The Avengers

espionage British television series created in the 1960s
TVSeries television_series Q113700
The Avengers
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Summary

The Avengers is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,797 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Avengers is the creator of Sydney Newman[3].
  • The Avengers's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Avengers's composer is recorded as John Dankworth[5].
  • The Avengers's composer is recorded as Laurie Johnson[6].
  • The Avengers's genre is espionage television series[7].
  • The Avengers's genre is action television series[8].
  • The Avengers's genre is crime television series[9].
  • The Avengers's genre is comedy television series[10].
  • The Avengers's genre is fantasy film[11].
  • The Avengers was followed by The New Avengers[12].
  • A cast member of The Avengers was Patrick Macnee[13].
  • A cast member of The Avengers was Ian Hendry[14].
  • A cast member of The Avengers was Honor Blackman[15].
  • A cast member of The Avengers was Diana Rigg[16].
  • A cast member of The Avengers was Linda Thorson[17].
  • A cast member of The Avengers was Patrick Newell[18].
  • The Avengers's production company is recorded as ABC Television Limited[19].
  • The original language of The Avengers was English[20].
  • The Avengers's Commons category is recorded as The Avengers (TV series)[21].
  • The Avengers was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • The Avengers was distributed by broadcasting[23].
  • The Avengers was distributed by home video release[24].
  • The Avengers's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[25].
  • The Avengers's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • The Avengers's color is recorded as color[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Patrick Macnee[13], Ian Hendry[14], Honor Blackman[15], Diana Rigg[16], Linda Thorson[17], and Patrick Newell[18]. The Avengers is the creator of Sydney Newman[3].

Publication

The original language of The Avengers was English[20]. Genres include espionage television series[7], action television series[8], crime television series[9], comedy television series[10], and fantasy film[11]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[22], broadcasting[23], and home video release[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Avengers was followed by The New Avengers[12].

Why It Matters

The Avengers ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,797 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 54518
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Instance of → television series
    Original broadcaster → ITV
    Composer → John Dankworth, Laurie Johnson
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14813: 55247, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269251|batch #269251]]"
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