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The Little Wonders
"The Little Wonders" is the sixteenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series ''The Avengers'', starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was first broadcast by ABC on 11 January 1964. The episode was directed by Laurence Bourne and written by Eric Paice. Plot Steed and Cathy infiltrate a crime syndicate whose members masquerade as members of the clergy. Cast * Patrick Macnee as John Steed * Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale * Kenneth J. Warren as Fingers, a.k.a. The Frog, Vicar of Toowoomba * David Bauer as Bishop of Winnipeg * Lois Maxwell as Sister Johnson * Tony Steedman as Dr. A.S. Beardmore * Harry Landis as Harry, a.k.a. Archdeacon of Bangkok * John Cowley as Big Sid, a.k.a. Dean of Rangoon * Rosemarie Dunham as Gerda * Frank Maher as Hasek * Alex MacDonald as Porter * Mark Heath as Coalman, a.k.a. Rev. Garfield Percival * Christopher Robbie Christopher Robbie (born 30 May 1938) is a British actor, television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (TV Series)
''The Avengers'' is a British Spy fiction, espionage television series, created in 1961, that ran for 161 episodes until 1969. It initially focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), and Tara King (Linda Thorson). Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin. The series ran from 1961 until 1969, screening as one-hour episodes for its entire run. The pilot episode, "Hot Snow (The Avengers), Hot Snow", aired on 7 January 1961. The final episode, "Bizarre", aired on 21 April 1969 in the United States, and on 17 May 1969 in the United Kingdom. ''The Avengers'' was produced by ABC Weekend TV, a contractor within the ITV (TV network), ITV network. After a merger with Rediffusion London in July 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Macnee
Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British film and television actor. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he began his acting career in Canada. Despite having some small film roles, Macnee spent much of his early career in playing small roles in American and Canadian television shows. In 1961, he landed the role of secret agent John Steed in the British television series '' The Avengers''. The show was a success running for eight seasons from 1961 to 1969 and was revived in 1976 as ''The New Avengers''. The show was a major breakthrough for Macnee and led to his roles in many films including '' This Is Spinal Tap'' and ''A View to a Kill'' as well as continuing to appear in both British and US television shows up until 2001. Early life and career The elder of two sons, Macnee was born in Paddington, London, England, on 6 February 1922; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jones (actor)
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Rick Jones is the name of: * Rick Jones (baseball coach), American former head coach of the Tulane Green Wave baseball team * Rick Jones (character), fictional character from the Marvel Universe * Rick Jones (pitcher) (born 1955), Major League Baseball pitcher * Rick Jones (politician) (born 1952), Republican politician from Michigan * Rick Jones (television presenter) (1937–2021), BBC children's programme presenter (1960s–1970s) * Rick Jones (voice actor) (born 1957), animation writer, director and voice actor See also * Rich Jones (other) * Ricky Jones (other) * Richard Jones (other) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Robbie
Christopher Robbie (born 30 May 1938) is a British actor, television announcer, theatre director and designer, playwright and photographer. He trained as an actor at RADA in London, and has had a distinguished theatrical career, playing the title role in King Lear when a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has performed a one-man play about the life of Charles Darwin. Under the pseudonym James Alan he wrote the play ''The Sirens of Eroc''. As a television actor he appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' stories ''The Mind Robber'' (1968) and ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1975), as well as in '' The Avengers'', ''UFO'', ''Dempsey and Makepeace'' and ''One Foot in the Grave'', among others. As a photographer he has held exhibitions of his work. He is also well-remembered as an in-vision announcer for Southern Television. He announced on the company's final day of broadcasting (31 December 1981) and presented its final programme ''And It's Goodbye From Us ...'' He announced, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Heath (actor)
Sir Mark Evelyn Heath (27 May 1927 – 28 September 2005) was a British diplomat who served as British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See from 1980 to 1982 and the first Ambassador to the Holy See from 1982 to 1985. Career Heath was born at Emsworth, Hampshire, the son of Commander John Moore Heath and Hilary Heath (née Salter). He was the great-great-great-grandson of James Heath, the eighteenth-century engraver and associate member of the Royal Academy. Heath was educated first at Marlborough College and then at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read history. During World War II he served on minesweepers with the RNVR. He joined the Foreign Office in 1950. In 1962, he was appointed as British Consul to Bulgaria. While there, his considerable height (he stood 6 ft 8in tall) caused the visiting Soviet premiere, Nikita Khrushchev to embrace him and remark that he would have made a fine Communist. Sir Mark was Head of the Commodities Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex MacDonald (actor)
Alexander or Alex MacDonald may refer to: Politics * Alasdair Óg of Islay (died 1299), Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill * Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449), Scottish nobleman * Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg (died 1538), Scoto-Irish chieftain * Alexander Og MacDonald (died 1613), chief of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg * Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746), Scottish clan chief, military officer, and prominent Jacobite * Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald (died 1795), Scottish peer * Alexander Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald (1773–1824), Scottish peer and Member of Parliament * Alexander Francis Macdonald (1818–1913), politician and railway contractor * Alexander Macdonald (Lib–Lab politician) (1821–1881), Scottish miner, teacher, trade union leader and Lib-Lab politician * Alexander Macdonald (Manitoba politician) (1844–1928), Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg in 1892 * Alexander Macdonald, 7th Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Maher (stuntman)
Francis James "Frank" Maher (18 June 1929 – 13 July 2007) was a British stuntman who was best known for his roles as a stuntman or stunt coordinator in many British television shows including ''Danger Man'' (US: ''Secret Agent'') and ''The Prisoner''; he was frequently the stunt double for the series star Patrick McGoohan. Early career He was born in London on 18 June 1929. He was a gold medal-winning boxer at school. Before his career as a stuntman/actor he served in World War II in the Parachute Regiment of the British Army. He lied about his age to join the regiment which meant that he was only 15 when he took part in the battle of Arnhem (part of Operation Market Garden). His first stunt role was as a Roman Centurion in the film '' Caesar And Cleopatra'' (1945) starring Stewart Granger. His other movie stunt roles included work on ''The Crimson Pirate'' (1952) doubling for Burt Lancaster and as a riding double in '' The Devil’s Disciple'' (1959). His later movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemarie Dunham
Rosemarie Dunham (born Rosemarie Tomlinson; 13 December 1924 – 5 December 2016) was a British actress. She is sometimes credited as Rosemary Dunham. Early life Dunham was born in Leuchars, Fife, the daughter of Willis Tomlinson, an English squadron leader stationed on the RAF base at Leuchars. Career On stage, Dunham was a member of the Croydon Repertory Players in 1953. She played Nerissa in a 1961 production of ''The Merchant of Venice'' at the Old Vic theatre, sharing the bill with Barbara Leigh-Hunt and John Stride. She appeared in a 1967 production of Frederick Lonsdale's ''Aren't We All?'' at London's Savoy Theatre, sharing the bill with William Mervyn, Vincent Ball, Jane Downs, and Viola Keats. Dunham's television work was extensive, and included appearances in '' The Avengers'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''Public Eye'', '' The Sweeney'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Father Brown'', ''Coronation Street'', and ''The Cedar Tree''. Her best-known film role was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cowley (actor)
John Cowley (8 September 1923 – 13 February 1998) was an Irish actor, best known for his role as paterfamilias, Tom Riordan, in the long-running RTÉ Television drama series, ''The Riordans''. From a farming background, Cowley was born in Navan, County Meath. He left school at the age of 13 to work on the family farm.''The Irish Times'', "John Cowley, 'Riordans' actor and bloodsports opponent, dies", 14 February 1998. Cowley entered the acting profession as a member of one of the touring companies that brought theatre to rural communities in Ireland up until the 1960s. In a bid to escape the impecunious life of a roving actor, he wrote to Laurence Olivier seeking a position at the Old Vic; however, Olivier politely declined. In 1964, Cowley was chosen to play the part of Tom Riordan in RTÉ's new series, ''The Riordans''. His performance won him a Jacob's Award in 1967 and he continued in the cast until the series ended in 1979. Tom Hickey, who played Tom Riordan's son, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Weekend TV
ABC Weekend TV was the popular name of the British broadcaster ABC Television Limited, which provided the weekend service in the Midlands and Northern England regions of the Independent Television (ITV) network from 1956 to 1968. It was one of the " Big Four" companies that between them produced the majority of ITV networked programmes during this period. Originally created as Associated British Cinemas (Television) Ltd, ABC was one of a number of commercial television companies established during the 1950s by cinema chain companies, in an attempt to safeguard their business by becoming involved with television, which was taking away their cinema audiences. In this case, the parent company was the Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) — owner of ABC Cinemas — which initially did not wish to become involved with the new broadcasting system, but was persuaded to do so by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) and the manager of its Pathé News subsidiary Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 58. (1962–1964), Bond girl Pussy Galore in '' Goldfinger'' (1964), Julia Daggett in ''Shalako'' (1968), and Hera in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963). She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom ''The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996). Early life Honor Blackman was born on 22 August 1925 in Plaistow, the daughter of Edith Eliza (Stokes) and Frederick Blackman, a civil service statistician. She attended North Ealing Primary School and Ealing County Grammar School for Girls. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and began her training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940. While attending the Guildhall School, Blackman worked as a clerical assistant for the Home Office. Following graduation, she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy-fi (neologism)
Spy-fi is a subgenre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction, and is often associated with the Cold War. Features of spy-fi include the effects of technology on the espionage trade and the technological gadgets used by the characters, even though the technologies and gadgets portrayed are well beyond current scientific reality. Definition and characteristics Spy-fi can be defined as media that centers around the adventures of a protagonist (or protagonists) working as a secret agent or a spy. Usually, these adventures will revolve around defeating a rival superpower or singular enemy from achieving a nefarious aim. Content may include themes such as world domination, world destruction, weapons in science fiction, futuristic weapons, and gadgets. Settings vary from outright fantasy, such as outer space or under the sea, to real but exotic locations. Spy-fi does not necessarily present espionage as it is practiced in reality but rather glamorizes spy-craft through it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
