Avengers Cybernauts trilogy Blu-ray 5th Aug.

[John Green]

There isn’t much more one can say about The Avengers, the global and stylish television trailblazer it is (by any standards), but we do have something new to present with The Cybernauts Trilogy.

We’ve selected three highpoints from across the run for this special 2019 release: The Cybernauts, their 1965 robotic debut featuring Diana Rigg; the 1967 follow-up Return of the Cybernauts, again with Diana Rigg and Peter Cushing guesting in one of his most sinister roles; and, making its world High Definition debut, The New Avengers 1976 finale The Last of the Cybernauts…?? .

We’ve pulled the original film elements for all three episodes into the Network studio for brand new, painstaking, High Definition restorations, exclusively for this release.

There’s much more to this release, though: as well as presenting the episodes in all their uncut, restored glory, we’re also presenting the option to watch each episode in its contemporary transmission context, with actual commercials in situ.

Included in the package is a 32-page booklet by celebrated television historian Andrew Pixley detailing the history of the three episodes and there’s limited edition digipack packaging whilst stocks last. networkonair.com/coming-soon/3044-the-avengers-the-cybernauts-trilogy-blu-ray-

[Alan Hayes]

Important if pedantic point - it's a Blu-ray, not a DVD.

[John Green]

May 16, 2019 11:23:37 GMT Alan Hayes said:

Important if pedantic point - it's a Blu-ray, not a DVD.

True! Fixed.

[Ian Fryer]

Another important point is the presence of the New Avengers episode Last of the Cybernauts...? Presumably this means that the original elements for the entire series have been found and at some point in the future we're going to get a lovely Blu-ray release of the whole show, which is brilliant news.

[Alan Hayes]

Well, Network are saying it's a one-off, but I suspect there's more to it than that, Ian!

[Robert Lia]

Does Network now have the rights to the entire series of The Avengers?. If so is there going to be a full series release after this special release where we end up buying these episodes again?

I have the original UK DVD releases of The Avengers and The New Avengers

[George D]

The original commercials got my attention but aren't the first two out on bluray?
What's new here?

[brianfretwell]

Seemingly what's new is the New Avengers episode in HD - film elements were thought to not exist or be misplaced and not available.