He wrote the second episode for "The Avengers" but not the pilot as is often stated in 1961 and was the script editor, associate producer and main scriptwriter for "The Avengers" series (ITV, 1961–1969) and, according to the British Film Institute's profile of him, "brought this spirit of burlesque to his other series - most notably with "Adam Adamant Lives!" (BBC, 1966-1967), but also with "The Baron" (ITV, 1966-1967), "The Persuaders!" (ITV, 1971-1972), "The Protectors" (ITV, 1972-1974), and "The Adventurer" (ITV, 1972-1974) - resoundingly poking fun both at the genre they were imitating and the sources of their inspiration."