He played the urbane John Steed, the bowler hat-wearing ... old Patrick to wear trousers in her home and suggested he would look better in a dress. He ultimately was allowed to wear a kilt.

Patrick Macnee, who just died, embodied the ultimate gentleman adventurer for millions of people. As John Steed in The Avengers, he proved that an old-school gent could be ready for anything ...

Steed first appeared in a trench coat, but through Macnee, Steed evolved into a stylised, technicolour, neo-Edwardian dandy – and it is that iconic look for which Macnee will always be remembered.

Patrick Macnee was best known for playing John Steed in The Avengers Actor Patrick Macnee, star of The Avengers TV series, has died in California at the age of 93. The Briton, best known for ...

Patrick Macnee was best known for playing John Steed in The Avengers Co-stars of ... and made a cameo in Oasis's video for Don't Look Back In Anger. He scored a top 10 hit of his own in 1990 ...

The Briton, best known for playing John Steed in the 1960s television spy show ... and made a cameo in Oasis's video for Don't Look Back In Anger. He scored a top 10 hit of his own in 1990 ...