Anew: A New Avengers Site

The New Avengers received a great deal of press when it was released, with much interest in both the series itself and its stars, old and new. As a result, there were many profiles written in individual actors, guest stars, and those involved behind the scenes. Much of this press is period, spanning 1976-1977, when the show was in its initial run, but there are also pieces from the years following the show's demise, right up until the past few years. Articles are cited using the model set by Deadline. Choose your category and have a read.

About the Show

Source unknown, 1976, page unknown, The Ultimate Avenger, Don Short, England.
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Look-in, 4 December, 1976, pages 1 & centre, The New Avengers: Cool, Calm, and Deadly Dangerous!, no author, England.
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Source unknown, 1976, page unknown, Super Avengers!, Chris Kenworthy, England.
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TV Week, January 29, 1977, 10-11, The Avengers Strike Back With Glamor, Author Unknown, United States.
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TV Week, April 30, 1977, 27, French Appeal, Author Unknown, England.
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Look-In, September 10, 1977, 15-19, The Return of the Avenging Threesome!, author unknown, England.
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Studio, September 24-30, 1977, 6-7, De Wrekers komen terug!, author unknown, The Netherlands.
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Source unknown, 1977, page unknown, With 4m (pounds) at stake, the French said her image was dull...so Avenger Joanna shows her legs, Garth Pierce, England.
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Veronica, October 1, 1977, pages unknown, De Wrekers praten over hun liefdesleven, Anne Bergsma, The Netherlands.
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Joepig, October 2, 1977, 27, Mysterie rond bedscene in "De Nieuwe Wrekers"..., Author Unknown, The Netherlands.
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TV Guide, October 22-28, 1977, 2-6, Time Out!, Gordon Donaldson, Toronto, Ontario.
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Source unknown, date unknown, page unknown, Who Will Be The Avengers Sizzling New Supergirl?, Chris Kenworthy, England.
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TV Week, January 21, 1978, 24-25, The Avenger Get A Face-Lift, Author Unknown, United States.
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TV Times, January 21, 1978, 36, French Dressing, Author Unknown, United States.
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TV Week, May 6, 1978, 22-23, On Her Majesty's Service, Author Unknown, United States.
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The Avengers / Patrick Macnee Fan Network Newsletter, 1978-1980, various pages, Kansas, United States. Various TNA pieces from the fan-published newsletter.
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On Target, Vol. 1 Nos. 5 and 6, 6-9 (5), 10-18 (6), Various Titles/Authors, England.
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On Target, Vol. 3 No. 1, 26-28, Marvin Kitman, England.
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On Target, Vol. 3 No. 2 and Stay Tuned Vol. 1 No. 3, 4-7 (OT), 29-30 (ST), Various Titles/Authors, England.
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Bizarre, Nos. 2-3 4-7, 1991-1992, 4 and 19-22 (2), 23-30 (3), Various Titles/Authors, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 2 No. 6, 4-5, 29-30, Style File/Admirable Avengers/The Bird Who Knew Too Much, Various Authors, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 3 No. 6, October, 1997, 3-11, The Return of The New Avengers, Dave Matthews, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 3 No. 6, October, 1997, 12-14, Avenging the New Avengers, Gareth Humphreys, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 3 No. 6, October, 1997, 18-22, Finder's Files: The New Avengers, various Authors, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 3 No. 6, October, 1997, 23, True (Red, White and Blue) Avengers, Simon Reid, England.
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Cinefantastique vol. 30 #3, July, 51-54, The New Avengers, James Murray, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 3, No. 11, October, 1999, 9-10, Disorderly Screening, Editorials, England.
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Profiles of the Actors/Characters

Gareth Hunt/Mike Gambit

Jackie, 1976?, page unknown, Taking a Gambit!, Author Unknown, England.
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Source unknown, 1976, page unknown, Gareth’s delayed opening Gambit, Ivan Waterman, England.
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Paper unknown, 1976, page unknown, Avenger Hunt Behind Bars!, Tim Ewbank, England.
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Source unknown, 1976, page unknown, ‘When I have to kick down a door the hinges aren’t screwed to the frame,’ Rex King, England.
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Titbits, June 3-9, 1976, pages 13, Gareth Cops A Star Part, Tim Ewbank, England.
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TV Times, December 9, 1976, pages 14,15,16, Girls, Stop Chasing Me Says Avenger Gareth Hunt, Ken Roche, England.
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Photoplay, April, 1977, 42-43, I'm Just Acting Out Other People's Fantasies confesses 'New Avenger' Gareth Hunt, Sue Clarke, England. Gareth Hunt discusses The New Avengers.
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Jackie, No. 720, October 22, 1977, page unknown, Opening Gambit, Author unknown, England.
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Titbits, June, 1979, 18, Fighting Nearly Cost Me My Job, Alan Leigh, England.
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Family Scene, January 22, 1981, 66-67, Gareth Hunt tells: How a baby changed my life, William Hall, England.
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Titbits, June 27, 1981, 12-13, Why Do Louts Always Pick On Me?, Alec Davies, England.
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On Target: Look Who's Talking, April, 1986, 40-43, Gareth Hunt, Dave Rogers, England.
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Starlog, March, 1990, 53-55, 64, A Fine Gambit, Margaret Baroski, England.
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Stay Tuned Vol. 3, No. 11, October, 1999, 3-6, Mike Gambit: The man, the myth...the flared trousers!, Simon Reid, England.
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Various Newspapers, March 15, 2007, various pages, Gareth Hunt Obituaries, various authors, England.
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Joanna Lumley/Purdey

Source unknown, 1976, page unknown, Joanna’s Kick Had Stuntman in Agony, Rex King, England. (Joanna Lumley—Stars of ‘The New Avengers’ series)
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Source unknown, 1976, pages unknown, Champers and Shawls & TNA Purdey Sheets Advertisement, Author Unknown, England. Small clippings published in 1976.
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Source unknown, 1976, 5-7, Joanna Lumley--Getting A Kick Out of Her New Role, Michael Alcott, England.
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Family Scene, 1976, 65-66, TV Times Birthstone Competition (Joanna Lumley), Jill Whiffing, England.
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TV Times, September 23, 1976, 22-24, 26, Joanna—latest in a long, tough line of Avenger girls, Valerie Clarke, England.
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TV Times, 11 November, 1976, pages 4,5,6,7, The Lovely Miss Lumley...an Avenger Fighting Stardom, Valerie Clarke, England.
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TV Times, 18 November, 1976, pages 10,11,12,13, The Joanna Lumley Story - Part Two: My Years of Champagne, Nudity and Tears, Valerie Clarke, England.
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Source unknown, 1977, page unknown, Joanna Puts the Boot In, author unknown, England.
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Woman, November 7, 1981, 8-10, Joanna Lumley, Eccentric, Exciting, and Extremely Clever, Louette Harding, England.
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With Umbrella, Charm, and Bowler, Vol. 1, No. 6, December, 1983, 3-4, Purdey, Olivia Bottum, United States.
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On Target: Look Who's Talking, April, 1986, 34-39, Joanna Lumley, Dave Rogers, England.
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The Independent on Sunday, June 3, 2007, 67, Joanna in Bloom, Emma Townshend, England. (Plus a small "Heaven & Hell" interview).
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Patrick Macnee/John Steed

TV Times, 30 September, 1976, pages 8,9,10,11,14,17,19, The Patrick Macnee Story - Part One: Why I put money before my children, Patrick Macnee, England.
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TV Times, 7 October, 1976, pages 9,10,11,15,19, The Patrick Macnee Story - Part Two: My days of immaculate poverty, Patrick Macnee, England.
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TV Times, 14 October, 1976, pages 1,21,23,25,26,27, The Patrick Macnee Story - Part Three: Sex and John Steed - the truth revealed, Patrick Macnee, England.
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Source unknown, 1976, page unknown, Our Loving Avenger, Don Short, England.
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Top Secret Vol. 1 No. 1, August 1985, 38-40, Patrick Macnee: A View to Tibbett, David Caruba, England.
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Knave V.17 #10, 1985, 38-42, Avenger with A View to Kill, Neil Gaiman, England.
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Source Unknown, 1993, 36-39, Patrick Macnee, Henry-Jean Servat, France.
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Guest Stars

TV Times, November 11, 1976, page 34, Dave Lanning's In View: Vladek and his Curtain Call, Dave Lanning, England.
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TV Times, November 25, 1976, page 34, Dave Lanning's In View: The Old, New Avenger, Dave Lanning, England. (Plus assorted clippings).
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Behind the Scenes: Writer, Creator, Stunts, etc.

TV Times, 16 December, pages 4,5,6,7, The man who taught The New Avengers how to fight, Ken Roche, England. Interview with Ray Austin.
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TV Times, 27 October, page 22, Mr Avengers: The Man Who Liberated Purdey, Stewart Knowles, England. Interview with Brian Clemens.
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The Avengers/Patrick Macnee Fan Network Newsletter, Issue 14, March/April, 1980, pages 2-9, View From Behind the Scenes with Brian Clemens, Editorial, United States. Interview with The Avengers and The New Avengers writer Brian Clemens.
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With Umbrella, Charm, and Bowler, Vol. 1, No. 3, January, 1983, 9-10, Brian Clemens, David Caruba, United States. Interview with The Avengers and The New Avengers writer Brian Clemens.
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With Umbrella, Charm, and Bowler, Vol. 1, No. 4, June, 1983, 9-11, An Interview with Sydney Newman, David Caruba, United States. Interview with The Avengers and The New Avengers writer Brian Clemens.
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Stay Tuned, Vol. 2, no. 5, pages 4-23, The Perils of Cyd, Dave Rogers, England. Interview with The Avengers and The New Avengers stunt double and arranger Cyd Child.
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Stay Tuned, Vol. 2, no. 8, various pages between 12-23, The Write Stuff: Brian Clemens, Sentenced To Manual Labour: Part Three, Dave Rogers, England. Select parts of an interview with The Avengers and The New Avengers writer/producer Brian Clemens.
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Ends & Odds

Variety & the Daily Mail, June 23 and October 27, 1976, various pages. Promotional advertisements for the series.
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Short clipping welcoming Patrick back to the Steed role before TNA's launch in October, 1976.
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Various cuttings from 1976, including a short interview with Gareth, a small piece on Last of the Cybernauts...? guest star Frederick Jaeger, and several episode summaries.
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Promotion for the TV Times Souvenir Extra Featuring The New Avengers, "We Make Steed Talk. Also features a contest to win an electrical organ like the one shown in being played by Steed The Last of Cybernauts...?".
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Promotion for the TV Times Souvenir Extra Featuring The New Avengers.
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Small trivia question cutting, possibly from 1976, featuring Joanna at Pinewood on September 21, 1976.
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Various newspaper cuttings coinciding with the launch of season 2 in 1977.
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Mystery Date for TV Tecs, small cutting of Joanna with The Sweeney's Dennis Waterman, heading to a TV festival in France.
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Articles & Interviews

About the Show

Profiles of the Actors/Characters

Behind the Scenes: Writer, Creator, Stunts, etc.

Ends & Odds