The Avengers
Killer Whale
TV Flash files “Killer Whale” as the last listed hour of season 2 — The Avengers (1961–1969) on ITV, season 2, episode 26, aired 1963-03-23, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E26: listed hour 52 of 161 in the The Avengers guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 1963-03-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Six Hands Across a Table” (S02E25). Next is “Brief for Murder” (S03E01).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Killer Whale sit in the The Avengers guide?
S02E26 is listed hour 52 of 161 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 26.
When did The Avengers S02E26 air?
Killer Whale aired 1963-03-23 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
The Steed/Peel era is the global-fame on-ramp: Macnee's bowler, Rigg's catsuit, high-concept adventure. Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) is the earlier partner if you want the path into that chic; Tara King is the later close.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bowler hats, leather catsuits, and deadpan danger: Patrick Macnee's John Steed and Diana Rigg's Emma Peel made British spy chic a mid-sixties export. Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale came first; Tara King closed the decade. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory — Bond-adjacent television with better tailoring.
The group chat did not invent Steed/Peel. It just never logged off. Britain's *The Avengers* (ITV, 1961–1969; 161 episodes) evolved from straight spy drama into stylish pop espionage: Patrick Macnee's John Steed in the bowler, gadgets optional, attitude mandatory. Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale came first. Diana Rigg's Emma Peel became the fashion-and-feminist-icon lightning rod. Linda Thorson's Tara King closed the decade. Sydney Newman's series treated villainy like theater design. U.S. import success made it a…
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- Patrick Macnee as John Steed
Patrick Macnee’s John Steed made The Avengers a 1960s export of bowler hats, leather catsuits, and deadpan danger — Diana Rigg’s Emma Peel, Honor Blackman’s Cathy Gale first, Tara King closing the decade. Gadgets optional, attitude…
- Diana Rigg as Emma Peel
Diana Rigg’s Emma Peel made The Avengers British spy chic — bowler hats, leather catsuits, deadpan danger, Patrick Macnee’s John Steed as partner, Honor Blackman’s Cathy Gale first, Tara King later. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory.…
- Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale
Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale came first on The Avengers — bowler hats, leather, deadpan danger, Patrick Macnee's John Steed, British spy chic as a mid-sixties export before Emma Peel became the poster. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory.…
- Linda Thorson as Tara King
Linda Thorson closed the decade as Tara King on The Avengers — after Cathy Gale and Emma Peel, the partner who inherited Patrick Macnee’s bowler-hat spy chic and kept the deadpan danger walking. Gadgets optional, attitude mandatory. TV…