# The New Avengers (1976)

> A suave veteran spy leads two new partners in fantastical adventures against plots for world domination.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 26
- Episode runtime: 50 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, drama
- Created by: Brian Clemens
- Network: ITV1
- Cast: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Sacha Pitoëff, Edward Petherbridge, Cec Linder, Joyce Carey, Robert Gillespie
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074031/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: playful, stylish, breezy, retro, adventurous

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, with the first season considered its strongest run and the second slightly weaker.

## Synopsis

The New Avengers (1976-1977) is a British secret agent adventure series created by Brian Clemens and developed with Albert Fennell, a joint United Kingdom, France and Canada production broadcast on ITV1. Patrick Macnee returns as the urbane John Steed, now leading a team that includes Gareth Hunt as the crack marksman and martial artist Mike Gambit and Joanna Lumley as Purdey, a former ballet trainee turned agent. The series follows this team as they take on evil plots and attempts at world domination, with each episode built around a fresh scheme that the agents must uncover and defeat. Across two seasons of thirteen episodes each, the format stays episodic while the relationships among the three leads give the show its continuity. It is a sequel to the 1960s The Avengers and carries that predecessor's mix of gentlemanly wit, glamorous settings and fantastical menace. The tone is stylish and playful, with a retro sheen and brisk action sequences that keep the atmosphere light even when the threats are serious. Fans of The Avengers, The Professionals and Mission: Impossible will find resonance in its polished espionage and team dynamics, making it a nostalgic pick for viewers who enjoy classic television spy adventures.

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