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My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy

Kim Philby

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In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others: that of H.A.R. 'Kim' Philby, the...

La Jetee

Chris Darke

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Chris Marker's La Jetee is 28 minutes long and almost entirely made up of black-and-white still...

Mary Gladstone and the Victorian Salon: Music, Literature, Liberalism

Phyllis Weliver

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The daughter of one of Britain's longest-serving Prime Ministers, Mary Gladstone was a notable...

Antidote to Venom

Freeman Wills Crofts

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'Mr Wills Crofts is deservedly a first favourite with all who want a real puzzle' - Times Literary...

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

Anthony Berkeley

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'All his stories are amusing, intriguing, and he is a master of the final twist' - Agatha...

Awix (3310 KP) rated The Avengers - Season 4 in TV

Aug 17, 2020

The Avengers - Season 4

1965 | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

7.5

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Difficult not to use words like iconic to describe this; the two seasons with Diana Rigg (this is the first of them) is what defines this series in the public recollection. Gentleman spy John Steed and his leather-clad friend Emma Peel investigate a wide range of threats to British society as we know it, ranging from the relatively mundane (attempts to assassinate visiting dignitaries) to the positively outlandish (man-eating Martian plants with mind-control powers).

Occasionally a bit tonally uneven, but still mostly a joy to watch even after all these years: the two leads are clearly enjoying themselves hugely and so are the characters (most of the time). The best episodes have a sort of intelligent silliness about them which is almost irresistible: they sustain a mixture of spy spoof, black comedy, and science fiction which many have tried to copy but few have achieved. This is the Avengers in its imperial phase.