The Avengers s4 (1965) [+]
Feb 25 2026
I watched season 4 of the British spy show The Avengers. It's 26 50-minute black and white episodes.
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) work for an unnamed Ministry investigating cases throughout England (don't recall any Scotland episodes) and usually the cases involve national stakes like foreign agents infiltrating a sleepy seaside town, or businessmen trying to take over the government, or protecting a visiting head of state who takes a liking to Emma Peel.
The duo together or separately investigate, talk to people, find clues, figure out what's going on, then stop it. Steed is a Ministry agent who served in World War II and though he can fight he's more the British upper class socialite. Peel is a civilian specialist (not in the Ministry), has several PhDs, knows various unarmed fighting styles, and often seems to do more physical fighting than Steed. Both are quite good at improvising and taking on a role at an instant.
From the get go (Emma Peel's character is new starting in season 4 and only lasts another season) they have a friendly familiarity often trading quips and double entendres. Also lots of puns especially about whatever current situation they find themselves in. Emma Peel is also a bit of an eye candy character sometimes wearing a leather suit or being quite dressed down.
The chemistry is quite good. The missions are varied, often spy thriller, often have a fair amount of humor and funny moments (and every ending has them talking a bit in closeup then pan out to see what weird vehicle or conveyance they are riding to their next mission).
Overall pretty interesting. You can watch on Prime Video for free -- season 4 and season 6 are available. Season 5 is the first one in color and season 6 replaces Emma Peel.
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) work for an unnamed Ministry investigating cases throughout England (don't recall any Scotland episodes) and usually the cases involve national stakes like foreign agents infiltrating a sleepy seaside town, or businessmen trying to take over the government, or protecting a visiting head of state who takes a liking to Emma Peel.
The duo together or separately investigate, talk to people, find clues, figure out what's going on, then stop it. Steed is a Ministry agent who served in World War II and though he can fight he's more the British upper class socialite. Peel is a civilian specialist (not in the Ministry), has several PhDs, knows various unarmed fighting styles, and often seems to do more physical fighting than Steed. Both are quite good at improvising and taking on a role at an instant.
From the get go (Emma Peel's character is new starting in season 4 and only lasts another season) they have a friendly familiarity often trading quips and double entendres. Also lots of puns especially about whatever current situation they find themselves in. Emma Peel is also a bit of an eye candy character sometimes wearing a leather suit or being quite dressed down.
The chemistry is quite good. The missions are varied, often spy thriller, often have a fair amount of humor and funny moments (and every ending has them talking a bit in closeup then pan out to see what weird vehicle or conveyance they are riding to their next mission).
Overall pretty interesting. You can watch on Prime Video for free -- season 4 and season 6 are available. Season 5 is the first one in color and season 6 replaces Emma Peel.