New Book: The Avengers Series 1 – Two Against The Underworld: The Collected Unauthorised Guide to The Avengers Series 1
A new book has been published on the Avengers Series 1.
If you are familiar with the previous publications by Hidden Tiger Books (The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes and With Umbrella, Scotch and Cigarettes) this new book is an updated and expanded omnibus version of both titles.
TWO AGAINST THE UNDERWORLD: The Collected Unauthorised Guide to The Avengers Series 1
Congratulations to authors Richard McGinlay, Alan Hayes and Alys Hayes on their latest addition to the collection.
Details below provided by Alan Hayes:
Forewords by Roger Marshall and Neil Hendry
If you think you’ve read the definitive account of THE AVENGERS’ lost year… think again!
Two Against the Underworld brings together six years of research and combines and updates two previously published Hidden Tiger books (The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes and With Umbrella, Scotch and Cigarettes) to tell the story of The Avengers from both sides of the camera.
Authors Richard McGinlay, Alan Hayes and Alys Hayes lift the lid on all 26 Series 1 episodes. Comprehensive chapters detail the narratives in extended synopsis form, often with script extracts, as well as the production, transmission and reception of each episode, and the talented personnel who were involved in making them.
The creation of The Avengers, the departure of Ian Hendry, the series’ destiny, and the mystery of the missing episodes, are explored in a series of essays, each of which is new or has been revisited to incorporate fresh information.
Picture: Ian Hendry illustration by Shaqui Le Vesconte
Avengers scriptwriter Roger Marshall and Neil Hendry, who runs his uncle Ian Hendry’s official website, both contribute forewords to this volume. The book also boasts lavish black-and-white illustrations by artist Shaqui Le Vesconte and 70 pages of appendices that deal in depth with the unproduced episodes of Series 1, Keel and Steed’s further adventures in the comic strip The Drug Pedlar and the novel Too Many Targets, and much more.
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Until next time,
Neil Hendry
Editor, Official Website of Ian Hendry
Further Reading
A detailed account of the life and work of Ian Hendry in the new biography:
Read: ‘Send in the Clowns – The Yo Yo Life Of Ian Hendry’ by Gabriel Hershman
More From Ian Hendry
Gabriel Hershman With David Prowse (‘Darth Vader’ in Star Wars), Caroline Munro + Madeline Smith
What Woody Allen Thinks About The Hill (1965) And His Other Film Favourites
On A Boat (1968) – Ian Hendry Promotional Photograph
Ian Hendry + Patrick Macnee – Rare Original ABC Television Still Discovered, Promoting The Return Of The Avengers ‘For A 13 Week Season’ [1961]
Rare Still – Ian Hendry + June Ritchie: This Is My Street (1964)
Ian Hendry And ‘The Circus That Came To Town’ – Part 2
Ian Hendry + Penny Finzel – Rare Photograph From Penny’s Personal Collection – The Beauty Jungle [1964]
Ian Hendry + Gabrielle Drake – ‘The Tycoon’ by Kenneth Jupp – ITV Playhouse [1968]
‘This Is My Street’ (1964) Rare Original Quad Poster Prototype Artwork By Tom Chantrell – Shared With Us By Owner
Ian Hendry – Magazine Portraits From The 1960s
ATV Play ‘We’re Strangers Here’ (1973) – Ian Hendry + Geraldine McEwan – Writer: Eric Chappell
Nicol Williamson ‘Black Sheep’ The Authorised Biography By Gabriel Hershman
Girl In The Headlines (1963) – Ian Hendry + Ronnie Fraser
The Avengers – ‘The Deadly Air’ [Series 1 Ep.24 – 1961] – Ian Hendry [as David Keel] and Patrick Macnee [as John Steed]
Comic Strip Presents! The Avengers ‘The Drug Pedlar’ TV CRIMEBUSTERS Annual (1962) – Ian Hendry (As Dr. David Keel) + Patrick Macnee (As John Steed)
Sylvia Anderson – 27th March 1927 – 16th March 2016
Ian Hendry + Britt Ekland – Rare Promotional Picture For Britt’s British TV Debut In ABC’s Armchair Theatre Production Of ‘A Cold Peace’ (1965)
The Avengers – Ian Hendry ‘In His Own Words’ Reflects On The Avengers, Patrick Macnee And The Birth Of A Cult TV Series [From 1976]
Quality Concerns Over The Avengers, ‘Tunnel Of Fear’ DVD Released By Studio Canal On April 9th 2018 [Review]
Laurence Payne Obituary – Actor and Crime-Writer of Girl In The Headlines (1963)
Theatre 625 Ep. ‘Miss Julie’ – Ian Hendry + Gunnel Lindblom. Review and Original Promotional Still [1965]
Murder On Arrival (1959) Westminster Theatre, London – Rare Poster + Programme Found!
Ian Hendry Portrait ‘Clown Of Quality’ – TV Times 18th March 1972
Official Website of Ian Hendry – Our 2nd Anniversary Celebration!
The Avengers Promotional Photoshoot In Soho, London – Ian Hendry + Patrick Macnee + Ingrid Hafner (5th December 1960 ABC TV)
Armchair Theatre – Ian Hendry, Kenneth More + (1965)
This Is Your Life Camera Script (1978)
The Avengers (1961) Original Theme Tunes Vinyl LP Album – Ian Hendry + Patrick Macnee
2016 – A Review Of The Year
The Sweeney ‘Ringer’ (1975) – On Set With Ian Hendry + John Thaw + Dennis Waterman