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In Passing: Jean Marsh/Ted Kotcheff

04.16.25 | Gary Cahall | Tags: 1970s Movies, 1980s Movies, British Television, Jean Marsh, Rambo, Upstairs Downstairs | no comments

She was an English actress and writer who co-created a ’70s TV drama series that became one of the first British hits on this side of the Atlantic. He was a Canadian-born film and TV director whose eclectic résumé included…

British Classic Television A to Z

03.10.19 | Rick29 | Tags: BBC, Black Adder, British Television, David McCallum, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Ian McShane, Joanna Lumley, Leo McKern, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Patricia Routledge, Patrick Macnee, Patrick McGoohan, Peter Davison, Rowan Atkinson, The Avengers, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Upstairs Downstairs | 4 comments

A – The Avengers Could there be a better way to start this list? This lighthearted spy series starred Patrick Macnee as the well-tailored, unflappable, and charming John Steed. He was the anchor of the series, even if his fermale…