The Avengers was a series ahead of its time. Originally called Police Surgeon, and  starring Ian Hendry, with Steed as a man from ??. Following Hendry's departure, and a name change to The Avengers. The first series starred Patrick MacNee Honor Blackman, and was shot on video.

The episodes below are from the complete series featuring Mrs. Peel (Diana Rigg) and were filmed on 35mm black & white film, later moving into colour. Here in the UK we were unable to see them in colour until a few years later.

Far superior to the big screen version.  Of course Patrick MacNee & Diana Rigg are Steed & Mrs. Peel.

See also The Avengers (Honor Blackman Patrick Macnee). The Avengers featuring Linda Thorson

The Avengers Boxed Sets.

	Avengers '65: Set 1, Vol. 1 & 2 (1966) This release contains 6 complete episodes from 1965. Titles are: 1. The Town Of No Return,  The Gravediggers,  The Cybernauts 2. Death At Bargain Prices,  Castle De'ath,  The Master Minds All are black & white with very good picture & sound. The only extras are a few stills.
Order Avengers '65: Set 1, Vol. 1 & 2	Remember region one only.
	Avengers '65: Set 2, Vol. 3 & 4 (1966) This release contains 7 complete episodes from 1965. Titles are: 1. The Murder Market     A Surfeit Of H2O   The Hour That Never Was 2. Dial A Deadly Number    Man-Eater Of Surrey Green    Two's A Crowd   Too Many Christmas Trees All are black & white with very good picture & sound. The only extras are a few stills.
Order Avengers '65: Set 2, Vol. 3 & 4	Remember region one only.
	Avengers '66: Set 1, Vol. 1 & 2 (1966) This release contains 6 complete episodes from 1966. Titles are: 1. Silent Dust   Room Without A View    Small Game For Big Hunters 2. The Girl From Auntie  The 13th Hole  Quick-Quick-Slow Death All are black & white with very good picture & sound. The only extras are a few stills.
Order Avengers '66: Set 1, Vol. 1 & 2	Remember region one only.
	Avengers '66: Set 2, Vol. 3 & 4 (1966) This release contains 7 complete episodes from 1966. Titles are: The Danger Makers    A Touch Of Brimstone    What The Butler Saw The House That Jack Built    A Sense Of History    How To Succeed ....At Murder    Honey For The Prince All are black & white with very good picture & sound. The only extras are a few stills. *A Touch Of Brimstone see cover left Diana Rigg in that gear WOW!!!!!!!!!!........
Order Avengers '66: Set 2, Vol. 3 & 4	Remember region one only.
	Avengers '67: Set 1, Vol. 1 and 2 (1966) The Avengers moves into colour for the 1967 season. Containing 2 DVD's with three episodes on each. Titles are: Vol. 1 Episodes: From Venus With Love, The Fear Merchants, Escape in Time Vol. 2 Episodes: The See-Through Man, The Bird Who Knew Too Much, The Winged Avenger
Order Avengers '67: Set 1, Vol. 1 & 2	Remember region one only.
	Avengers '67: Set 2, Vol. 3 and 4 (1966) Vol. 3 Episodes: The Living Dead, The Hidden Tiger, The Correct Way To Kill Vol. 4 Episodes: Never Never Say Die, Epic, The Superlative Seven. Again six classic episodes from a classic series. Never seem to date, maybe because of the setting, an England that never existed, but everybody thinks did.
Order Avengers '67: Set 2, Vol. 3 & 4	Remember region one only.
	Avengers '67: Set 3, Vol. 5 and 6 (1966) Vol. 5 Episodes: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station, Something Nasty in the Nursery, The Joker Vol. 6 Episodes: Who's Who???, Return of the Cybernauts, Death's Door
Order Avengers '67: Set 3, Vol. 5 & 6	Remember region one only.
	The Avengers '67: Set 4, Vol. 7 & 8 (1966) Vol. 7 Episodes: The 50,000 Breakfast, Dead Man's Treasure, You Have Just Been Murdered Vol. 8 Episodes: The Positive-Negative Man, Murdersville, Mission Highly Improbable, The Forget-Me-Knot
Order Avengers '67: Set 4, Vol. 7 & 8	Remember region one only.
	The complete Diana Rigg series in one boxed set
The Avengers - Complete Emma Peel Mega...

We have selected the double dvd sets, as we feel these offer the best value for your money. Pity the extras on each disc are sparse. Some behind the scenes footage would have been great bonus, as would some of the publicity material that must still exist somewhere.

Overall though very good releases, well worth buying. They will all find their way into The Reel Image Collection.

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