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The Avengers - series 5 DVD extras

• Audio commentary by script writer / producer Brian Clemens on Murdersville
• Audio commentary by guest star Peter Wyngarde on Epic
• Audio commentary by script writer Richard Harris on The Winged Avenger
• Audio commentary by Diana Rigg’s stunt double Cyd Child on Return of The Cybernauts
• Archive German TV interview with Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg
• Episode trims from The Fear Merchants, Escape In Time, From Venus With Love and The See-Through Man
• The Avengers – A Retrospective (documentary)
• ATV newsreel footage (Diana Rigg receives TV Award)
• The Avengers – “They’re Back” archive trailer
• Filmed episode intro by Brian Clemens to The Bird Who Knew Too Much, The Living Dead, Epic, The Correct Way To Kill, The Superlative Seven, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Station, The Joker and Murdersville
• Granada + points for each episode
• Episode Reconstructions for lost series 1 episodes One For The Mortuary, Death on The Slipway, Tunnel of Fear and Dragonsfield
• 1960s German Titles
• Insert reprint of series 5 promotional brochure
• Stills gallery for featured episodes
• PDF material (scripts, TV Times, etc)

Interesting. Will take a while to digest that info.

Audio commentary by Diana Rigg


... 's stunt double Cyd Child on Return of The Cybernauts

is how I read it at first!

jaz wrote: • Granada + points for each episode

A fabulous sounding package, but what are these?

I'm curious about the "episode trims". What are these exactly?

Once again I love how the choices for audio commentaries go beyond the usual suspects to people who don't get a chance to chat about the show as much, and as such have new things to share. I shall look forward to Cyd and particularly Peter Wyngarde's contributions. Now that I've seen and loved Jason King I'm going to be watching his guest appearances with fresh eyes, and it's great he's come out of the woodwork to comment on his time on the show. Great package all round--thanks to Jaz and Alan!

Amazing stuff, can't wait. Has this got a confirmed release date yet?

Big Bear wrote:Amazing stuff, can't wait. Has this got a confirmed release date yet?

Amazon are still saying Sept. 27, but whatever I'm still waiting until I know everything is tickety boo before buying my set.

MRotten wrote:I'm curious about the "episode trims". What are these exactly?

'Trims' are usually extra filmed footage, as far as I recall. Not necessarily extra scenes; more things along the lines of what happened before or after the shot was cut. As such, sometimes they feature extra lines; and sometimes they feature something going wrong, requiring another take!

Brendan Jones wrote:

jaz wrote: • Granada + points for each episode

A fabulous sounding package, but what are these?

These are little interview snippets recorded for and broadcast by the (now defunct) satellite channel Granada Plus. They were included on the Contender and Studio Canal DVDs as "Follow the Hat" previously. This time, they are being presented as separate items.

Brendan Jones wrote:

MRotten wrote:I'm curious about the "episode trims". What are these exactly?

'Trims' are usually extra filmed footage, as far as I recall. Not necessarily extra scenes; more things along the lines of what happened before or after the shot was cut. As such, sometimes they feature extra lines; and sometimes they feature something going wrong, requiring another take!

These were uncovered by the Kaleidoscope organisation a couple of years back. They are alternate takes and have small overruns etc. Sadly, the accompanying audio track is still lost, so these are silent.