First shown in 1976, which ITV series featured Gareth Hunt as the character Mike Gambit ?
Mike Gambit Mike Gambit Mike Gambit (or Michael Gambit) is a fictional character in the British TV series "The New Avengers", played by actor Gareth Hunt. Gambit was Steed's first male partner since Drs. David Keel and Martin King in the original "The Avengers" nearly 15 years earlier. Gareth Hunt was picked for the role at auditions held in late January 1976. His role in the New Avengers team alongside John Steed and Purdey, was to be the action man, charming female witnesses, chasing and fighting villains and protecting his colleagues. Gambit was a secret agent and former Major in the Parachute
Gareth Hunt The show's producers said he was cast because of his part in "Upstairs, Downstairs". Hunt played secret agent Mike Gambit and starred in the show until its end after two series in 1977. In 1979 he appeared in the films "Licensed to Love and Kill", in which he portrayed secret agent Charles Bind, and "The World Is Full of Married Men". After that in the late 1970s and 1980s, Hunt made appearances in "Sunday Night Thriller", "Minder" and "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense". Hunt appeared alongside Julia McKenzie in "That Beryl Marston...!" in 1981. He also appeared in the