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The Avengers - The Lost Episodes, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Julian Wadham, Anthony Howell, Lucy Briggs-Owen
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Steed and Dr. Keel return to action in these four re-creations of classic lost episodes.
- 'Hot Snow'. Written by Ray Rigby, adapted by John Dorney.
When an incomprehensible tragedy strikes on what should have been the happiest day of David Keel's life, he is left traumatised. Confronted with an apparently motiveless crime, he feels compelled to investigate and is drawn into London's seedy underworld of drug smuggling.
- 'Brought to Book'. Written by Brian Clemens, adapted by John Dorney.
Still on the trail of the men who wrecked his life, Dr. Keel gets to know his new associate, John Steed, rather better as they infiltrate warring gangs running amok in the betting community.
- 'Square Root of Evil'. Written by Richard Harris, adapted by John Dorney.
Following the death of a colleague, Steed goes undercover amongst a group of forgers. As the stakes get higher, his risk of discovery increases, and Dr. Keel may be his only chance to escape alive. But with the formidable thug known as the Cardinal watching their every move, could Steed be dooming them both?
- 'One for the Mortuary'. Written by Brian Clemens, adapted by John Dorney.
It should have been an easy day for David Keel. A short flight and a conference to attend. But John Steed’s arrival disrupts everything, as usual. Without even knowing, he finds himself at the centre of an international conspiracy. The chase is on to preserve and protect a valuable medical formula, and with an assassin on their trail, our heroes find themselves enmeshed in an intricate web of laundry, taxidermy and murder.
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- Spacecadet
- 23-08-16
Authentic Original Avengers
Really excellent rendering of a classic cult crime series that captures the early 60's before the psychedelia hit the show. Brilliant production from Big Finish well worth listen to.
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- Data
- 06-02-18
Brilliant
Loved it. Nice to hear different voices for each character and background sounds that make it live.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-07-19
Well worth the experience
Being born in the mid seventies, it seems that a large part of my childhood tv watching was watching reruns of 1960's tv shows. I loved them. As these are the lost episodes, it is my first experience of them and it is great to go back to the beginning. I had never come across Dr Steel before so there are no preconceptions, whereas with Steed, I do find myself picturing Patrick Macnee and the image created by the tv series.
I think that these episodes transfer very well to the audio format. Often today, a tv programme will lean heavily on costumes and setting to help set the scene...espionage stories are likely to have long car chases or fight scenes or highly graphic images. Stories from these time are more dependant on dialogue, therefore the story still comes across well. Add in time appropriate music and you will find yourself becoming quite nostalgic. I think this audio format works better than a modern tv remake.
At the end of each episode there is about 10mins of discussion by the makers. This gives an insight into the challenges of making the series and the efforts to keep it as authentic as possible, e.g. resisting the urge to fill plot holes and keep it as it was, working with incomplete scripts, etc.
I will be listening to other episodes, and most likely will then be downloading the tv series to keep the story going.
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- ladym
- 04-12-15
Cult classic recreated for modern audience
If you could sum up The Avengers - The Lost Episodes, Volume 1 in three words, what would they be?
Nostalgic. Original. Mellifluous.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Dr Keel, because he's played by the lovely Anthony Howell, but mostly because he's got a great British stiff upper lip and let's get the job done attitude.
Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favourite?
Dr Keel.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not particularly.
Any additional comments?
A chance to listen to some very good actors who have the perfect voices for radio - great depth and well-played.
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- Mr. I. Clarke
- 11-04-22
A glimpse at what could have been.
Whether you like this will depend on several factors: how much you enjoy early sixties black and white TV drama; how much you enjoyed the surviving episodes of Ian Hendry's tenure on the series (it's a whole world away from Mrs Peel) and how much you enjoy Julian Wadham as Steed. If any of these are a negative.for.younit will cloud your listen.
Thankfully all three are a thumbs up from me and although it is hard to escape from Patrick Macnee's shadow, Julian's performance is a realistic reading of the script as written rather than a pastice. It's made with all the love and panache of a Big Finish production, with great sound design and an enthusiastic delivery from the cast.
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- foxymoron
- 13-06-17
Let Down by Too Much In-filling
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Far too much time spent discussing how the roles and scenes were devised.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Avengers - The Lost Episodes, Volume 1?
Dramatisation and performance are great, but there is far too much time spent discussing how the scenes were devised and produced.
Any additional comments?
I had hoped for an audiobook that simply contained dramatic content. I should probably have read the description fully before I purchased. Too much padding between scenes distracted from the plot.
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