And yet, as I settled in to watch The Avengers at an opening-day ... the roles of British secret agents John Steed and Mrs. – never Ms. – Emma Peel that were originated in the ’60s by ...

The Thick of It actress Olivia Poulet is taking on Diana Rigg's iconic role of Emma Peel in a new series of Avengers audio plays. Julian Wadham will reprise his part of gentleman spy John Steed ...

“The Avengers” opened on Friday without ... Diana Rigg as wry crimebusters John Steed and Mrs.. Emma Peel–was often lighter than air, a mystery-thriller show with a twinkle in its eye ...

The Avengers had all this and more ... In the 1998 film, the role of Steed was given to Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman played Emma Peel. I will say no more about the film. We will be looking ...

But the most famous partnership was between Mr. Steed and Mrs. Peel. As Los Angeles Times TV critic Howard Rosenberg wrote when old episodes of “The Avengers” resurfaced on cable’s A&E ...

Big Finish Productions is to extend its The Avengers range with a new series ... 1967 - and will feature the classic line-up of Peel and John Steed. Julian Wadham will reprise his role of Steed ...

Dr. Keel, played by Ian Hendry, vows to avenge her death with the help of a shadowy underground figure named John Steed ... and joined "The Avengers" as Mrs. Emma Peel. The show became a cult ...

Compared with the small-screen “Avengers,” the movie gets so much so wrong, including: The chemistry between secret agents John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel. On TV, Diana Rigg was so feisty yet ...