They were beachhead in the mod British Invasion, paving the way for The Beatles 64 landing at the newly renamed JFK (Idlewild) airport, signaling a cultural revolution. No Redcoats this time, colors black & white in wave of early 60s TV spy series: The Saint (62) (Moore), Danger Man (60) (McGoohan) & The Avengers (61). Better than the Bond movies for which they were template (Dr No & Goldfinger excepted), sex was not a selling point but a suggestion, and this time the Yanks loved the takeover, for as the English were steeping in style on their side of the Pond, Americans were, apart from Camelot (61-63), still wearing poodle-skirts & sporting crew-cuts (3.5/4).
Review of The Avengers
