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The New Avengers | Relive the action-packed 1970s British espionage TV drama series in 4K

From Studiocanal in the UK comes Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell’s British spy drama series The New Avengers (1976-1977), starring Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt and Joanna Lumley, fully restored in 4K, in a 10-disc box set packed with an explosive array of extras alongside all 26 episodes, including an exclusive interview with Dame Joanna Lumley, a 64-page booklet, and a 32-page comic book. Available now on UHD, Blu-ray and DVD.


DISC 1 (Series 1, Episodes 1-3)

The Eagle’s Nest, House of Cards, Last of the Cybernauts…??
House of Cards, introduced by Cyd Child
House of Cards Audio Commentary** with Cyd Child and Henry Holland
The Last Of The Cybernauts…??  introduced by Rocky Taylor
The Last Of The Cybernauts…?? introduced by Nicholas Briggs
The Last Of The Cybernauts…?? Audio commentary** by Rocky Taylor, Nicholas Briggs & Henry Holland
Remembering The New Avengers – with guest star Annette Andre.
The Eagle’s Nest commentary by Gareth Hunt & Brian Clemens (archival)
• German Credits Season 1
• German Credits Season 2

DISC 2 (Series 1, Episodes 4-6)
• The Midas Touch, Cat Amongst the Pigeons, Target
The Midas Touch introduced by Dick Fiddy
The Midas Touch Audio Commentary** by Cyd Child & Dick Fiddy
Director John Hough on The New Avengers (from 2011)

DISC 3 (Series 1, Episodes 7-9)
• To Catch a Rat, Tale of the Big Why, Faces
Interview with Cyd Child (from 2011)
• The New Avengers – screen test

DISC 4 (Series 1, Episodes 10-11)
• Gnaws, Dirtier by the Dozen
• Gnaws Audio Commentary** by Nicholas Briggs & Jonathan Wood
• Gnaws introduced by Nicholas Briggs
Interview with Raymond Austin (from 2011)

DISC 5 (Series 1, Episodes 12-13)
Sleeper, The Three-Handed Game
Intro to Sleeper by Joanna Lumley
Sleeper Audio Commentary** by Joanna Lumley & Cyd Child
Interview with Patrick Macnee biographer Marie Cameron (from 2011)
• Becoming Purdey: The Woman Who Redefined The Avengers
Auditioning Purdey (Easter Egg)

DISC 6 (Series 2, Episodes 1-3)
• Dead Men Are Dangerous, Angels of Death, Medium Rare
• Angels of Death introduced by Caroline Munro
• Angels of Death Audio Commentary by Caroline Munro & Henry Holland
• Dead Men Are Dangerous Audio Commentary by Gareth Hunt & Brian Clemens

DISC 7 (Series 2, Episodes 4-6)
• The Lion and The Unicorn, Obsession, Trap
• Obsession Audio Commentary** by Samuel & George Clemens
• Obsession introduced by Samuel & George Clemens
• The New Avengers x Rover promo
French credits

DISC 8 (Series 2, Episodes 7-9)
• Hostage, K is for Kill – Parts 1 and 2
• K is for Kill – Part One: The Tiger Awakes Audio Commentary by Dick Fiddy & Henry Holland
• K is for Kill 0 Part One: The Tiger Awakes, introduced by Henry Holland

DISC 9 (Series 2, Episodes 10-11)
• Complex, Forward Base
• Complex introduced by Jonathan Wood
• Complex Audio Commentary by Jonathan Wood & Grant Taylor
• The New Era – Restoring The New Avengers
Brian Clemens on The New Avengers (from 2011)
Interview with Laurie Johnson (from 2011)

DISC 9 (Series 2, Episodes 12-13)
• The Gladiators, Emily
• The New Avengers original series trailer
The Impact of The New Avengers: Reinvented for a New Era
• Kicks, Flips & Spy Tricks: The Stunt Magic of The New Avengers

** Available on the Blu-ray edition only

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