The Avengers is a British espionage television series, created in 1961, that ran for 161 episodes until 1969. It initially focused on David Keel, aided by John Steed. Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish, and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel, and Tara King. Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin.
Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg in the episode "The Hour That Never Was", first aired in 1965
Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
Diana Rigg as Mrs Emma Peel
John Bates minidress, 1965. Based on a design for Emma Peel in The Avengers.
Ian Mackendrick Hendry was an English actor. He worked on several British TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, including the lead in the first series of The Avengers and The Lotus Eaters, and played roles in the films The Hill (1965), Repulsion (1965), Get Carter (1971), and Theatre of Blood (1973).
Hendry in Live Now, Pay Later (1962)