got it............. The Avengers ........
Patrick Macnee 
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Patrick MacNee was educated at Eton College, was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and was awarded the Atlantic Star for his service during World War II.
Despite numerous roles in theatre, on television and in cinema,
Macnee is still best known as John Steed in the series The Avengers (broadcast from 1961 to 1969). Initially a secondary character — the series was conceived as a vehicle for Ian Hendry, who played an associate of Steed's — Steed (and Macnee) became the centre of the show after Hendry's departure at the end of the first season. He played opposite a succession of female partners that included Honor Blackman (yep, grapefruit Galore from "Goldfinger"),
Diana Rigg, and finally Linda Thorson.
Among other roles, he also provided the voice of "The Imperious Leader" of the Cylons in the original
Battlestar Galactica.
But enough about him....Any red-blooded male between the ages of 9 and 90 in 1968 knew the
real reason to watch The Avengers was to see "Mrs. Peel". Played by Diana Rigg, she
ooozed sex appeal.
In fact, her very character was named for what the show's producers were looking for when she was cast. Shying away from the term "Sex Appeal" (it was the 60's you know), the producers set out to find a partner for John Steed with what they called "Man Appeal", or simply "
M. Appeal". Well they found her, and appropriately named Diana Rigg's character "
Emma Peel". Cool Huh
But don't take my word for it. Check these out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHbPiPOsj3Y&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7OjUBLUKSM&feature=related** Set to The Kinks"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve9N9oaXU18
Cool Trivia Alert Ray Davies, founder of "
The Kinks", confided in an interview years later that the group's name was actually inspired by Mrs. Peel's kinky leather boots.
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