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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Brendan’s talk show appearance is to die for, Richard’s fiddling about with a gent’s new extension, and Steven’s developed a penchant for plushies. Strangely, all these things lead back to the machinations of one Mr Teddy Bear… #TheAvengers #Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/1KX9...

Mr Teddy Bear (Bernard Goldman) considers his options. He's a short, stout, dark haired and goateed man in evening dress. He holds a cigar in his right hand.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Steven's fixing a royal jack-in-the-box, Brendan's bouncing along, and Richard's playing with his dolls again. Childhood dreams are going to be shattered, however, because there's Something Nasty in the Nursery...   #podcast #TheAvengers open.spotify.com/episode/0JYO...

Mrs Peel (Diana Rigg) holds a blue and yellow swirl-striped ball and looks at it. Behind her is a cupboard with two shelves of the balls, with one shelf labelled “TREATED”.

The Avengers: Something Nasty in the Nursery.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Brendan is jumping out a window to escape from amorous ladies, Steven is cross-pollinating before tea with the bishop, and Richard is playing his cards just right. Annette Andre returns to show off her purdey to Purdey in The New Avengers: House of Cards.   #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/32Jh...

Suzy (Annette Andre) is surprised by Purdey.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I crossed the streams. #TheAvengers #Blake’s7 maximumpowerpodcast.com/title-card/

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

We're chatting with Annette Andre again this month about The New Avengers, acting, falls, spirituality, and a life well lived. Please join us. #TheAvengers #Acting #Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/79jk...

The front cover of Annette Andre's autobiography, 'Where Have I Been All My Life.'

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In a novelty store-cum-surgery-cum-graveyard, Richard's popping a cracker up a ladder, Steven's exploiting a mine in an unexpected way, and Brendan's walking off a wrestling-related concussion. It's Annette Andre's first appearance in #TheAvengers, Mandrake. #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/73G0...

Judy (Annette Andre) charms Mr Steed (Patrick Macnee).

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We're thrilled to bring you the first part of our interview with Avengers and New Avengers guest star, the wonderful and warm Annette André. Please enjoy. open.spotify.com/episode/4F4G... #TheAvengers #ClassicTV #Podcast

Annette André as Judy in The Avengers: Mandrake; the cover of her autobiography, and as Suzy in The New Avengers: House of Cards.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Steven's catfishing a lovelorn civil servant, Richard's developed Housemaid's Knee, and Brendan's been hypnotised into prompting AI romance novels. At the end of the End of Empire, there's nothing left to do but L♡ve All. #TheAvengers #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/4b4p...

John Steed (Patrick Macnee) grabs Tara King (Linda Thorson) as she attempts to jump out a window, after Tara has been brainwashed into doing so. The Avengers: L♡ve All.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A quick rough comparison of shots from To Catch a Rat from the Optimum DVD and the new HD trailer. Some caveats: The first three are from the opening titles of To Catch a Rat, so the DVD looks worse than the relevant episodes. The shots aren't exact frame matches as I wanted to be quick.

A collection of comparison images between the earlier DVD release and upcoming Blu Ray of The New Avengers: To Catch a Rat.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

In the first of a new chain of hotels, Richard takes care of the most valuable guests, Brendan watches his pounds on the banana diet, and Steven finds his mattress stuffed with straw in his Room Without a View. #TheAvengers #Podcast #Commentary open.spotify.com/episode/0dvK...

Mrs Peel lies on the straw-covered floor of a cell while a guard stands over her menacingly with a riding crop. Image source: https://dissolute.com.au/the-avengers-tv-series/series-4/415-room-without-a-view-other.html

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The New Avengers- finally coming Blu Ray (and DVD and 4K!) with loads of new special features. Audition footage, interviews from the Chichester convention, and 10 commentaries, including Joanna Lumley on Sleeper and the late Gareth Hunt on The Eagle's Nest and Dead Men are Dangerous!

Packaging shot for The New Avengers Blu Ray, featuring an orange outer box, two digipacks, a collector's edition booklet and comic, and ten discs.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Steven’s infiltrating Jeremiah Chechik's secret underground base to find the 2 hour cut of the film, so Richard and Brendan have recalled Nathan and James to deal with the 90 minute visually spectacular disaster that is The Avengers 1998. (Original release: 2020) open.spotify.com/episode/41Rs...

John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) have seen you from across the bar and really like your vibe. Run.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Steven's polishing the silverware and Richard's brushing up on global gold exchange rates, which leaves Brendan scrubbing out the 'guest room.' We can hear the sound of empires toppling as we figure out who's trapping whom in The Gilded Cage. open.spotify.com/episode/0FTO...

Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) raises as glass of wine with Abe Benham (Edric Connor) to celebrate a successful gold heist. The Avengers: The Gilded Cage.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Richard's left money for the eggs, Steven's gotten into a brawl over the booze, and Brendan's thrown himself into a carwash to draw out the Fox. All par for the course as we tour the Canadian countryside with Emily. #TheAvengers #Avengers #Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/6nyU...

Purdey lies on top of a car going through a carwash, in order to protect a palm print on the car’s roof. Purdey and the car are both covered in suds, and Purdey looks resigned and exhausted.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Cancelled TV show that you will never stop thinking about. I mean, obviously.

John Steed and Tara King stand in the cockpit of his home built rocket, ready to enjoy champagne, wearing evening wear, in the final episode of The Avengers, Bizarre.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Our lost episode recovered! Steven's warming up his Snakes and Ladders, Brendan's broken out his miniature infantry, and Richard's playing cat and mouse with a soldier he judged harshly but fairly 20 years ago. It's all fair Game. #TheAvengers #Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/7cBb...

A top-down view of Steed standing in a tiny hexagonal room with a purple floor. It has six doors each labelled with the numbers 1–6, clockwise from the right, on the floor is an arrow labelled GUN pointing at a pistol inside a circle in the middle of the room. Photo is from https://www.dissolute.com.au/the-avengers-tv-series/series-6/601-game.html

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Richard is particularly protective of his homebrew, Steven is particularly permissive of projectiles in the library, and Brendan is particularly perturbed to discover he has four children. This Green Unpleasant Land's first stop is Murdersville. #TheAvengers #Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/2oYI...

Mrs Peel is dunked in the village pond in The Avengers episode Murdersville.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Sadly, Bristow himself has been making merry with our latest recording, resulting in some missing pieces so we’ll need to find time to set up the board again later this month to finish the Game. We will have a new ep next week though- stay tuned!* *not the title of the episode

Bristow (Peter Jeffrey) from The Avengers episode Game, looking smug. It’s probably due to the red and silver flocked wallpaper behind him.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Steven’s performing his party piece blindfolded, Richard’s throwing a guest star over Miss Havisham’s wedding spread, and Brendan’s set up Macnee’s headshots on a Lazy Susan. It's Christmas, but can one have Too Many Christmas Trees? #podcast #TheAvengers spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/uaWmzdPqBPb

Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Mrs Peel (Diana Rigg) are riding in a horse-drawn buggy through the countryside. Steed has raised a sprig of mistletoe above his head. He and Mrs Peel are looking into each other's eyes.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

We're very sad to report that Julie Stevens has passed away at the age of 87. Julie played Venus Smith for 6 episodes in Season 2. Despite her short tenure, Julie spoke highly of the show, and recorded introductions and commentaries for her episodes for the DVD/BD sets. Good night, Miss Venus Smith.

Venus Smith (Julie Stevens) talking to John Steed (Patrick Macnee) in The Avengers: Box of Tricks.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Richard's causing widespread electrical problems, Steven's twisting up a storm in the barn, and Brendan's paying a biker gang for services rendered. All of which are what you can expect when you try to Build a Better Mousetrap. #TheAvengers #Podcast spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/9vH0Ifls9Ob

John Steed and Cathy Gale are on a motorcycle at dusk, smiling towards the camera.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

Good morning Shoppers, and welcome to The Pop Explosion. Steven’s wearing his best bandolier, Richard’s gathering up Louis Marx Daleks, and Brendan is in ladies’ underwear. Wigs, haberdashery, kitchenware and death, going up- it’s Death at Bargain Prices. #podcast #TheAvengers t.co/fZTFUB3gR6

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Brendan's stepped into a wrestlers' ring, Steven's stepped out of the shower to answer a call, and Richard's stepped out on the terrace to chat up and/or restrain Philip Madoc. May we take your coat? It's a tight fit for The Decapod. #TheAvengers #podcast podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...

Yakob Borb (R) explains to Venus Smith (M) his plans for Giorgi (L) to wrestle professionally in England. Venus looks unconvinced.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 21/07/2024

Steven's going gaga over creme de violette, Brendan's going to a fashion show, and Richard's going to the dry cleaners over an impossible lipstick stain. But is that familiar man a cad or a model citizen? Find out in Two's A Crowd. #theavengers #podcast podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...

Webster (Patrick Macnee) models a lipstick proof floral shirt as a female model looks on in The Avengers episode Two's A Crowd.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Richard's creating a craze in men's bathtubs, Steven's creating a scandal with a dignitary's daughter, and Brendan's creating a backstitch in an older man's trousers. It's time for The New Avengers and Ian Hendry To Catch a Rat. #Podcast #TheAvengers podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...

Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley) tend to an injured Flyer (Ian Hendry) in The New Avengers episode, To Catch a Rat.

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The Three Handed Game @thgpodcast.bsky.social · 25/02/2024

Richard has bleached his best whites, Steven's admiring some tasteful 'art' in his vault, and Brendan is staying up the chimney until that nasty optometrist goes away. We Reach for the Stars with From Venus With Love. #Podcast #TheAvengers spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hlR8rnNXsHb

Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The Avengers.

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