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Two Against the Underworld: The
Collected Unauthorised Guide to The Avengers Series 1
(Hidden Tiger, 2015; revised 2022)
A book that started out at The
Avengers Declassified and completely outgrew the website!
Richard McGinlay, Alan Hayes and
Alys Hayes lift the lid on the mostly-missing first year of The
Avengers, looking at the lost episodes, what survives, and the
production history of the debut year.
Order your copy via Hidden Tiger
If you think you've read
the definitive account of
THE AVENGERS' first year... THINK AGAIN!
Two Against the Underworld
brings together eight years of research and combines and updates two
previously published Hidden Tiger books (The Strange Case of the
Missing Episodes and With Umbrella, Scotch and Cigarettes)
to tell the story of The Avengers from both sides of the
camera, and is now further revised following the recovery of the
episode Tunnel of Fear.
Authors Richard McGinlay, Alan
Hayes and Alys Hayes lift the lid on all 26 Series 1 episodes.
Comprehensive chapters detail the narratives, often with script
extracts, as well as the production, transmission and reception of
each episode, and the talented personnel who were involved in making
them.
The creation of The Avengers,
the departure of Ian Hendry, the series' destiny, and the mystery of
the missing episodes, are explored in a series of essays, each of
which has been revisited to incorporate fresh information.
Avengers scriptwriter Roger
Marshall and Neil Hendry, who runs his uncle Ian Hendry's official
website, both contribute forewords to this volume. The book also
boasts lavish black-and-white illustrations by artist Shaqui Le
Vesconte and 70 pages of appendices that deal in depth with the
unproduced episodes of Series 1, Keel and Steed's further adventures
in the comic strip The Drug Pedlar and the novel Too Many
Targets, and much more.
This title is available in the
following editions:
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Casewrap Hardcover
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Perfect Bound Paperback
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Kindle eBook
Cover artwork by Shaqui Le Vesconte
NON FICTION
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Praise for the authors of Two Against the Underworld
(the following reviews relate to previous editions of this book):
Review at Sci-Fi Online
From the Archive - A British Television Blog
"Received my copy of The Strange Case of the Missing
Episodes yesterday. Looks gorgeous in hardback and it had me up late last
night poring through it. Fascinating stuff, giving me a chance to
experience the first series in more detail than ever. That's something
which I've wanted since reading the first Dave Rogers book nearly thirty
years ago. Essential Avengers reading. Really looking forward to the
follow-up volumes."
Gareth Humphreys
"Got this book a few days ago. Hardback. It's really
glorious — far, far better than I ever expected it to be; yes, I knew the
content was going to be great (look at the authors), but it's a very nicely
produced work too. Easily the best Avengers book to date."
Frank
Almiles Mole
"This book is a fantastic addition to
The Avengers
series of books that are out there. It truly lifts a lid on what everyone
has missed from the very first season that starred Ian Hendry and Patrick
Macnee. Many thanks to Alan and Alys Hayes and to Richard McGinlay for
bringing this volume to everybody's attention." Roy Bettridge
Review at Starburst Magazine (9/10 rating)
Review at Sci-fi Online (10/10 rating)
Review at John Steed's Flat (in German)
Review at Lou Reviews
"This book is amazing. A fully comprehensive volume on
the production of the first year of the show. Authors Richard McGinlay and
Alan Hayes have gone in depth once again and have definitely delivered the
goods to explore the lost year that every fan wants to see; the Ian Hendry
era of The Avengers. Like everybody else I'm wanting these first year
missing episodes to be found. Many things have been written or said over
the years about this historic lost year, but with diligence and dedication
the authors of With Umbrella, Scotch and Cigarettes (along with
their first publication The Strange Case of The Missing Episodes)
take a different path to inform us not only of the actual story BEHIND the
series but also of what all of us are missing out on. This book is a must
for every fan. A thoroughly enjoyable read that deserves a ten-star
rating."
Roy Bettridge |
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