The Avengers (1961): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The Avengers (1961): Difference between revisions
'''''The Avengers''''' is a 1961 Espionage television series that was a production of ABC Television (the Associated British Corporation which eventually was merged into Thames Television). For the majority of the series, ''The Avengers'' focused on the exploits of secret agent John Steed ([[Patrick Macnee]]), who was routinely paired up with a female counterpart in order to protect Great Britain from internal and external foes. The show ran from 1961 to 1969 across 6 seasons for a total of 161 episodes. A [[The Avengers (1998)|feature film adaptation]] was released in 1998 that starred [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Sean Connery]].
'''''The Avengers''''' is a 1961 television spy series that was a production of ABC Television (Associated British Corporation, which eventually was merged into Thames Television). For the majority of the series, ''The Avengers'' focused on the exploits of secret agent John Steed ([[Patrick Macnee]]), who was routinely paired up with a female counterpart in order to protect Great Britain from internal and external foes. The show ran from 1961 to 1969 across 6 seasons for a total of 161 episodes. A [[The Avengers (1998)|feature film adaptation]] was released in 1998 that starred [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Sean Connery]].
The Avengers is a 1961 television spy series that was a production of ABC Television (Associated British Corporation, which eventually was merged into Thames Television). For the majority of the series, The Avengers focused on the exploits of secret agent John Steed (Patrick Macnee), who was routinely paired up with a female counterpart in order to protect Great Britain from internal and external foes. The show ran from 1961 to 1969 across 6 seasons for a total of 161 episodes. A feature film adaptation was released in 1998 that starred Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.
The following weapons were used in the television series The Avengers:
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSteed (Patrick Macnee) does his best General Montgomery impersonation next to a Browning M1919 in "What the Butler Saw" (Season 4, Episode 22).Error creating thumbnail: File missingAn Alvis Saracen Armoured personnel carrier in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) with a L3A4 mounted in it's turret.