Potpourri

July, 1998

Avenging angelsRalph Fiennes and Uma Thurman will soon stride onto the big screen as John Steed and Emma Peel, but to diehard fans in 120 countries, Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg will always be The Avengers. Indiana University Press has republished a British Film Institute softcover history of the Sixties' TV series, including thumbnail sketches of the best episodes, the lowdown on why the series was so popular and, of course, photos galore. (Yes, Honor Blackman and Linda Thorson are in the book...