The Emma Peel Avengers episodes (seasons four - black & white; and five - color) are rightly regarded as one of the all-time peaks of excellence in British television; a groovy cocktail of drama, action, wit and swingin' 60's intrigue that makes most of today's TV shows seem dull by comparison.
Each week, for 50 minutes the dashing, exquisitely turned-out duo of John Steed (with sardonic grin, immaculate suit, bowler hat & umbrella, driving an antique racing-green Bentley) and Mrs. Emma Peel (100% liberated, bantering with Steed and giving as good as she got in a variety of eye-catching, sexy cat-suits and leather gear) were seen solving all manner of political espionage, bizarre murders, and dastardly take-over plots by power-mad weirdos of all shapes & sizes. Viewers were treated to a non-stop rush of kooky, wonderful and eccentric villains doing very naughty things, whereupon Steed and Mrs. Peel would wade in, suss out the baddies and kick their smug faces in, with an over the top fight sequence straight out of You Only Live Twice. It was thrilling, funny, and classy entertainment.
Each week, for 50 minutes the dashing, exquisitely turned-out duo of John Steed (with sardonic grin, immaculate suit, bowler hat & umbrella, driving an antique racing-green Bentley) and Mrs. Emma Peel (100% liberated, bantering with Steed and giving as good as she got in a variety of eye-catching, sexy cat-suits and leather gear) were seen solving all manner of political espionage, bizarre murders, and dastardly take-over plots by power-mad weirdos of all shapes & sizes. Viewers were treated to a non-stop rush of kooky, wonderful and eccentric villains doing very naughty things, whereupon Steed and Mrs. Peel would wade in, suss out the baddies and kick their smug faces in, with an over the top fight sequence straight out of You Only Live Twice. It was thrilling, funny, and classy entertainment.