History Trivia / TheAvengers1960s

** Creator/DianaRigg's stunt double Cyd Childs named "Return of the Cybernauts" as her favourite.

* FollowTheLeader: ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' was an American response to both this show and the Film/JamesBond films.

** Creator/ShirleyEaton tested for Venus Smith.

** Creator/PatrickMacnee cited "Death at Bargain Prices" and "Too Many Christmas Trees" among his favourite episodes.

* RecycledScript: Several scripts from the Cathy Gale period were remade as Emma Peel stories after the series took off in America. For example, "The Correct Way to Kill" is "The Charmers" with a few minor adjustments, "The Joker" is a creepier version of "Don't Look Behind You," "The £50,000 Breakfast" is a remake of "Death of a Great Dane" and "The Superlative Seven" was a remake of "Dressed to Kill".

* RecycledScript: Several scripts from the Cathy Gale period were remade as Emma Peel stories after the series took off in America. For example, "The Joker" is a creepier version of the Gale story "Don't Look Behind You," "The £50,000 Breakfast" is a remake of "Death of a Great Dane" and "The Superlative Seven" was a remake of "Dressed to Kill".

* YouLookFamiliar: A number of guest actors (usually villains) came back to play different roles in the series. Among the most well known, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/MichaelGough, Creator/JohnHollis and Creator/JulianGlover. Hollis and Glover really took the cake, with four appearances each, and each one of said appearances in a different role.

* RealLifeRelative: Creator/PatrickMacnee's second wife Catherine Woodville played Dr. David Keel's ill-fated fiance in the first episode "Hot Snow".

** Cathy Gale's replacement was originally going to be called 'Manda Peel' because the character needed to have "man appeal". They shortened it to M Appeal, and went with Emma Peel instead. Eleanor Bron was the first choice, but she turned it down. As noted above Elizabeth Shepherd was initially cast, but ultimately replaced with Diana Rigg.

** Creator/ShirleyEaton tested for Emma Peel.

* MissingEpisode:
** Most of the first season is considered lost, but these are now being remade as audio plays by Creator/BigFinish.

* NoStuntDouble: Creator/StevenBerkoff did some of his own stunts during the train fight in "The Gravediggers" jumping on and off the train.

* RecycledScript: Several scripts from the Cathy Gale period were remade as Emma Peel stories after the series took off in America. For example, "The Joker" is a creepier version of the Gale story "Don't Look Behind You," "The £50,000 Breakfast" is a remake of "Death Of A Great Dane" and "The Superlative Seven" was a remake of "Dressed to Kill".

** As noted, American-published comic-book version of the series needed to be retitled ''John Steed Emma Peel'' or ''Steed and Mrs. Peel'', because Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}'s superhero comics ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' became a pop culture juggernaut in the early 21st century due to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Turnabout is fair play, however: ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (the one based on the Marvel title) had to carry the title ''Avengers Assemble'' in the UK because of the TV series.

* ActingForTwo: Various {{Doppelganger}} stories. Likewise Patrick Macnee played [[spoiler: Emma Peel's husband]] from afar in her final episode.

*** Well, it's a [[NiceHat nice hat]].
** As noted, American-published comic-book version of the series needed to be retitled ''John Steed Emma Peel'' or ''Steed and Mrs. Peel'', because the title ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' is already taken for Marvel's superhero comic. Turnabout is fair play, however: ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (the one based on the Marvel title) had to carry the title ''Avengers Assemble'' in the UK because of the TV series.

** The episode "A Touch of Brimstone" was initially "banned" by the ABC network in the US, although it was merely one of ''five'' monochrome Emma Peel episodes the network never aired -- the broadcast schedule for these episodes only lasted 21 weeks, so five of the set of 26 never made it on; all five later aired in syndicated reruns in the US. Even in the UK, the most censor-troubling scene in "Brimstone", of a man attacking fetish-leather-clad Emma with a whip, was shortened; and various rerun syndications shortened it to varying greater degrees. Not until DVD release was the ''full''-length version of the scene presented.

* DyeingForYourArt: Linda Thorson was requested to bleach her hair blonde to distinguish Tara King from Emma Peel. The process ruined her hair and she had to wear a wig for several episodes.

** Cathy Gale's replacement was originally going to be called 'Manda Peel' because the character needed to have "man appeal". They shortened it to M Appeal, and went with Emma Peel instead. Eleanor Bron was the first choice, but she turned it down. As noted above Elizabeth Shepherd was initially cast, but replaced with Diana Rigg.

* YouLookFamiliar: A number of guest actors (usually villains) came back to play different roles. Among the most well known, Creator/MichaelGough, Creator/JohnHollis and Creator/JulianGlover. Hollis and Glover really took the cake, with four appearances each, and each one of said appearances in a different role.