The TV show called the avengers, created in 1961-1969 was broadcasted on 1 of the 3 TV shows available. It was EXTREMELY SEXIST because of how woman were portrayed back then. The main character, Patrick Macnee was accompanied by female sidekicks who were as smart as they were very attractive and oftenly wore tight clothes to please the male viewers. One of the sidekicks, Dame Diana threatened the producers to walk out because she was being payed less then the cameraman which I find ridiculous and disturbing, but this shows how much the film industries have developed. In the 60s during the series' production Britain was evolving. British band 'The Beatles' was blowing up worldwide, sexual revolution also began as the pill was created, miniskirts were designed and homosexuality was condemned legal. There was also a huge expansion of the middle class in Europe so more people could now afford televisions, this was a benefit for the Avengers as they now had a larger audience. The series was also highly affected by the Cold War, the fear of Communism spreading was represented in several episodes. The TV show was sold to American Television and later aired in 120 countries breaking the stereotypes of posh, tea drinking English people.
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