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John Steed (Patrick Macnee) is a highly-trained top-level secret agent and Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) a cool resourceful anthropologist and adventurer. Together they continue their crime solving escapades in the original British cult TV series. Includes the complete series 3 digitally restored for the first time with a wealth of special features.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Overlook some of the dubious production values (use of video tape, etc) and the third series of The Avengers marks a welcome contrast to the increasingly fantastical bent of later years. The dialogue is crisp and timeless, Patrick Macnee feels an altogether fresher and more dangerous male lead, and Honor Blackman is just irresistibly demure. An Avengers 'woman', not a '- girl'. If I had a time machine I would go back and marry her...I'd try it anyway.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's a well-known classic TV-Show here in Austria. But we never got acquainted with Mrs Cathy Gale. The show became cult when Mrs Emma Peel entered the scene... so for me watching the Gale-eps was a very interesting and entertaining experience! The show was so different during the Steed/Gale-era from what I'm used to see when I tuned in to see "The Avengers". The "Optimum"-DVD-release simply is great and worth every Euro I invested in! The digitally restored episodes are a pleasure to watch and there are worlds in between the videotape- and first DVD-releases! The extras are superb: audio commentaries, filmed introductions by Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee and much more. From one Avengerphile to the other: Don't waste time - buy it! You won't regret it!!! THANKS SO MUCH "Optimum" and JAZ WISEMAN for all the extra-ordinary effort you all put in!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Immaculately dressed in a three-piece suit, Steed oozes class. He lives in a select London District, drives a vintage Bentley and insists on his coffee being stirred ant-clockwise. His manners are impeccable. He has a sword hidden in his umbrella, which he can use to defend himself. At the same time he has the utmost courtesy to his adversary. He also has a protective bowler hat.
In this fabulous series three of The Avengers the character Cathy Gale (Honour Blackman), a widowed anthropologist and Judo expert is partner to Steed throughout. We also see the story lines go from mundane detective work and counter intelligence to futuristic international intrigue.
Cathy Gale is different from other female characters of the time. She often is dressed in tight black leather and "kinky boots".
The show still has rawness in its production style and presentation but things have improved. The plot lines are more interesting and it is a much better show than series one and two.
The theme music is by Johnny Dankworth. There are some good bonus features, The individual DVD cases fit far too tight into the outer box and there are no subtitles. Also the picture and sound are from video film source and not the greatest quality.
The season three DVD set of the Avengers makes an interesting and entertaining piece of vintage TV. This is the season to truly start investigating the world of the Avengers. Generally this is a great show.
In this fabulous series three of The Avengers the character Cathy Gale (Honour Blackman), a widowed anthropologist and Judo expert is partner to Steed throughout. We also see the story lines go from mundane detective work and counter intelligence to futuristic international intrigue.
Cathy Gale is different from other female characters of the time. She often is dressed in tight black leather and "kinky boots".
The show still has rawness in its production style and presentation but things have improved. The plot lines are more interesting and it is a much better show than series one and two.
The theme music is by Johnny Dankworth. There are some good bonus features, The individual DVD cases fit far too tight into the outer box and there are no subtitles. Also the picture and sound are from video film source and not the greatest quality.
The season three DVD set of the Avengers makes an interesting and entertaining piece of vintage TV. This is the season to truly start investigating the world of the Avengers. Generally this is a great show.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Very Good
Ordered for my husband as an alternative to the dreary TV offerings over Christmas, it did not disappoint. Ideal for those who remember television before it came unwatchable.
Published 5 months ago by Xpress
Mrs Catherine Gale is the original and best of all
In spite of a lack of later technical advances which has added to the 'theatrical' nature of The Avengers Series 2-3, the character of Dr Cathy Gale is truly breathtaking. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. C. Napier-Kristiansson
Complete collection of The Avengers on DVD at last!!!
My husband is a great fan of The Avengers but, until these DVDs were released, it has never been possible to purchase them on DVD and we have had to wait for them to be repeated on... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bagpuss
Shadows of the Future
I'm still making my way through the full 26 episodes - not to mention the extras - and I'll extend this review when I've seen the whole thing. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. J. Bradbury
Mrs Gale - the editor's are needed!
Watching these episodes for the first time made me think why, what with the digital technology we have now, they weren't presented in a better form for their first DVD release. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. D. C. Game
Baroque and beautiful
I was ten years old when this series was released so it is all new to me.
If anything the writing and the direction is more sinister and sexy than series 4
I... Read more
If anything the writing and the direction is more sinister and sexy than series 4
I... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jacques Dutronc
The Man with Two Shadows
Having bought the first set and being a big Avengers fan, i can't help feeling that with this series i was going to be let down by another drop clanger Optimum release, like the... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by R. Reel
SERIES THREE LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER
The third series of The Avengers is 100% free of the dreadful Venus Smith character and continues to develope the characters of Steed and Cathy Gale. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by KM WHITEHOUSE
Avengers Deluxe
The first set has proven to be the definitive collection on The Avengers' early years, and this second box completes the picture. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009 by Fredric A. Cooper
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