Available to buy and download today, The Avengers – Steed and Mrs Peel: The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 1 collects together four full-cast audio adventures of The Avengers: the crime fighting duo that brought stylish spills and theatrical thrills to ITV in the 1960's!

Julian Wadham and Olivia Poulet star as John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel, specialist agents dedicated to defending the United Kingdom from the world's most colourful criminals. This new box-set presents four escapades adapted from the classic comic strips of Diana magazine; pitting our heroes against miserly megalomaniacs, dastardly dressmakers, vicious Vikings and pernicious pirates! Listen to the trailer below:

1. Return to Castle De'ath by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris

Steed is left hanging, Emma pays the piper.

Steed and Peel return to the scene of an earlier adventure to find it much changed. Now a ski-resort, Castle De'ath is playing host to many new visitors - including a wealthy Prince targeted by assassins.

Assigned as bodyguards, the Avengers have to keep the Prince alive and discover which of the Castle's guests are behind the murderous plot - before they succumb to it themselves.

2. The Miser by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris

Steed has a nasty scare, Emma has a pressing engagement.

When the phrase 'sleeper train' takes on a very literal meaning, Steed and Peel witness the first action of The Miser, a terrifying extortionist.

The race is on to stop his ambitious scheme - but in this case, appearances can be deceptive.

3. The Golden Dresses by Paul Magrs

Emma hits the heights of fashion, Steed plumbs the very depths.

The ladies of society can't get enough of Madame Zingara's Golden Dresses. Especially now their husbands have gone missing.

Steed and Peel look into the world of haute couture to discover the dark secret of this latest craze. Can they pull it off with style?

4. The Norse Code by John Dorney

Steed has the horns of a dilemma, Emma milks her moment.

An agent has gone missing whilst holidaying in the Norfolk Broads. With an American nuclear bomb being stored in the region, Steed and Peel can't take any risks.

But the last thing they expect to find on their boating trip is a Norse longboat. What are Vikings doing in East Anglia?

Featuring Julian Wadham, Olivia Poulet, Shelia Reid, Simon Greenall and Jacqueline Pearce, The Avengers – Steed and Mrs Peel: The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 1 is available to buy and download today!

A free 17-minute preview of the release is also available to download now, lifted from Simon Barnard and Paul Morris' The Miser. Download the preview here, or listen via the player below:

The box-set can also be enjoyed alongside Volume 2 and a graphic novel collection of the original strips (both due for release in November 2016). Click here to order all three titles as a bundle. Don't forget, when you purchase the CD version of this Big Finish release, you'll also receive a complimentary digital download you can access as soon as it's available!

The Avengers - Steed and Mrs Peel: The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 1 is available now exclusively to the Big Finish website. It will be available from other retailers from May 31st 2016.

The earliest days of the Avengers can also be found with our Lost Episodes box-sets; audio recreations of the missing first series, starring Anthony Howell as Dr David Keel and Lucy Briggs-Owen as Carol, alongside Julian Wadham as Steed.