The Avengers - Season 1 - Eps 5: Crescent Moon
A young girl, Carmelite Mendoza, has been kidnapped from a Caribbean island, but Steed suspects a political motive. His suspicions are confirmed when Vasco, the Mendoza family retainer, is observed killing the original kidnapper and abducting the girl himself.
About The Avengers
Title: The Avengers
First Air Date: 1961-01-07
Last Air Date: 1969-05-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 136 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 161
Network: ITV1
Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Associated British Picture Corporation, Associated British Corporation, ABC Weekend Television
Synopsis
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.
Cast
Patrick Macnee
John Steed
Linda Thorson
Tara King
