Purdey

Purdey is the primary female protagonist of the 1970s British action thriller show The New Avengers (itself a continuation of the orignal Avengers series of the 1960s).
She is portrayed by famed and beautiful British actress Joanna Lumley, known for her roles in shows such as Absolutely Fabulous with Jennifer Saunders and Sapphire and Steel with the late David McCallum (of whom had previously starred in another spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E). She has also guest starred in shows such as Are You Being Served?, Steptoe and Son, The Protectors, Comedy Playhouse and so on.
==Biography==
Purdey is a martial arts expert practicing savate (learned, according to her, during her time with the Royal Ballet, who apparently let her go for being too tall), an expert markswoman, is often called upon to use her feminine attributes to distract villains, a motorcyclist and expert tap-dancer. 
Purdey sees the lead character John Steed as an attractive, yet fatherly figure, and there has also been ongoing banter and playful flirting between Purdey and her fellow team member Mike Gambit (although the series never indicates anything more in her relationship with either man).
==Trivia==
*Purdey takes her name from the long running British manufacturer of firearms James Purdey & Sons.
**During the two-year run of the series, no other name is ever given to the character and it is never revealed on screen whether Purdey is the character's first or last name.
*Her actress Joanna Lumley makes a cameo appearance in the Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (starring Australian actor George Lazenby), which starred Diana Rigg, of whom had starred in the preceding series The Avengers as another one of John Steed's female accomplices Emma Peel.
Category:Female
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Live Action Heroes
Category:TV Show Heroes
Category:Charismatic
Category:Fighters
Category:Loyal
Category:Optimists