Got a nudge today about a new 4K restoration of The New Avengers. That perked me right up.

When the much missed Network Distributing released their Cybernauts box set in 2019, mentions of a TNA remaster were met with comments from folk who know more about this sort of stuff than me about the rights to the series being a tangled mess.

Just over 5 years later, here we are... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipyIa4QIB_k

The picture quality looks very good. Compare the pics below - they're screengrabs so aren't 100% accurate, but not a bad guide.

The left pic is from a scene in the episode Target. It's probably a rip from VHS to mp4. The right pic is the same scene (give or take a second) from the Studio Canal trailer above.

Wonder if this is to gauge potential interest in restored sets of The Avengers?

I'm certainly interested 😀

#JohnSteed #Purdey #MikeGambit #TheNewAvengers #BrianClemens #RetroTelevision

At the time Brian Clemens' tough gritty violent British TV spy series The Professionals attracted a lot of attention and some outrage. The 1979 3rd season is pretty strong with just one dud episode. Stylish and action-packed.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-professionals-season-3-1979.html

#culttv #retrotv #vintagetv #spies #spytv #1970stv #70stv #BrianClemens

A look at three episodes, all originally aired in 1973, from Brian Clemens’ horror anthology series Thriller, one of the finest ever TV series of its type. The Colour of Blood is excellent while Murder in Mind and A Place to Die are very good.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2023/04/thriller-three-1973-epidodes.html

#retrotv #vintagetv #60stv #1960stv #BrianClemens #horrortv #britishtv

I’ve always found this a fascinating “What if” curio - an unsold US pilot for a take on #TheAvengers (#Steed & #MrsPeel variety) starring the always elegant and watchable #MorganFairchild ♥️ and written/produced by Avenger-man #BrianClemens. It didn’t go to series but it's still better than the #RalfFiennes movie!

https://youtu.be/KO3gJXKapcE