Avengers, The - The '63 Collection: Set 3 (DVD, 2001, 2-Disc Set)

The British television series THE AVENGERS ran from 1961 to 1969. It featured a stylish detective duo investigating bizarre crimes in hour-long mystery/adventure dramas. It also inspired the 1998 Hollywood film THE AVENGERS starring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. The original duo of anthropologist, marksman, and judo expert Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) and undercover operative/man-about-town John Steed (Patrick Macnee) is on the case in six complete episodes from the '63 season. Episodes include: "Intercrime" - A bungled jewel heist leaves a robber in Steed's possession, leading Cathy to sneak around undercover in an attempt to infiltrate a sinister crime syndicate. "Immortal Clay" - Disguised as connoisseurs of pottery, Clay and Steed investigate the unusual death of a spy. The secret formula for constructing unbreakable porcelain appears to be at stake, leading to a highly inventive plot which is packed full of intrigue. "Box of Tricks" - When a magician's assistant winds up dead after a routine disappearing trick, Steed and Cathy have to work their own magic to solve the crime."Warlock" - An occult-obsessed rocket fuel expert disappears then ends up dead, leading Steed to conjure up some dark forces of his own to solve the mystery. "The Golden Eggs" - A deadly viral strain is stolen from a laboratory, and with Steed hot on the heels of the thieves it's time for Cathy to learn some biochemistry before it's too late!"School for Traitors" - Steed discovers that a series of suicides amongst university students looks more like murder, leading to some unpleasant revelations about a student organization.