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DVDfever.co.uk – The Avengers Series 6 on DVD
Optimum Home Entertainment
Posted: December 10th, 2010.
This Christmas its the 50th Anniversary of the show that defined a whole era of Television, 60s chic and 60s … far out. Series 6 of the greatest spy-fi series comes to DVD on 6th December 2010, courtesy of Optimum Home Entertainment.
As the 1960s progressed, so too did The Avengers, the last series reflecting radically changing times with breath-taking, eye-popping visuals in glorious, state-of-the-art colour. In 1968 the show was at its peak the longest running espionage series produced for English-language TV, reaching audiences in a record-breaking 120 countries.
Patrick Macnees John Steed is still as suave, urbane and debonair as ever he was and quite unperturbed by the arrival of a new partner. Linda Thorson stepped into the series as Tara King and, as the most breath-taking, eye-popping visual of them all, she was a stunning and worthy successor to Cathy Gale and Emma Peel.
As ever, The Avengers continued to thrill with wildly imaginative and dependably bizarre new storylines. A cure for the common cold is mysteriously killing research doctors; a computer “murder” leads to chaos; a glass of milk proves hazardous to Steed’s health; an ancient dagger holds the key to a secret treasure; a rash of Steed imposters cause havoc at a peace conference; enemy agents turn a dentist’s office into a torture chamber; a military academy trains a ruthless breed of teenage space travellers …
Now, with the release of The Avengers, you can watch these fantastic classics time and again in a DVD set featuring a full restoration* of all episodes and a host of groovy and enthralling extras. The perfect stocking filler for Christmas, this definitive box set is a feast of diabolical plots, exquisite charm and lavish 60s psychedelia all blended to perfection with a quintessential take on the English flair for the weird, the strange and the cool.
The perfect companion to The Avengers is The Avengers: A Celebration, is a glorious visual tribute to all things Avengers, out now from Titan Books.
The DVD is out on December 6th and sells on Amazon for £42.99 (RRP £59.99).
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