[mairdie]

The Spymaster was named Cowley, or The Cow. Thus, Tom Lehrer's Hunting Song. Nowhere near as depressing as the British Callan or Sandbaggers series, but still an organization willing to let operatives hang in the wind.

[BradyLS]

I never saw The Professionals.

My first real contact with TheAvengers was when CBS would run the The New Avengers late on Friday nights. I think they did that for a year. I did a high school play the year it was on and when the props department handed me a bowler to go with my suit, I thought I was John Steed!

“Who?” the other kids would say.

I vaguely remember the original Avengers as a tot/wee lad. When they re-ran the Emma Peel shows on cable in the late-80’s, I was like “…oh, yeah! I remember that!”

Nowadays, folks think you’re talking about the Marvel comic and movie series. And I’m having a devil of a time finding anything of the original show _except_ the Emma Peel-era episodes on Region 1.

But The Professionals sounds pretty cool!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

If you can find it, the the Sandbaggers was an interesting series. I really got hooked on it.

[BenLurkin]

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[ClearCase_guy]

The official video for the 3 Doors Down song seems superior to me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpfhcljJ9bQ

But I like parkour/free running.

[onedoug]

“The Professionals” Great series.

[vladimir998]

It’s a shame to think only Martin Shaw (of The Professionals) is around now that Lewis Collins has passed away.

[Jeff Vader]

Good show, I loved it as a kid. Cowley was played by Gordon Jackson, Mr Hudson the butler from upstairs downstairs.

[Berlin_Freeper]

When I'm Gone

[bigbob]

Sure doesn’t look anything like Steed and Mrs. Peel...and the song doesn’t do anything for me.

[Gay State Conservative]

IIRC The Professionals featured the guy who plays (played?) Inspector George Gently...just about my favorite British police drama.