In The New Avengers, Steed was shown working on his own, and it was suggested that he had moved into an administrative role in British intelligence, although that did not stop him from directly participating in missions.

Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor best known for his breakthrough role as secret agent John Steed in the television series The Avengers (1961–1969).

The Avengers is a British espionage television series that aired from 7 January 1961 to 21 April 1969. It initially focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), [5] aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Ian Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants.

The Avengers: Created by Sydney Newman. With Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson. A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.

John Steed and his new accomplices Purdey and Gambit find themselves facing new and deadly dangers in the bizarre world of espionage. Mixing fantasy with a darker edge, the trio face mutated giant rats, flocks of killer birds and fanatical mysterious monks.

John Steed is an agent for the Ministry of Elite Intelligence. He is assigned to work with Dr Emma Peel to discover the true identity of who sabotaged the Prospero Program.

Jun 26, 2015 · LOS ANGELES - Patrick Macnee, the British-born actor best known as dapper secret agent John Steed in the long-running 1960s TV series "The Avengers," has died. He was 93. Macnee died Thursday...

May 5, 2017 · With the surprise discovery of Emma's presumed-dead husband in 1969, Steed was forced to break in yet another new partner, the first to be fully sanctioned—indeed provided—by the Ministry.

Patrick Macnee portrayed John Steed for ten years from 1960 to 1969, returning in The New Avengers (1976 - 1977), a follow-up which was made by the producers of the final series of the original version. The production of the first episode ever Hot Snow was completed in late December 1960.

John Steed: After all, according to your file, you're a psychopathic personality with schizophrenic delusions, suffering from recurring amnesia based on traumatic repression leading to outbursts of antisocial and violent behavior.