The Avengers was a unique, genre-defying television series which blurred
the traditional boundaries between 'light entertainment' and disturbing
drama. It was a product of the constantly-evolving 1960s yet retains a
timeless charm. The creation of The New Avengers, in 1976, saw John
Steed re-emerge, alongside two younger co-leads: sophisticated action
girl Purdey and Gambit, a 'hard man' with a soft centre. The cultural
context had changed - including the technology, music, fashions, cars,
fighting styles and television drama itself - but Avengerland was able
to re-establish itself. Nazi invaders, a third wave of cybernauts,
Hitchcockian killer birds, a sleeping city, giant rat, a deadly health
spa, a skyscraper with a destructive mind...The 1970s series is,
paradoxically, both new yet also part of the rich, innovative Avengers
history. Avengerland Regained draws on the knowledge of a broad range of
experts and fans as it explores the final vintage of The Avengers.