The Avengers : Ministry Personnel

The Ministry of The Avengers

1977

(pre-1960) 1960-1 1962-3 1963-4 1965-6 1967-8 1968 1969 (1970-5) 1976 1977 (post-1978)

Operative name (or cover)	When active	Status	Disposition
John Steed	1961-9, 1974-7, 2001 (pseudonym: Invisible Jones)	Active	Field Agent
Lead field agent for the Ministry, records for the period 1962-77 are complete, 1960-1 are partially recorded; other dates are no longer held in the central archive - please refer to the controlling bodies for these periods.
Mike Gambit	1976-7	Active	Field Agent
Lead field agent for the Ministry, 1976-7; previously a sailor and engineer in the Maritime Navy. Expert at small arms and heavy arms, hand to hand fighting and counter-espionage.
Purdey	1976-7	Active	Field Agent
Lead field agent for the Ministry, 1976-7; ex ballet dancer proficient in startling displays of unarmed combat, and an expert shotgun user, her codename derived from her favourite brand of shotgun.
Mark Crayford	Dead Men are Dangerous	Killed	Field Agent
Double agent shot by agent Steed, John in 1967 while defecting to the East, he returned to Britain in 1977 to seek revenge - Steed's bullet was still lodged in his sternum, and was slowly moving towards his heart. Died from the lodged bullet just before he could execute agents Steed and Purdey.
Penny Redfern	Dead Men are Dangerous	Retired	Civilian
School mathematics mistress deputised by agent Gambit, Mike during the hunt for the author of agent Steed, John's persecution, defected agent Crayford, Mark.
Dr. George Culver	Dead Men are Dangerous	Retired	Medical
Ministry surgeon who attended agent Steed, John after he was shot by Hara, henchman of defector Crayford, Mark.
Sandy	Dead Men are Dangerous	Active	Records
Records clerk who maintains the files on lead Ministry agents.
Coldstream	Angels of Death	Arrested	Field Agent/HQ staff
Double agent who planned to destroy the Ministry by killing key personnel through a combination of physical and psychological stress; he shot and killed agent Martin before the plot could be exposed.
Peter Manderson	Angels of Death	Killed	Field Agent/HQ staff
Retired from the field to a desk job in Security, he was subjected to double agent Coldstream's stress conditioning and killed.
Charles Pelbright	Angels of Death	Killed	HQ staff
Security chief killed by double agent Coldstream's stress condtitioning.
Jane	Angels of Death	Active	Clerical
Secretary of corrupt Ministry security officer Coldstream, she tipped agent Gambit, Mike off as to Coldstream's activities.
Martin	Angels of Death	Killed	Field Agent
Agent working in the Eastern sector who learnt of Coldtream's plot to destory the Ministry; killed by Coldstream before he could report in.
Simon Carter	Angels of Death	Active	HQ staff
Security officer who escaped double agents Coldstream's conditioning when lead agent Steed, John took his place.
Colonel Tomson	Angels of Death	Killed	Military/HQ staff
Head of Security who was killed by double agent Coldstream's stress condtitioning.
Tomson's driver	Angels of Death	Active	Ancillary (transport)
Chauffeur for Head of Security, Colonel Tomson.
Graeme Henry Wallace	Medium Rare	Arrested	HQ staff
Ministry official in charge of informers, he hatched a scheme to line his own pockets by posing as several informers himself, using a variety of disguises. Exposed by official Mason, Freddy he killed Mason and tried to frame agent Steed, John for the murder. Arrested by agent McBain.
Victoria Stanton	Medium Rare	Retired	Civilian
Fake spiritualist who assisted agents Steed, Gambit and Purdey in tracking down corrupt official Wallace.
Roberts	Medium Rare	Retired	Medical
Head of research at the Ministry for Paranormal Research.
McBain	Medium Rare	Active	HQ staff/Field Agent
Ministry security agent who suspected agent Steed, John of being the corrupt official within the Ministry, following the clues left by Wallace, George in an attempt to frame Steed; he arrested Wallace upon the exposure of the plot.
Freddy Mason	Medium Rare	Killed	Field Agent
Payroll officer for the Ministry's informers, he was killed by his boss, Wallace, Graeme Henry when he discovered Wallace's fraudulent activities.
George Cowley	Medium Rare	Killed	Accounts
Accounts clerk killed by hitman Richards in an attempt to frame agent Steed, John.
Derek Wigmore	Medium Rare	Killed	Accounts
Accounts auditor killed by hitman Richards in an attempt to frame agent Steed, John.
Larry Doomer	Obsession	Killed	RAF
RAF pilot and ex-fiancé of agent Purdey. He tried to avenge the death of his father, MI5 agent Doomer with a missile stolen during an aerial display but was killed by agent Gambit, Mike before his plan could be completed.
General Canvey	Obsession	Retired	Military liaison
General in charge of satellite surveillance of Britain and Europe.
Commander East	Obsession	Active	Military liaison
General Canvey's second in command.
Flight Lieutenant Wolach	Obsession	Killed	RAF
RAF officer who assisted Ministry agents in tracking down Doomer, Larry and his purloined missile.
Doomer	Obsession	Killed	Field Agent
MI5 agent posing as a journalist in the Middle East, he was arrested and executed by the country's authorities.
Dispatch Rider	Obsession	Killed	Signals
Courier for General Canvey's satellite surveillance program, killed by Morgan so the images could be intercepted.
Marty Brine	Trap	Killed	Field Agent (CIA)
CIA agent killed while assisting Ministry agents in preventing Soo Choy's proving run for his drug trafficking business.
Henry Murford	Trap	Arrested	Field Agent
Corrupt Ministry agent who was bribed by Soo Choy to betray agents Steed, John, Gambit, Mike and Purdey.
'Willie' Williams	Trap	Killed	Field Agent
Agent who uncovered Soo Choy's drug trafficking foray; killed by Choy's guards while escaping but managed to tip off agents Purdey and Gambit, Mike before he died.
Thomas McKay	Hostage	Active	HQ staff
Ex field agent in charge of the top secret Full Allied Attack Plan.
Tony Spelman	Hostage	Arrested	Field Agent/HQ staff
Ministry security officer who plotted to discredit Steed and throw British security into chaos by portraying Steed as a traitor who had stolen the Full Allied Attack Plan.
Walters	Hostage	Retired	Field Agent
Ministry security officer who first raised the alarm about Steed possibly being a traitor, thanks to Spelman's evidence.
Ministry Guard	Hostage	Active	Security
Security guard at McKay's headquarters.
Ministry Guard	Hostage	Active	Security
Security guard at McKay's headquarters.
Ministry Guard	Hostage	Active	Security
Security guard at McKay's headquarters.
Penrose	K Is For Kill - Part 1: The Tiger Awakes	Retired	Field Agent
Agent who led the 1965 investigation into the Salvation Army murders.
Emma Peel	K Is For Kill - Part 1: The Tiger Awakes	Retired	Field Agent
Non-Ministry personnel recruited by agent Steed, John late in 1964, retired from active service 1968, but still a contact during the 1970s.
Paul Baker	Complex	Killed	HQ staff (Canada)
Canadian security chief killed by the computers of the new Canadian Security Complex (Scapina).
Karavitch	Complex	Killed	Field Agent
Russian double agent who promised to sell Scapina's identity to the West, he was killed before he could do so.
Dave Cope	Complex	Killed	Field Agent
Canadian field agent killed by the computers of the new Canadian Security Complex (Scapina).
Keith Greenwood	Complex	Killed	Field Agent
Canadian field agent killed by the computers of the new Canadian Security Complex (Scapina).
Miss Cummings	Complex	Retired	HQ staff
Canadian security personnel (records) who suplied agent Steed with the blueprints of the Scurity Complex. She retired from the service and is now a screenwriter.
Contact	Complex	Killed	Field Agent
Canadian agent shot by an unknown Soviet agent shortly after parachuting into Britain.
Chuck Peters	Gladiators	Active	HQ staff
Canadian security chief who replaced Baker, Paul.
Hartley	Gladiators	Killed	Field Agent
Canadian field agent killed by Ivan and Nada.
Rogers	Gladiators	Killed	Field Agent
Canadian field agent killed by Ivan and Nada.
Secretary	Gladiators	Active	Ancillary (clerical)
Secretary to peters, Chuck.
Guard	Gladiators	Active	Security
Security guard at Canadian Security HQ.
Guard	Gladiators	Active	Security
Security guard at Canadian Security HQ.
Guard	Gladiators	Active	Security
Security guard at Canadian Security HQ.
Tour guide	Gladiators	Active	HQ staff
Clerical officer at Canadian Security HQ.
Guard	Gladiators	Active	Security
Security guard at Canadian Security HQ.
Douglas Collings, "The Fox"	Emily	Arrested	MI5 liaison
Liaison officer between Canadian and British Intelligence, he was in fact a Soviet double agent codenamed "The Fox".
Kenneth Phillips	Emily	Active	Field Agent
Canadian security officer initially suspected of the the double agent "The Fox".
Reddington	Emily	Retired	HQ staff
Canadian security officer in charge of the investigation into "The Fox".
Bailey	Forward Base	Killed	Field Agent
Canadian field agent and native tracker killed when Forward Base submerged while he was standing on it.
Milroy	Forward Base	Retired	Signals
Chief of Canadian Signals who suspected Forward Base of being in the Arctic Circle.
Glover	Forward Base	Retired	Scientist
Canadian electronics expert who identified the circuit board of the Russian Mark VI missile guidance system - and later identified a second board as being from a Mark V.
Radio Operator	Forward Base	Active	Signals
Canadian Ministry of Security radio operator.