Which Avengers characters deserved a spin off series

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Which Avengers characters deserved a spin off series

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Looking through Big Finish's audio book ranges I noticed that a number are based on characters who appeared in individual Dr Who serials. That got me thinking about which minor characters from The Avengers/New Avengers had the potential to appear in their own spin off show.

My first thoughts are series based around Baron von Kurt from They Keep Killing Steed (could be The Avengers equivalent of Simon Templar) or Hana Wilde from the Superlative Seven might have been quite fun. So too might something with Sidney Street and Humbert Green from Legacy of Death. (Although on second thoughts, they might have become a bit annoying)!

Which characters do you think deserved a spin off series?
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Cathy Gale! I'd love to know what she got up to after Fort Knox.

The further adventures of Hickey the tramp from "The Hour That Never Was". Good scope for varied locations (usually with dustbins/trashcans).

Olga from the Volga, coming to terms with the decadent West.

Trouble is, most of the good characters get bumped off.
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Re: Which Avengers characters deserved a spin off series

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paulpdjh wrote:Looking through Big Finish's audio book ranges I noticed that a number are based on characters who appeared in individual Dr Who serials. That got me thinking about which minor characters from The Avengers/New Avengers had the potential to appear in their own spin off show.

My first thoughts are series based around Baron von Kurt from They Keep Killing Steed (could be The Avengers equivalent of Simon Templar) or Hana Wilde from the Superlative Seven might have been quite fun. So too might something with Sidney Street and Humbert Green from Legacy of Death. (Although on second thoughts, they might have become a bit annoying)!

Which characters do you think deserved a spin off series?

i'll catch grief for suggesting venus smith
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OP said incidental characters, not leads, so Cathy & Venus are out.

Hickey was killed, so he is too (unless you do a lead-up series, which would be pretty downbeat).

von Kurt is a great idea.

I'd like to see more of Kim Lawrence (as the actress said to the bishop) or Merlin, or more humorously, Sir Horace Winslip's ongoing war with the motor-car.

"The Adventures of Ambassador Brodney" anyone?

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What a good idea for a thread. I'm drawing a blank, but Baron von Kurt, Kim Lawrence, and Merlin are all great ideas. Purdey's stepfather the Bishop might be good as well, following him as he checks out strange happenings in his local village with side plots about domestic life with Purdey's mom, who sounds like quite the lady. Guest appearances from Joanna when Purdey dropped by for lunch and a visit. :wink:
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dissolute wrote:Sir Horace Winslip's ongoing war with the motor-car.

"The Adventures of Ambassador Brodney" anyone?
I'm fond of Brodny, a little. But enough was enough.

Yay to "Sir Horace Winslip's ongoing war with the motor-car" though. We need him more than ever! He can add in diesel trains.

I'm drawing a blank on Kim Lawrence - who she?
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Frankymole wrote:
dissolute wrote:Sir Horace Winslip's ongoing war with the motor-car.

"The Adventures of Ambassador Brodney" anyone?
I'm fond of Brodny, a little. But enough was enough.

Yay to "Sir Horace Winslip's ongoing war with the motor-car" though. We need him more than ever! He can add in diesel trains.

I'm drawing a blank on Kim Lawrence - who she?
I actually liked Brodney. Presumably his show would entirely consist of him trying desperately not to get posted back to Russia. :wink:

Kim Lawrence was Steed's actress partner in The Charmers, as played by Fenella Fielding.
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Oh i loved Fenella Fielding. Would have loved to have seen more of her.
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anti-clockwise wrote:Oh i loved Fenella Fielding. Would have loved to have seen more of her.
She was lots of fun, I agree. It makes you wonder what her take on Cathy would have been like.
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Timeless A-Peel wrote:
anti-clockwise wrote:Oh i loved Fenella Fielding. Would have loved to have seen more of her.
She was lots of fun, I agree. It makes you wonder what her take on Cathy would have been like.
good point....
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