The Avengers is classic camp – Barbie, take note

Camp may have been coined to denigrate a particular kind of femininity, but it became a celebration of what women can be.

Last month’s trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie arrived just after another camp delight was unearthed from the archives. The Avengers (the 1960s British TV series) made its Australian debut on blu-ray at the start of December, as part of a luscious boxset from boutique label Imprint Films.

Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) and John Steed (Patrick Macnee) are two agents who work for a nebulous organisation, charged with investigating all manner of unusual crimes. Our heroes are stylish, cultured and English to the point of parody.

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