Poll-best season

[KennyG]

1. Season 3 [second Blackman season]
2. Season 2 [Blackman/King/Smith]
3. Season 4 [B&W Riggs]
4. Season 1 [Keel - based on what's left of it]
5. Season 5 [colour Riggs]
6. Season 6 [Tara King]
7. TNA Season 1
8. TNA Season 2

[Bill Thinnes]

Nothing ground-breaking, but here goes:
1] 4th - peak of Rigg's work and scripts, IMHO.
2] 5th - sometimes too over-the-top and same-y, [ bizarre death, another death, yet another death, etc.] but still classic Avengers.
3]3rd
4]2nd
5]6th [good stories, but just not a big Tara fan, largely due to her at-the-time acting.]
6] NA 1 [love Purdy but could have done without Gambit; MacNee and Lumley would have made a classic Avengers duo.]
7]NA 2 [got boring towards the end.]
8] 1st [based on limited viewing.]

[Philippa]

This really is too hard

1. Season 4 (Emma B&W)
2. TNA season 1
3. Season 3 (Cathy)
4. TNA season 2
5. Season 5 (Emma colour)
6. Season 2 (Cathy/Venus/King)
7. Season 6 (Tara, due to little to no viewing)
8. Season 1 (Keel)

[ikbtops]

I agree, every season, let alone every episode has it's own distinct wonderful character, but if I had a gold plated ivory carved handled revolver points to my head :

1) Season 5 (color Rigg series)
2) Season 3 ( b&w Blackman series)
3) Season 6 ( color Thorson series)
4) Season 4 ( b&w rigg series)
5) Season 2 (b&w Smith, Blackman series)
6) TNA '76
7) TNA '77
Season 1 ( Hendry)

[cyberrich]

Thanks to all who took part. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th places changed constantly! If you haven't yet, there's still 2 more days to send your list in. Results on Sunday. Rich.

[malte1982]

01 Season 4 (Emma Peel, Black & White)
02 Season 5 (Emma Peel, Color)
03 Season 6 (Tara King, Color)
04 Season 3 (Cathy Gale, Black & White)
05 Season 2 (Cathy Gale, Black & White)
06 New A - Season 1 (Purdey Gambit, Color)
07 New A - Season 2 (Purdey Gambit, Color)
08 Season 1 (Keel, Black & White)

[happychap]

I'm not sure there is a real answer to this question, I go back and review a season, and find it better than ever

1. Season 4 - In a Class All Its Own

followed by...

2. Season 6 - Weird, Intense - the SuperTaster of Avengers seasons
3. Season 5 - Many All-time Greats and a few retreads but by no means should this season be relegated to lesser status
4. Season 2 - Pulls no Punches in the Gender Wars, nor in its intelligent, unpredictable scripting
5. Season 3 - an evolution which pushes the envelope in attitude and style and plot
6. TNA 1 - solid 70s drama, perhaps not as unique, but a worthy successor to the original series.
7. TNA 2 - when its on, its on - O, Canada.
8. Season 1 - not enough info - what's there is intriguing.

[mousemeat]

1. Season 4 (Emma B&W)
2. TNA season 1
3. Season 5 (Emma Colour)
4. TNA season 2
5. Season 6 (Tara)
6. Season 3 (Cathy)
7. Season 2 (Cathy/King/Venus)
8. Keel (although this has nothing to do with merit--it's just very difficult to rate when we have so little to go on).

The Cathys gave me a bit of a pause because I haven't gotten my set yet, and so haven't given most of them a rewatch. I doubt that they'll dramatically change which eras I love, but I think I'll probably reevaluate them. I realise, too, that technically Tara's era is probably better in terms of plots, but this is personal preference, and the scripts just can't make up for the fact that I engage with Emma, Gambit, and Purdey better than Tara.

this list, is as close as mine..more-or-less..

I concur with the keel era, only becAUSE there's so little to go by...

[MRotten]

1. Season 3 [second Blackman season]
2. Season 2 [Blackman/King/Smith]
3. Season 4 [B&W Riggs]
4. Season 1 [Keel - based on what's left of it]
5. Season 5 [colour Riggs]
6. Season 6 [Tara King]
7. TNA Season 1
8. TNA Season 2

This is my order of preference, too, except I would put Season 1 in 6th place and Season 6 in Fourth place. Overall I think the Tara season is a tad better than the colour Rigg, due to the better storylines.