Patrick Macnee has passed away at the age of 93. Macnee had a long and varied career in theatre, film and television, with credits including The Howling (which I just watched two weeks ago), the Bond movie A View to a Kill opposite Roger Moore, and various turns as Dr Watson opposite different Sherlock Holmes including Christopher Lee and Roger Moore (!) again.
His most famous role, of course, was as the dashing, gentlemanly super-spy John Steed in the classic long-running 1960s adventure series The Avengers and its 70s incarnation The New Avengers.
An absolute legend, gentleman and class act. Very sad today. RIP.