Enduring appeal of The Avengers – The Yorkshire Post says

A LEADING lady who was not subservient to the main character – let alone one who could karate kick her way out of danger – was a still revelation in the Swinging Sixties, which perhaps helps to explain the lasting appeal of The Avengers, perhaps the seminal TV show of that period.
By YP Comment
Published 29th Jan 2021, 11:34 BST
Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee in the cult 60s series The Avengers.Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee in the cult 60s series The Avengers.
Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee in the cult 60s series The Avengers.

It celebrates its 60th anniversary this evening with a retrospective screening, and serves to remind us how far we have come in terms of dramatic representation.

But it would be unwise to fete The Avengers as a show ahead of its time, for its creation was little more than an accident. The character of Cathy Gale, as played by the late Honor Blackman, was originally written for a male actor, and when it was recast at the last minute, there was no time to rewrite the dialogue or the action scenes.

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All the same, in an age in which equality on screen is mandated by the HR department, it is interesting to recall the absolute sensation she created.

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