Bob Hug
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All of the shows that you mention are worthwhile. However, I have a slight preference for Danger Man. It's one of the earliest British spy series and the plots are usually plausible . . . you won't see too many "James Bond" type gadgets. I'd also recommend it if you want to see how Patrick McGoohan progressed throughout the Sixties as Danger Man is the starting point, followed by Secret Agent and The Prisoner.
As far as the The Avengers, you might want to try the two-disc, six-episode "Best of the Avengers" as it gives you two episodes each of John Steed's female partners.
The Saint is also an excellent series but, like Danger Man, I would go with the early episodes first to see Roger Moore's progression into the Simon Templar character.
One gripe that I have on all of these series is the fact that they are all released in the US by A&E, which charges some of the highest prices for TV on DVD and ususally has minimal extras (mostly photo sections of screen grabs). You may want to shop around for these or wait until A&E has one of their clearance sales (where I picked up Danger Man and Secret Agent).
As far as the The Avengers, you might want to try the two-disc, six-episode "Best of the Avengers" as it gives you two episodes each of John Steed's female partners.
The Saint is also an excellent series but, like Danger Man, I would go with the early episodes first to see Roger Moore's progression into the Simon Templar character.
One gripe that I have on all of these series is the fact that they are all released in the US by A&E, which charges some of the highest prices for TV on DVD and ususally has minimal extras (mostly photo sections of screen grabs). You may want to shop around for these or wait until A&E has one of their clearance sales (where I picked up Danger Man and Secret Agent).