The Avengers Alternative Series 6 Opening Titles and Closing Credits

This set of titles and credits were shown on early episodes of Series 6 however they were subsequently re spliced using the "Field of Knights and Cards" sequence for re-runs. The only episode to inexplicably retain these titles is "Split" whilst the end credits come from "The Forget Me Not".

Both titles and credits had gun shot sound effects however these got inexplicably censored by the Canadian broadcaster.

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[whiskers1965]

I mean Linda Thorson is pretty and all but unlike Diana she is more eye candy than tough. She just looks so out of place like she should be dancing on Laugh In if you catch my drift

[dramaticguy]

@whiskers1965 Linda nearly quit with all the changes of producer,Patrick talked her into staying.

The story lines in the Thorson era were some of the best of the series,Linda was very inexperienced but she got better,Patrick Macnee said a few years ago,he should have left with Diana but he only has praise for Linda Thorson.

[photobygil]

Notice how the gunshot sound effect is missing only from the opening titles - they are clearly present in the end titles. This is not an example of censorship for any reason. It is lazy editing on the part of those who re-mastered the series for home video. They cleaned up the soundtrack just once, obviously for the field of armor version of the credits, and inexplicably didn't realize or care that it didn't exactly match this version of the credits. Really annoying, in my opinion!

[whiskers1965]

I hated it when Diana Rigg left and this theme shows it. Easily the worst of the series with Linda Thorson trying to ham it up badly and Patrick MacNee looking really uncomfortable (probably thinking - who talked me into doing this with her?)

[altfactor]

I wonder if the gunshots (which I think were also removed from the Season Six closing by ABC in the U.S.) had to do with the 1968 assisintaions of Martin Luther King and Senator Bobby Kennedy.

[altfactor]

After the first couple of seasons (where the show was pretty serious), "The Avengers" adopted the "light" touch which made it very popular (and a classic) all over the world.

[sitedezynz]

Laurie Johnson's theme is timeless and just about the most romantic music I've ever heard... it's right up there with another Brit, Sir Ronald Binge's "Elizabethan Serenade" played on the BBC Light back in the 50's.

[sitedezynz]

@olarcial Absolutely! I agree. I saw the Thorson episodes first when it went into syndication. I love Linda. She is a terrific actress and very funny lady

[whiskeyify]

I wish they could have found someone a little more athletic to replace emma peel.

Linda was just too clumsy in the fight scenes etc.

[digipeeper]

This version was way better then the field of Knights version which was lame and had no excitement.