It’s a day for news about lost classic 1960s television: in addition to the release of a special edition of a Patrick Troughton Doctor Who tale, StudioCanal has confirmed that Tunnel of Fear, the previously missing Avengers episode featuring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee, will be available to buy on 9 April.

In addition to the episode, the DVD includes a copy of the Big Finish reconstruction (featuring Julian Wadham as Steed and Antony Howell as Keel) alongside a new interview with John Dorney, the writer of the Big Finish episode, historic interviews with Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee, surviving scripts from Series 1 and reconstruction slideshows. The DVD will also include an insert 64-page booklet of rare stills from the episode and of the stars of the show, with a foreword by Neil Hendry, Ian Hendry’s nephew, and an essay from Alan Hayes, the author of ‘Two Against the Underworld’ – the guide to The Avengers Series 1.

Tunnel of Fear can be preordered here.

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