tara King
• Ian Hendry — Dr. David Keel
• Patrick Newell — Mother
• Julie Stevens — Venus Smith
• Jon Rollason — Dr Martin King

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1961-01-07; final listed air date 1961-12-30; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1962-09-29; final listed air date 1963-03-23; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1963-09-28; final listed air date 1964-03-21; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-10-02; final listed air date 1966-03-26; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1967-01-14; final listed air date 1967-11-18; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 1968-09-25; final listed air date 1969-05-21; episode order: 33.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Avengers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.