British secret agent John Steed teams up with two new partners — the daring Purdey and the tough ex–army man Gambit — to battle international spies, criminal masterminds, and strange new threats to world security.

The New Avengers joins John Steed as he takes a jaunty step forward into a new decade, this time with two sidekicks, the first time a male and female companion join him – Gambit (Gareth Hunt) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley). The mighty trio join forces to fight evil and put a stop to any attempts at world domination. With high kicks and bowler hats aplenty, Series 1 and Series 2 of The New Avengers heralded a new direction for the crime-fighting series.