The New Avengers: Tale of the Big Why
02:10 am - 03:10 am, Thursday, January 15 on Great! Action (42)
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Tale of the Big Why
Season 1, Episode 8
Burt Brandon is released from prison after stealing top secret information that was never found, so Steed's team try to track him down. However, it looks like they are not the only people who are on his trail
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. John Steed
Joanna Lumley
(Actor)
.. Purdey
Gareth Hunt
(Actor)
.. Mike Gambit
George A Cooper
(Actor)
.. Burt Brandon
Geoffrey Toone
(Actor)
.. Minister
Rowland Davies
(Actor)
.. Poole
Roy Marsden
(Actor)
.. Frank Turner
Maev Alexander
(Actor)
.. Mrs Turner
Jenny Runacre
(Actor)
.. Irene Brandon
Gary Waldhorn
(Actor)
.. Roach
Derek Waring
(Actor)
.. George Harmer
Robert Fuest
(Director)
Brian Clemens
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. John Steed
Born:
February 06, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing John Steed in The Avengers.
Early-life:
Born Daniel Patrick Macnee on February 6, 1922, in London. His father was a successful racehorse trainer who gambled away his fortune and emigrated to India. His mother then divorced her husband and moved in with her lesbian lover in Wiltshire. Macnee attended Summer Fields prep school before enrolling at Eton. He made his film debut in 1938's Pygmalion, but his acting career was curtailed by a spell in the Navy during the Second World War.
Career:
On his return from service, Macnee studied at the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. Small roles in several films followed but, frustrated at the lack of opportunity in Britain, he emigrated to Canada, then moved to the US. He appeared in numerous TV plays and films before returning to the UK in 1959. Producing Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years brought him to the attention of TV bosses who, to his surprise, offered him the role of John Steed in The Avengers in 1961. He stayed with the popular series until it ended in 1969, but returned to the role in The New Avengers in 1976. Macnee also appeared in such movies as A View to a Kill, This Is Spinal Tap and The Sea Wolves. He died on June 25, 2015.
Quote:
"I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long."
Trivia:
Macnee became a US citizen in 1959.
Joanna Lumley
(Actor)
.. Purdey
Born:
May 01, 1946
in
Srinagar, Kashmir
Best Known For:
Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.
Early-life:
Joanna Lamond Lumley was born on May 1, 1946, in Srinagar, Kashmir. As a child she lived with her family in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, where her father was a major in the Ghurkas. She came to England aged nine to attend boarding school in Kent, and later a convent school in Hastings. At 16 she auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but was turned down and decided to become a model instead, despite initially being told she was "too fat and too ugly".
Career:
Lumley's first film was 1969's Some Girls Do, followed by Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Her most notable early role was as Ken Barlow's girlfriend Elaine in Coronation Street. Lumley became famous thanks to The New Avengers in 1976. After Sapphire and Steel in the late 1970s, she turned her attention to the theatre and had a stint as a Times columnist. In 1992, Jennifer Saunders cast her as Patsy in sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Since then, she has appeared in numerous TV dramas and films, including Maybe Baby, James and the Giant Peach, Jam & Jerusalem, Sensitive Skin, The Making of a Lady and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Quote:
"I can't see any difference in having your hair dyed, your teeth fixed, your nose done, or your face smoothed out or lifted."
Trivia:
Lumley received an OBE in 1995.
Gareth Hunt
(Actor)
.. Mike Gambit
George A Cooper
(Actor)
.. Burt Brandon
Geoffrey Toone
(Actor)
.. Minister
Rowland Davies
(Actor)
.. Poole
Roy Marsden
(Actor)
.. Frank Turner
Born:
June 25, 1941
in
London
Best Known For:
His portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in adaptations of PD James' detective novels.
Early-life:
Born Roy Anthony Mould in London on June 25, 1941. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In the early 1960s, he worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also made guest appearances on a number of TV shows in the 1960s and 70s, including Secret Agent, The Dick Emery Show, Crown Court, Z Cars and Space: 1999.
Career:
Marsden also starred in the espionage series The Sandbaggers and played a Second World War pilot in the drama Airline. He is best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in adaptations of PD James' detective novels, including Death of an Expert Witness, The Black Tower, A Mind to Murder, and A Certain Justice. More recently, he has starred in The Palace, The Green Green Grass, New Tricks, Silent Witness, the TV movie Margaret, The Escape Artist and Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime.
Quote:
On Airline: "It was one of the most enjoyable programmes I ever made. Learning to fly those old DC-3s was terrific."
Trivia:
Marsden voiced a character in the video game Total War: Rome II.
Maev Alexander
(Actor)
.. Mrs Turner
Jenny Runacre
(Actor)
.. Irene Brandon
Gary Waldhorn
(Actor)
.. Roach
Born:
July 03, 1943
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing David Horton in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
Early-life:
Gary was born in London on July 3, 1943. He made his TV debut in the 1969 drama Take Three Girls. During the 1970s, he made guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Crown Court, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Return of the Saint, and Softly Softly, Task Force.
Career:
Roles followed for Waldhorn in the 1980s in the likes of Brideshead Revisited, Minder, Harry's Game, Robin Hood and The Chief. He is best known for the roles he played in two sitcoms, Lionel Bainbridge in Brush Strokes and David Horton in The Vicar of Dibley. His theatre credits include work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Quote:
"It's quite nice playing kings because people do what you tell them and you get to wear fantastic capes."
Trivia:
Waldhorn has reunited with the cast of The Vicar of Dibley for a number of Comic Relief specials.
Derek Waring
(Actor)
.. George Harmer
Robert Fuest
(Director)
Brian Clemens
(Writer)
