Classic British 60s
tongue-in-cheek spy TV show featuring
Patrick McNee as
Steed with a variety of sexy, sophisticated and intelligent sidekicks.
The most famous of these was
Diana Rigg as
Emma Peel. But other actresses included
Honor Blackman and
Linda Thorson.
Updated in the 70s as
The New Avengers with Steed,
Joanna Lumley as Purdey and
Gareth Hunt as
Gambit and also as a disastrous 90s
Hollywood film with
Ralph Fiennes and
Uma Thurman.
In France it is called a completely different name:
Chapeau Melon et Bottes de Cuir or Bowler Hat and Leather Boots.