Decades before the Marvel films took hold of pop culture, the original “Avengers” ruled worldwide airwaves. We’re talking about the cult-classic 1960s British spy series starring Patrick Macnee (as John Steed) and Dame Diana Rigg (as Mrs. Emma Peel).
Week after week, Steed and Mrs. Peel together saved the world from one catastrophe after another, thwarting the plans of numerous evil masterminds. And they did it all in epic and sophisticated style — Mrs. Peel in her leather catsuit and droptop Lotus, Steed in his Savile Row suit and dark green Bentley, and both sharing an affinity for the finer things in life: kung-fu, dry wit, midcentury modern decor and bottles of the best champagne.
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