He played the urbane John Steed, ... Returns,” the man-hating Evelyn forbade the 7-year-old Patrick to wear trousers in her home and suggested he would look better in a dress. ...

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 ...