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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

For Avengers fans, here super photo of young Paul Weston (one of main stunt doubles for Patrick Macnee). Found on Facebook.

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mariocki · Winged Avenger Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 508

Great pic.

Here's how he looked 2 weeks ago:

I should be seeing him next Tuesday too as he's attending the Ray Austin talk in London.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Thanks for pic. Smile

This is good to see that Paul is very active in last time too.

If you will have the opportunity to communicate with Ray Austin on planned event, Mariocki, it would be great to know on which beach were taken photos with Diana and Patrick in 1965.... well, if you do not mind. Wink

Although it was already so long ago,... Rolling Eyes

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mousemeat · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:32 pm Post subject:

mariocki · Winged Avenger Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 508

Not only was Paul there, but Rocky Taylor too. A good night with some great stories.

@Denis - I've answered your question in the other thread.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Great to hear - Paul and Rocky in one event! Smile

This leads to good nostalgic - in last time I watch the colored episodes with Emma Peel again, I always take these two legend men as one team there.
You do not have a photo with Rocky on this event, Mariocki? Wink

Many thanks for answer about location of beach. Wink

Go to topic in other thread.
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mariocki · Winged Avenger Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 508

Sorry Denis, I wasn't in a good enough position to take photos but some other forum members who were there may have done.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Yesterday I watched the episode The Winged Avenger for the first time on the Optimum DVD and noticed that when Emma Peel jumps over the fence, it's looks as a man in a suit and wig. Wonder if this is Peter J. Elliott again. It is most likely that this understudy jumped through the fence from the sort of trampoline.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Piers, I recently read the latest news on your site and there it is mentioned "a huge list of stunt performers to work through". If I understand correctly, do you plan to create a section for stunt team? Wink

To admit, it would be excellent. Smile

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dissolute · Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 2:34 pm Post subject:

It's not my intention because it takes so long to do. Phil has given me a list of performers who are known to have been in the Avengers. I think most of them are covered in Mike's book.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

In any case, I'm glad to hear you are expanding your site to the topic of stuntmen. Smile

If not secret, Piers - do you know, is this a list of performers fully from official documents or just Phil's notes? Wink

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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Piers, I just looked at the actor's list on the episode Game of your website, it's nice to find that all the stuntmen have been identified now. Really, I'm surprised, it seems so obvious now that Dice 4 is Del Baker. I was never even close to this idea. Smile

Well done! Smile

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dissolute · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:02 pm Post subject:

A lucky encounter with Paul Weston filled in the blanks.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Yesterday I finished watching the episode "Never, Never Say Die".

On DVD Optimum is already very obvious that this is Rocky Taylor as Steed in the scene of the fight between hero and the android. Smile

Moreover, Eddie Powell performs as a permanent stuntman for Christopher Lee in necessary cases (road accidents, etc.). Wink

Also, recently was did very important post in topic Cyd Child, dated Jun 04, 2018 (11:27 am), related to episode "Never, Never Say Die":

http://avengersfanforum.s2.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2218&start=20
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Last important news

Identified Ray Austin as John Steed in two b/w episodes with Emma Peel. Previously there were only assumptions for these.

The Murder Market

This is the only good frame in which Ray can be calculated. Earlier, I had doubts when studying all the footages with the stuntman of Patrick Macnee in this episode, since there is another similar understudy, unidentified.

The Master Minds

Ray is in footage when, as Steed, he descends on a rope on Desmond Leeming (Joe Farrar). Also there is another stuntman for Patrick Macnee in final fight of this episode, unidentified.
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2584

Confirmed - it's primarily Terry Richards as stunt double for Jeremy Burnham in Avengers episode The Town of No Return. Wink

I had this feeling before, but due to the lack of "Blu Ray copy" of the episode I could not conduct a proper check.
Although I still do not have Blu Ray, I just today discovered that website Shutterstock have Avengers stills from Rex Features archive, but in a much better quality. Razz

This contributed to the fact that it was easy to identify Terry.

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dissolute · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:34 pm Post subject:

I notice Mike Stevens being Macnee's double in "Dial a Deadly Number" in the basement motorbike scene.
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