Never missed an episode!! Brilliant, addictive, and unforgettable. Did you know Emma Peel got her name from M appeal. M meaning men, of course. Thanks for reminding me of a magic time.

Hi JohnSteed! Hi Maureen Mobbs!

John, I read your post on the 77 Sunset Strip board, and (judging by your screen name) thought I'd check here too. Happy to see another nostalgia fan!

Maureen, no I never knew that's how Emma Peel got her name. But, when I started watching The Avengers in the mid-1960's with a 14 year-old's raging hormones ...YES! Emma Peel certainly did appeal to me a lot! lol. Love the show!!

LoL,

I wan't aware of the trivia around the foundation of her name either.

And I also very much enjoy Emma, especially in her leather catsuit!

Seeing as we're all nostalgic -- What about The Prisoner ? Another series where I never missed an episode. I should go and start a post on the board. Want to come and join me ?

a prisoner ,avengers cross over would of been a sight!

Yes, in hindsight having the Avengers cast arrive on the island on the last Prisoner episode would have been fantastic!

@manfromatlantis said:

a prisoner ,avengers cross over would of been a sight!

Also, a crossover episode between The Avengers and The Saint would have been out of sight also! Basically these 2 British classics ran almost in parallel over the course of 6 or 7 years!

Having Mr. Steed and Mr. Templar combine forces vs. the bad guys would be stunning.

They could call it A View To A Kill ... sorry, couldn't resist.

LoL,,,yes, I loved the two of them together in that movie! It was better late than never.

I can't believe it's been two months since someone posted here. Thought I'd pick up this thread. I remember watching an episode that was sort of a satire on silent films. Emma Peel was tied to a set of train tracks. The sequence was shown in black and white and was played in something like fast-forward to mimic how silent films were shown on contemporary projectors at the time. Does anyone remember this episode or what it was called? Thanks!

@lima-2 said:

I can't believe it's been two months since someone posted here. Thought I'd pick up this thread. I remember watching an episode that was sort of a satire on silent films. Emma Peel was tied to a set of train tracks. The sequence was shown in black and white and was played in something like fast-forward to mimic how silent films were shown on contemporary projectors at the time. Does anyone remember this episode or what it was called? Thanks!

series 4 episode 2 The Gravediggers

Hi, that is from the episode "The Gravediggers". A really fun episode about the eccentric millionaire with his own private train.

Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg (I) behind the scenes of The Avengers (1961) http://imdb.com/media/rm777926400/tt0054518/

I was not aware that so much of series 1 was missing, what a shame

Thanks John and Casey for your replies. Good to see the board active again!