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At a Glance:
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David Keel |
Cathy Gale |
Emma Peel |
Tara King |
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New Avengers |
Mixed
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Other |
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THE NEW AVENGERS |
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Released: 10th November 2025 |
Distributor: StudioCanal |
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of Discs: 10 |
RRP:
£149.99 |
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Region Code:
Region Free |
Media: 4K UHD Blu-ray
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Packaging: Digipak with card outer
case |
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Series One
Disc Breakdown: |
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Disc 1:
Episodes 1-3
The Eagle's Nest; House of Cards; The Last of the
Cybernauts...??
Special Features
Audio
commentaries by Gareth Hunt and Brian Clemens for The Eagle's
Nest, Cyd Child and Henry Holland for House of Cards and
Rocky Taylor, Nicholas Briggs and Henry Holland for The Last of
the Cybernauts...??;
Episode Introductions by Cyd Child for House of Cards,
Rocky Taylor for The Last of the Cybernauts...?? and Nicholas
Briggs for The Last of the Cybernauts...??;
Remembering The New Avengers with guest star Annette André;
German Credits - Series 1 / Series 2
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Disc 2:
Episodes 4-6
The Midas Touch; Cat Amongst the Pigeons; Target!
Special Features
Audio
commentary by Cyd Child and Dick Fiddy for The Midas Touch;
Episode Introduction by Dick Fiddy for The Midas Touch;
Director John Hough on The New Avengers (University of
Chichester, 2011)
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Disc 3:
Episodes 7-9
To Catch A Rat; The Tale of the Big Why; Faces
Special Features
Interview with Cyd Child (University of Chichester, 2011);
The New Avengers —
Screen Test
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Disc 4:
Episodes 10-11
Gnaws; Dirtier By the Dozen
Special Features
Audio
commentary by Nicholas Briggs and Jonathan Wood for Gnaws;
Episode Introduction by Nicholas Briggs for Gnaws;
Interview with Raymond Austin (University of Chichester, 2011)
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Disc 5:
Episodes 12-13
Sleeper; Three Handed Game
Special Features
Audio
commentary by Joanna Lumley and Cyd Child for Sleeper;
Episode Introduction by Joanna Lumley for Sleeper;
Interview with Patrick Macnee biographer Marie Cameron (University
of Chichester, 2011);
Becoming Purdey: The Woman Who Redefined The Avengers
Auditioning Purdey (Easter Egg)
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Series Two
Disc Breakdown: |
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Disc 6:
Episodes 1-3
Dead Men Are Dangerous; Angels of Death; Medium Rare
Special Features
Audio
commentaries by Gareth Hunt and Brian Clemens for Dead Men Are
Dangerous and Caroline Munro and Henry Holland for Angels of
Death;
Episode Introduction by Caroline Munro for Angels of Death
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Disc 7:
Episodes 4-6
The Lion and the Unicorn; Obsession; Trap
Special Features
Audio
commentary by Samuel Clemens and George Clemens for Obsession;
Episode Introduction by Samuel Clemens and George Clemens for
Obsession;
The New Avengers x Rover Promo;
French credits
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Disc 8:
Episodes 7-9
Hostage; K is for Kill Part 1: The Tiger Awakes;
K is for Kill
Part 2: Tiger by the Tail
Special Features
Audio
commentary by Dick Fiddy and Henry Holland for K is for Kill Part 1: The Tiger Awakes;
Episode Introduction by Henry Holland for K is for Kill Part 1: The Tiger Awakes
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Disc 9:
Episodes 10-11
Complex;
Forward Base
Special Features
Audio
commentary by Jonathan Wood and Grant Taylor for Complex;
Episode Introduction by Jonathan Wood for Complex;
Restoring The New Avengers;
Brian Clemens on The New Avengers (University of
Chichester, 2011);
Interview with Laurie Johnson (University of Chichester, 2011)
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Disc 10:
Episodes 12-13
The Gladiators; Emily
Special Features
The New Avengers - series trailer;
The Impact of The New Avengers: Reinvented for a New Era;
Kicks, Flips & Spy Tricks: The Stunt Magic of The New Avengers
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Brief: |
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A brand new restoration
of The New Avengers which was simultaneously issued on
4K (UHD, deluxe packaging, black-coloured outer box) Blu-ray
(HD, deluxe packaging, orange-coloured outer box) and DVD
(SD, cream and cerise sleeve in plastic case) by StudioCanal
in the United Kingdom.
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Two printed booklets were
also included: a 64-page Collector's Edition Booklet,
comprising essays by Samuel Clemens, Dick Fiddy, David
Richardson, Andrew Roberts and Kim Newman, and a
Collector's Edition Comic, comprising reproductions of
comic strips featured in the 1977 and 1978 New Avengers
annuals (originally issued by Brown Watson). The main
booklet included a tribute to author and Avengers fan
Dave Rogers, who had sadly died on 5th July 2025.
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Package design was by Sam
Smyth.
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designed with multiple territories in mind, starting up
with a menu choice offering 'Deutschland', 'France' and
'United Kingdom'. The French and German menus offer dubbed
audio in these languages or English with locked subtitles.
Interestingly, the actual French discs have a different
opening menu choice and subtitles are not locked.
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A
well-attended launch event was held at Riverside Studios
in Londonon the afternoon of Sunday 9th November 2025. The new
restoration of The Eagle's Nest was screened in
full. The intention had been to follow this with the new
documentary, The Impact of The New Avengers: Reinvented
for a New Era, but this was not available to screen on
the day. Consequently the featurette Restoring The New
Avengers and a lengthy excerpt of Kicks, Flips &
Spy Tricks: The Stunt Magic of The New Avengers were
shown instead. The event also had a Q&A session with
guests Cyd Child, Samuel Clemens, George Clemens, Rodney
Marshall (Avengers author and son of writer Roger
Marshall) and Dick Fiddy.
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Due to
format capabilities - or indeed their lack - these 4K
discs did not include the option to additionally view
audio commentaries with picture-in-picture video, which
was available on some episodes on the equivalent Blu-rays.
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There were
minor issues with this release: The
Last of the Cybernauts...?? opens with out of phase
sound but this corrects itself after about 5 seconds, and
The Gladiators is missing approximately 1 second of
footage during the fight sequence immediately after the
opening titles. This was previously edited for DVD to
remove an ear clap which was then only certifiable at a
'15' BBFC rating in the United Kingdom. By 2025, it would
only have warranted a '12', which was the overall rating
of this box set.
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Additionally, StudioCanal made the controversial decision
to adjust the audio pitch to match the original
transmissions which unavoidably exhibited "PAL speed up".
This was an unfortunate consequence of the PAL broadcast
system, which ran at 50Hz and therefore dictated a frame
rate of 25 frames/50 fields per second. With the episodes
shot at 24 frames per second this necessitated a speed up
to 25 fps for transmission. Generally, the original camera
frame rate is considered authentic, but here StudioCanal
presented video at 24fps with audio mimicking 25fps.
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Compiled by Alan Hayes
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