The Avengers

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Dianna Rigg as the Queen of Sin from The Avengers

The Avengers was a 1960s British television series starring Patrick Macnee who played secret agent John Steed. He had a number of female assistants played by Honor Blackman, Dianna Rigg, and Linda Thorson; they were notable for the strength of their characters and their ability to beat men in hand to hand fighting!

The series was airing in Great Britain from January 1961 through September 1969, and comprising 161 episodes, The Avengers became one of the most popular television series of all time, eventually reaching audiences in 120 countries, a record that still stands today.

The Steed/Peel episodes used a standard but very effective formula; strange events take place (usually involving murder), Steed and Emma investigate, there is a big fight, and at the end our heroes ride off into the sunset, each time via a different mode of transport. Tongue is always firmly implanted in cheek--goofy mad scientists and fiendish enemy spies abound, and their frequent plots to take over the country/world are often downright silly.

The reason the series is listed here is that the costumes were designed by the late John Sutcliffe and used strong fetish imagery such as leather catsuits and stiletto boots.

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