Passengers were jolted out of their seats as it responded to the urgent signals to halt. John Steed, a freight train inspector at Birmingham, had heard a bump as he was in his railway cottage in ...

So did one of my favorite TV characters from the 1960s. John Steed, played by Patrick Macnee on the British television series “The Avengers,” was a super spy who ambled around with a cane ...

But it doesn't have to be that way. "The biggest thing is planning early," John Steed, owner of Ski Trip Advisors, a travel agency specializing in ski and snowboarding packages, told USA TODAY.

Hunt played the role of Mike Gambit in the TV series, alongside Joanna Lumley's Purdey and Patrick Macnee as John Steed. Lumley paid tribute to her "dear friend" who she said was "loved by everyone ...

And those are the names we all think of when we picture that series: it’s John Steed (Macnee) in his bowler hat, Savile Row suit and Shaftesbury Slim umbrella and it’s Emma Peel (Rigg) and Cathy Gale ...

From 1965 to 1968, she captivated viewers with her mod fashions; her chemistry with her partner in espionage, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and her dazzling mix of posh femininity and strength.

British composer Laurie Johnson, whose theme for “The Avengers” was among the most famous of 1960s spy-show signatures, died in his sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in North London, according to a ...

It followed the adventures of Macnee’s John Steed and his string of crime-fighting assistants as they attempted to solve cases and avenge the victims of the wrongdoings they encountered.

John Steed works for British Intelligence and works ... Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley). The sequel lasted for two series (or seasons) and 26 episodes before bringing the ...

Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the writing team behind hit HBO/BBC series Industry, have breathed new life into Patrick Macnee’s debonair secret agent John Steed and his glamorous sidekicks.

The Avengers was a one-hour weekly spy adventure series created by Doctor Who co-creator Sydney Newman, and starring Patrick Macnee as secret agent John Steed, with Bond actor Honor Blackman ...