The Avengers - Series 6 [DVD]

The video and sound quality are excellent. Which is what other people should tell you whether they think so or not. That is what is important. If they want to critique whether that’s good or not then I should start a new paragraph. And write your critique on it. It really doesn’t matter. Obviously they like to show and they want to see it.

The Avengers Tara King Years get a bad rap I think. I acknowledge that some of the scripts were weak or at the very least absurd. And dying her beautiful brown hair blonde was a bad mistake. But Linda Thorson made the role her own. She had her own brand of sexiness and I thought she worked off Patrick Macnee quite well, considering the stuff they had to work from and the revolving door of producers. The Mother character is a decent addition. And as a fan of Doctor Who, Monty Python, and other British TV, it is always interesting to see the guest stars who show up. I was quite pleased to find this at a decent price on Amazon. This is a Region 2 DVD so if you are an American fan, make sure you have a region free DVD player like I do - or prepare to download some compatible software on the web. This 9 disc set is packed with extras and I like extras. I particularly liked watching the surviving video clips from the actresses who auditioned for the part but did not get it. Lots of still photos from the show to view and I always like those. A few test video shots. I am always fascinated with those kind of relics from the past.

I live in the Detroit Metro Area near Winsor Canada. I used to watch this series on Canadian television Channel 9 in the 60s and 70s. The Blu-ray picture is SO Much Nicer to Watch!! vs. the old TV broadcast standard when I was a kid. "You WILL NEED A Region Free Blu-ray Player!!" I have one and it was a great investment being able to watch TV and Movies that have yet to be released in the US. I will probably buy the other sets from the UK. They have been cleaned up and are much better than the US domestic releases.

Recently added all region capability to my Oppo. Always loved The Avengers, and had not seen the Tara eps in ages. Plays well on my system, perfect reason to go multi region in your player. Great show. Great fun.

I was excited to find a favorite season of the classic Avengers TV series. Unfortunately, after a long wait to receive it, I found that the discs were unplayable on either DVD or Blu-Ray players :-( Worse, I had to pay overseas postage (almost $30) to return the defective set to the vendor :-(

Not as good as the Emma Peel series but still fun to watch.

StudioCanal does supreme justice to the iconic 1960s British spy series--at a modest price--with sharp and colorful digital transfers, uncut episodes, loads of vintage treasures (including stills) and a healthy supply of new introductions and commentaries. In Blu-ray, this is the definitive presentation of "The Avengers" and the show has never looked or sounded better, even during its first run. The only marginal drawback is that this set is currently available only in a Region 2 format and, therefore, not playable on most American equipment..

Yet another classic TV series not fully released in Blu-Ray here in the US , the Emma Peel 1967 color season was released here but not the 1965/66 Emma Peel (B&W) seasons nor the Tara King (color) season . This is a beautifully re-mastered version of the Tara King episodes to add to your Avengers collection. Looks fantastic on my new 4K TV. Plus great special features (with a UK/European flair ) that you would not have gotten here is the US even if we had released it. If you are a super fan - get a multi-region player and enjoy the show!

Am updating my DVD collection (previously updated from video!) to blu ray. Great to get this one ticked off :-)

Pour commencer, car il n’y a aucune infos sur cette page OUI IL Y A DES SOUS TITRES ils sont en anglais, j’ai pris un risque en la commandant, mais quelle soulagement, l’image est superbe et si vous avez un tv 4K ça vaut vraiment la peine car ma version dvd montrait ses limites en termes de netteté, évidemment mieux vaut maîtriser un tant soit peu l’anglais. Il y a aussi une quantité incroyable de bonus trèsintéressants. Pour info les deux saisons avec Diana Rigg ont aussi de sous titres, comme toutes les versions estampillées Regno Unito que j’ai pu acquérir jusqu’à maintenant. Un bon investissement pour les fans de la série.

No problems

I love this series!!!

Series six of The Avengers sees some major changes despite the successful formula of series four and five. This series is often thought of as inferior to the "classic Avengers era" with the character Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) but actually it is very good. It is simply different. Diana Rigg wanted to leave the series so she is written out. Mrs Emma Peel, (widow of test pilot Peter Peel) discovers that Peter is not dead after all. She decides to leave the British secret service to go and be with him. British network executives decided to re vamp the whole show despite the success of the previous formula. For some people this was a mistake because the series had been popular the way it was. But personally I do not think this was a bad idea. They had already made a lot of episodes in one way and it would be just more of the same if they did it again. It would have been impossible to fill the shoes of Emma Peel if everything else was the same. Therefore it was logical to give the new female partner to Steed its own identity and originality. It was important to give the show a fresh look to keep the interest alive. There was a change in producers. Out went Brian Clemens and Albert Fennel and back came John Bryce. He signed newcomer Linda Thorson as the new female character to play along side Steed. This was the new character of Tara King. Tara King has more innocence than her predecessors do. She is also allowed more subtle hints of romance with Steed. Tara is also a fully qualified agent but lacking in experience. This is different to Cathy Gale or Emma Peel who had been "talented amateurs". Linda Thorson is fabulous as Tara King. She creates a great character that has its own uniqueness. Emma Peel had been incredible and a tough act to follow. There was no point trying to be another Emma Peel and so Tara has her own identity. Actress Linda had natural brown hair but producer Bryce wanted Tara to have blonde hair so it was bleached which badly damaged the hair and Linda had to wear a wig through many of the early episodes. After only producing three episodes studio executives were not happy and Bryce was fired and Clemens and Fernnel were brought back as producers. Clemens and Fennel decided to film a new episode to introduce Tara King. Tara debuts in dynamic style: when Steed is called to Headquarters, he is attacked and knocked down by trainee agent King who mistakes him for her training partner. No farewell scenes for Emma Peel had been shot when Diana Rigg left the series. Diana Rigg was recalled to film a final episode that features the farewell scene for Emma. Emma visits Steed to say goodbye, and while leaving she passes Tara on the stairway giving the advice that "He likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise." Steed looks out the window, he sees Emma get into a Bentley car driven by Peter who looks remarkably like Steed complete with suit, umbrella and bowler hat. Also on this fantastic series for the first time we actually get to see the government official who gives Steed his orders. This character is known as "Mother" who is usually in a wheelchair. The headquarters for "Mother" is often in different places. Mute "Rhonda" later assists "Mother". There is also in one episode the character "Father" that is a blind older woman. Another episode has Tara away on holiday and "Lady Diana Forbes Blakeney" assists Steed. This sixth series also becomes even more far-fetched and weird as it often does parody of other TV series and films such as mission impossible and the Birds. Steed had a different car, this time a vintage yellow Bentley. "Mother" drives a silver Rolls Royce and Tara drives Lotus Europa. The show was still popular in the UK and Europe but not so successful in America and funding was withdrawn. This meant that production in Britain could not continue and the series ended in 1969. So this iconic series that had been a part of the 1960s culture ended as the decade came to a close. This series, like its two predecessors has some bizarre stories that are often far-fetched and full of humour. It is a show that you cannot take too seriously. You are not supposed to. It is just pure escapist fun. Life is often too serious and it's great to have an entertaining series full of colour and unusual stories to escape and relax. There are some good bonus features, The individual DVD cases fit far too tight into the outer box and there are no subtitles. Also the picture and sound are very good. There has been some criticism of these DVD releases in terms of picture, sound and cuts, but I found nothing that bad about these released to truly worry about. The series is in colour and these are some of the best episodes ever.