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The Wringer
"The Wringer" is the seventeenth episode of the third series of the 1960s British spy-fi television series ''The Avengers'', starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was originally broadcast by ABC on the ITV network on 18 January 1964. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and written by Martin Woodhouse. Plot Five British agents are eliminated in rapid succession on an Austrian "pipeline" escape route. Steed goes to investigate and finds himself wrongfully accused of betraying them. Cast * Patrick Macnee as John Steed * Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale * Peter Sallis as Hal Anderson * Paul Whitsun-Jones as Charles * Barry Letts as Oliver * Gerald Sim as Lovell * Terence Lodge Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought ... as The Wringer * Neil Robinson as Bethune ... [...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] |
Mandrake (The Avengers)
"Mandrake" is the eighteenth 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 25 January 1964. The episode was directed by Bill Bain and written by Roger Marshall. Plot A large number of prominent businessmen are buried in a Cornish graveyard near to a tin mine. Steed suspects foul play after a close friend meets the same fate. Cast * Patrick Macnee as John Steed * Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale * John Le Mesurier as Dr. Macombie * George Benson as Reverend Adrian Whyper * Madge Ryan as Eve Turner * Philip Locke as Roy Hopkins * Annette Andre as Judy * Robert Morris as Steve Benson * Jackie Pallo Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge; 12 January 1926 – 11 February 2006) was an English professional wrestler, a star of British televised wrestling in its 1960s and 1970s heyday, when the sport had a regular 40-minute slot be ... as Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Cummings (actor)
Douglas Cummings (1946 – 14 May 2014) was a British cellist. His father was the Perth-born violist . Cummings studied at the Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ... (RAM), and was also a student of Gregor Piatigorsky. He became principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in 1969 and held the post for 24 years, until 1993. He also served as a member of the LSO board of directors. After his departure from the LSO, Cummings taught at the RAM, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and the Oundle School. He was a founder member of the London Virtuosi Chamber Ensemble. He was also a founder member of the Cummings String Quartet together with his sister Diana Cummings. His recordings include the 2004 album ''The British Cello P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Robinson (actor) ''
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Neil Robinson may refer to: Sports * Neil Robinson (baseball) (1908–1983), American baseball player * Neil Robinson (footballer, born 1957) (1957–2002), English football player for Everton and Grimsby Town * Neil Robinson (motorcyclist) (1962–1986), Irish motorcycle racer * Neil Robinson (footballer, born 1979), English football player for Macclesfield * Neil Robinson (table tennis), Great Britain table tennis player Others * Neil Robinson (priest) (1929–2009), Archdeacon of Suffolk * Neil Robinson (actor) (1935–1997), English actor in ''The Wringer "The Wringer" is the seventeenth episode of the third series of the 1960s British spy-fi television series ''The Avengers'', starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It was originally broadcast by ABC on the ITV network on 18 January 1964. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...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] |
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] |
Spy-fi (subgenre)
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, 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 its focus on high-tech equipm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Martin Woodhouse
Martin Charlton Woodhouse (29 August 1932 – 15 May 2011) was a British author and scriptwriter. He is most famous as a writer for the TV series ''The Avengers'', but he also authored or co-authored eleven novels. He was a former medical doctor, pilot, engineer and computer designer. Biography Woodhouse was born in Romford and was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School and Oundle. He read Natural Sciences at Downing College, Cambridge from 1951, and Medicine at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, completing his postgraduate research at the Medical Research Council's applied psychology unit in Cambridge (where he built "Lettuce", a logical truth computer). In 1959, Woodhouse was called up for National Service and worked with the Royal Air Force at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, and then at the Farnborough Radar Research Establishment - RRE. After being discharged from military service, Woodhouse worked as an author of novels and screen plays, a computer progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Lodge
Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. It is thought that Terence abruptly died, around the age of 25, likely in Greece or on his way back to Rome, due to shipwreck or disease. DEAD LINK He was supposedly on his way to explore and find inspiration for his comedies. His plays were heavily used to learn to speak and write in Latin during the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period, and in some instances were imitated by William Shakespeare. One famous quotation by Terence reads: "''Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto''", or "I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me." This appeared in his play ''Heauton Timorumenos''. Biography Terence's date of birth is disputed; Aeliu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
