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by Ian Wegg
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: There's That Finger...Again!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 182

Re: There's That Finger...Again!!!

For the vast majority of people in the UK in the 1960s, the middle finger had no meaning. The British equivalent was the "V sign", as demonstrated by Steve McQueen in the film Le Mans. https://tm-img.com/images/2024/03/26/Steve-McQueen-film.md.jpeg Of course that doesn't rule out Patrick k...
by Ian Wegg
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: The People Behind The Avengers
Topic: John Savident (1938-2024)
Replies: 8
Views: 412

Re: John Savident (1938-2024)

He had such a long and varied career that most people will have a memory of him in one production or another. For me, he will always be Forrester in Tightrope.
by Ian Wegg
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: John Steed's TNA Jaguar for sale
Replies: 50
Views: 30163

Re: John Steed's TNA Jaguar for sale

Thanks to the Avengers Mark 1 Appreciation Society for flagging this up on Facebook: a recent YouTube video on the Jaguar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruR_tyA-gik Only historical information, sadly, no further updates on the actual car. Interesting anyway and some previously unseen footage of th...
by Ian Wegg
Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: The Avengers Online
Topic: The Avengers on video - guide?
Replies: 19
Views: 1127

Re: The Avengers on video - guide?

I recall there was an individual freelance photographer who sent invoices for ridiculously large amounts of money to website owners. I remember it resulted in the loss of a very good website of old "Radio Times" covers.
by Ian Wegg
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: The People Behind The Avengers
Topic: Laurie Johnson
Replies: 17
Views: 1654

Re: Laurie Johnson

It was also reported on the BBC1 lunchtime news.
by Ian Wegg
Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:50 am
Forum: The People Behind The Avengers
Topic: Gordon Jackson
Replies: 5
Views: 550

Re: Gordon Jackson

One of his early roles is the 1945 film Pink String and Sealing Wax , which is centred around the family of a pharmacist in Brighton. It gets fairly frequent showings on Talking Pictures TV. Gordon plays the eldest son and manages a very good South of England, middle-class accent. Unfortunately, he'...
by Ian Wegg
Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:33 am
Forum: The People Behind The Avengers
Topic: Gareth Hunt
Replies: 219
Views: 77279

Re: Gareth Hunt

That Beryl Marston was one of the last gasps of Southern Television, who had already lost their IBA franchise before it was even shown. The incoming franchise holder, TVS, had a policy of "everything new" and didn't take over anything from Southern. Sadly TBM went the same way as Out of T...
by Ian Wegg
Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: The People Behind The Avengers
Topic: Diana Rigg
Replies: 816
Views: 179146

Re: Diana Rigg

^^^ I enjoyed Sarah Phelps's adaptation of And Then There Were None and I thought Witness For The Procescution was excellent. It all went completely to pot after that though. The ABC Murders , one of my favourites of all of Christie's works, was completely ruined, Phelps didn't seem to understand th...
by Ian Wegg
Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:28 am
Forum: Avengers Books and Merchandise
Topic: Emma Peel's Lotus
Replies: 96
Views: 39246

Re: Emma Peel's Lotus

My second-ever car was an MGB Roadster, it was a 1969 model and I drove it for several years. The Elan was more expensive and much rarer, but one parked next to me once in the office carpark and I remember thinking I wouldn't swap.
by Ian Wegg
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:27 am
Forum: Series 1 - Dr Keel
Topic: 1.03 - Square Root Of Evil
Replies: 16
Views: 3277

Re: 1.03 - Square Root Of Evil

The previous "suspect" photo seems to have come from https://booksenstock.forumactif.com/t2379-heron-carvic, though I was reading up on a published (in book form) family biography by one of his relatives around the internet (can't find it now) and also saw it on some page linked to that b...