| THE AVENGERS: DEFINITIVE DOSSIER VOLUME 1 |
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| Year: 1967 Starring: Patrick McNee, Diana Rigg Region 2 �19.99 - �24.99 Certificate: PG Director: Various Running Time: 304 minutes Chapter Points: 48 Notes: Volume One of the 1967 season of the TV series |
| The Avengers gets it�s debut outing on digital format, and included here are six episodes full of glorious sixties capers and adventure. Ranging from bizarre ageing techniques in �From Venus From Love�, shady people who turn important managing directors into gibbering wrecks in �The Fear Merchants� and comic book criminality in �The Winged Avenger�. More boxed sets of The Avengers are being released all the time, and by the strength of these episodes, if you�re a fan, they�ll be essential viewing. The series is shot in a similar style to other 1960�s programmes of the time, notably �The Prisoner�, and while lacking that particular show�s sense of surrealism, it has certainly aged in the same vintage way (not to mention featuring a few cameo appearances!). |
| EXTRA FEATURES Not much on the ground for these six episodes, a sparse white rabbit feature (entitled Follow The Hat � bowler, naturally!) where short sequences of recollections, anecdotes and facts are displayed at random intervals. There is also some picture galleries featuring things like the cars and the fashion, as well as a trailer. Finally, there is a rare short film/trailer which served to announce the arrival of the series in glorious, fantastic, brand spanking new�colour! The extras are repeated on both discs, wasting an opportunity to include some more. Not as much effort as could have been possible, but a good start. |
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