Emma Peel Makes the List

[Dfrise]

The current issue of Entertainment Weekly, a loopy American magazine, has a story titled "25 Best TV Spies Of All Time." Emma Peel came in 6th place. There is no mention of John Steed. Only Entertainment Weekly can explain this. It calls her "intimidatingly intelligent."

Number 1 was Sydney Bristow of Alias. At Number 16 was Napoleon Solo, with no mention of Illya Kyuriakin. The list did find room at Number 19 for a show from 1970 called Lancelot Link. It was a live action spy show with a cast made up entirely of chimpanzees. It lasted one year.

[mousemeat]

The current issue of Entertainment Weekly, a loopy American magazine, has a story titled "25 Best TV Spies Of All Time." Emma Peel came in 6th place. There is no mention of John Steed. Only Entertainment Weekly can explain this. It calls her "intimidatingly intelligent."

Number 1 was Sydney Bristow of Alias. At Number 16 was Napoleon Solo, with no mention of Illya Kyuriakin. The list did find room at Number 19 for a show from 1970 called Lancelot Link. It was a live action spy show with a cast made up entirely of chimpanzees. It lasted one year.

i remember the chimp show. it was horrible. low point in american programming...

[why bother]

Do you happen to know the full list?

[Dfrise]

Do you happen to know the full list?

I no longer have the magazine.

[Ian Wegg]

1. Sydney Bristow, Alias (2001–06)
2. Maxwell Smart & Agent 99, Get Smart (1965–70)
3. Jack Bauer, 24 (2001–10, 2014)
4. Carrie Mathison, Homeland (2011–present)
5. Boris Badenov & Natasha Fatale, Rocky & His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (1959–64)
6. Emma Peel, The Avengers (1966–68)
7. Jim Phelps, Mission: Impossible (1967–73, 1988–90)
8. MacGyver, MacGyver (1985–92)
9. Nikita, La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
10. Elizabeth & Philip Jennings, The Americans (2013–present)
11. Number Six, The Prisoner (1968)
12. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–78) and Jaime Sommers The Bionic Woman (1976–78)
13. Rowan Pope, Scandal (2013–present)
14. Chuck Bartowski, Chuck (2007–12)
15. Alexander Scott & Kelly Robinson, I Spy (1965–68)
16. Napoleon Solo, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964–68)
17. Sterling Archer, Archer (2009–present)
18. Black Spy & White Spy, Spy vs. Spy (1994–98)
19. Lancelot Link, Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1970–71)
20. Mrs. King, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–87)
21. George Smiley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
22. Marya, Hogan's Heroes (1966–71)
23. Michael Wiseman, Now and Again (1999–2000)
24. Michael Scott as Michael Scarn, The Office (2011)
25. Tom Hanson, 21 Jump Street (1987–91)

The article is online - http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20842665,00.html

(Personally I have heard of less than half of the entries on the list).

~iw

[Frankymole]

Number Six on the list, but no John Drake - or even John Steed? Rubbish list.

I see James Bond didn't make it! (Yes, he was on telly.)

[Rodders]

Number Six on the list, but no John Drake - or even John Steed? Rubbish list.

No Steed! In that case this is no list!

[anti-clockwise]

about 1/3 of the shows are current day. Wonder if they will still be popular in 40 years.

[Rodders]

no!