The Strange Case of The Missing Episodes – The Lost Stories of The Avengers (Series 1)

by Richard McGinlay, Alan Hayes and Alys Hayes

 

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In the mid-Sixties, The Avengers proved itself to be a cultural phenomenon. Despite its quintessential Englishness, it transcended international barriers, and established itself as British television’s most successful export of the day.

Today, it remains hugely popular, perhaps because of the schizophrenic nature of the show as it developed; it was a series of many colours, with something for everyone. But the earliest episodes of the show have, since their 1961 broadcast, disappeared from view, the vast majority of the recordings lost forever.

The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes lifts the lid on that first year, and retells the stories in extended synopsis form, covering twenty-four episodes, often with script extracts, in greater depth than ever before. The book also boasts a detailed introduction, which explores how these much sought after programmes came to be lost, and a detailed retelling of an alternative, untransmitted version of the episode Double Danger.

Product Details

Copyright – Standard Copyright Licence

Publisher – Hidden Tiger

Published – 03 June 2013

Language – English

Pages – 296

Binding – Perfect-bound Paperback and Hardback with Cover

Interior Ink – Black & white

Weight – 0.5 kg

Dimensions (centimetres) – 15.24 wide x 22.86 tall

 

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