Brian Clemens
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He wrote the second episode for ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (ITV, 1961–1969) in 1961 but not the pilot, as is often claimed. He also wrote one other episode ("One for the Mortuary") for the first season and multiple episodes of the third season. Beginning in the fourth season, Clemens became the script editor, associate producer and main scriptwriter for the series. Due to his rapid working rate and productivity, Clemens would frequently perform extensive rewrites of other writers' scripts to ensure the show consistently matched his creative sensibilities; fellow ''Avengers'' writer Roger Marshall later noted that "his influence pervades almost every scene"{{cite web | url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/bio-marshall.htm | title=The Avengers Forever: Roger Marshall }} of the show's later seasons. |
He wrote the second episode for ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (ITV, 1961–1969) in 1961 but not the pilot, as is often claimed. He also wrote one other episode ("One for the Mortuary") for the first season and multiple episodes of the third season. Beginning in the fourth season, Clemens became the script editor, associate producer and main scriptwriter for the series. Due to his rapid working rate and productivity, Clemens would frequently perform extensive rewrites of other writers' scripts to ensure the show consistently matched his creative sensibilities; fellow ''Avengers'' writer Roger Marshall later noted that "his influence pervades almost every scene"{{cite web | url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/bio-marshall.htm | title=The Avengers Forever: Roger Marshall }} of the show's later seasons. |
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Clemens cast [[Diana Rigg]] to replace departing |
Clemens cast [[Diana Rigg]] to replace the departing female lead [[Honor Blackman]] in ''The Avengers''. He was later quoted as saying, "I didn't do Diana a very good service. It made her an international star but I think I could have done more for her as far as the script was concerned. She was rather a stooge to [[Patrick Macnee]]'s Steed." He did not choose [[Linda Thorson]] to replace Rigg. |
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According to the [[British Film Institute]]'s profile of him, he "brought this spirit of burlesque to his other series – most notably with ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'' (BBC, 1966–1967), but also with ''[[The Baron (TV series)|The Baron]]'' (ITV, 1966–1967), ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' (ITV, 1971–1972), ''[[The Protectors]]'' (ITV, 1972–1974), and ''[[The Adventurer (TV series)|The Adventurer]]'' (ITV, 1972–1974) – resoundingly poking fun both at the genre they were imitating and the sources of their inspiration." |
According to the [[British Film Institute]]'s profile of him, he "brought this spirit of burlesque to his other series – most notably with ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'' (BBC, 1966–1967), but also with ''[[The Baron (TV series)|The Baron]]'' (ITV, 1966–1967), ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' (ITV, 1971–1972), ''[[The Protectors]]'' (ITV, 1972–1974), and ''[[The Adventurer (TV series)|The Adventurer]]'' (ITV, 1972–1974) – resoundingly poking fun both at the genre they were imitating and the sources of their inspiration." |
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