The Avengers International Fan Forum

Best know for Thunderbirds and other Gerry Anderson series writer and director Alan Pattillo has died on the 16th on January.
He also wrote the Emma Peel episode The Bird Who Knew Too Much.

Actor and rock guitarist Robert Tayman has passed away​ on 10 December 2022.

He appeared as Dick Palmer in TNA episode Target! (1976).

Discovered that TV and film editor Eric Wrate who edited Canadian TNA episodes Complex and Emily died on March 25, 2022.

Discovered that cinematographer Karol Ike who was a director of photography: second unit of Canadian TNA episodes Complex, The Gladiators and Forward Base died on September 16th, 2022.

RICHIBUCTO CAPE, NB - Karol W. Joseph Ike-Duninowski...

Someone sent me some pdfs in June 2013 - The Sleeping Dragon - a New Avengers story from a magazine, and scripts for Dead Men are Dangerous and The Last of the Cybernauts but I find that the pdfs - even the backups on Dropbox - are corrupt. I've...

Made a Dame in the New Year's Honours list:

Well done, Penny!

I just learned what it turns out managing director of RBA helicopters, John E. Underhill, was as a pilot of helicopter in tag of Avengers episode What the Butler Saw (1966). This is confirmed by the photos in the newspaper Reading Evening Post,...

On September 12, Sharry Clark Artists​ posted on Facebook:​

Sad news. Our lovely client Harry Landis has passed to spirit. Harry had an amazing career and gained a new following in later life as Mr Morris in Friday Night Dinner. It was a...

Actor Brian Jackson has passed away at the age of 91.

He appeared in the first season of the Avengers, as Johnnie in Toy Trap , and also in the New Avengers as Controller in Cat Amongst the Pigeons .

BBC News Story:

Marti Jo Pennisi informed on Facebook that actor Neil Vipond had gone away.

19 July at 09:55

My friend Neil passed away, and although many of you out there didn’t know him, I think it’s right and good to say his name and honor his spirit. Neil...

One of my favorite guest stars was Bernard Cribbins. His performance as the knitting instructor in Girl from Auntie was brilliant: A young male instructor teaching a group of grannies the proper way to knit and so passionate about it! Fingers...

been an while, since he's posted on the forum..right ? wondering what's he has been up to..and more....i could certainly ask him a truckload of questions..concerning the stunts, etc

John Bates, fashion designer, passed away peacefully at home on 5th June 2022 after a long and painful bloody minded battle with cancer.

He worked as the wardrobe designer for Diana Rigg for most black and white Avengers episodes with her...

Hi, dear Fans!!! :)

Opening a new topic - Extras in series!

This area fascinated me for many years and I, like Piers, conducted various studies and identification of the performers in the Avengers and TNA. :)

Today I would like to present for...

For curiosity, I decided to compile a list of the stunt doubles who have been on The Avengers in film era. Information taken from the book Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots and own research. This does not include stunt performers in whole, drivers, riding...

The Avengers/TNA: List of people dead in 2022

TV series

1. Joe Dunne (stuntman and second unit director, appeared in some Avengers and TNA episodes, also was the stunt arranger for Tara King episodes and the fight arranger for some TNA...

In case anyone's interested ... one of Philip Levene's radio thrillers was repeated the other day and is now available iPlayer until the end of the month:

All the best

Andrew

Renée Glynne, the continuity and script supervisor, has died at 95. Among her many works was participation in The Avengers and The New Avengers. She has also participated in recent New Avengers Watch Events by Philip Hawkins.

Karin Kachler...

Sadly, the actor who appeared in 3 episodes of The Avengers and an episode of The New Avengers as well as The Saint, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Department S, Minder and Doctor Who has died according to Toby Hadoke.

RIP.

Powerhouse Films - producers of the newly remastered 1973 movie Assassin (to be released on Blue Ray with other Pemini productions in May) - asked me to make a little commentary on the career of the film's star, Ian Hendry.

As you probably...

Yesterday, Stage Door Records have reported the death of actor Ron Pember, who appeared in the Avengers episodes Double Danger (1961) and Bizarre (1969): :(

We're so very sad to learn that actor and composer Ron Pember has passed away.
It was...

Johnny Laycock, multi-instrumentalist and variety agent, who appeared as Izzy Pound in the Tara King episode The Interrogators, died this week at the age of 96. :cry: Johnny was a member The Comedians Golfing Society and lived in Spain for the...

Studying the news around Russia and Ukraine, as well as Legacy, stumbled upon the obituary of Pat Patterson, who played the policeman in Canadian TNA episode Emily.

Irwin Patrick PATTERSON

Passed peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at...

Actor Jeremy Child has passed away, or so fellow actor and friend Ian Ogily writes on social media.

Jeremy Child had a part in The Midas Touch (TNA) as Lieutenant and many other parts including the Persuaders.

I've just seen my favourite Cybernaut on Russell Howard's Good News in a repeat from 2011 (a stand-up comedy show, but with a mystery guest spot where Rocky got to talk about his career and then stage a bar room brawl with the young host of the...