SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN & THE BIONIC WOMAN

THE ENTIRE SECOND SEASON OF THESE TWO SMASH HIT SERIES

TO BE RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD

SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN & THE BIONIC WOMAN


"Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive . . . Gentlemen, we can rebuild him . . . we have the technology. . ."



This autumn The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman will be reunited courtesy of Universal Playback. The entire second season of both series will be released for the very first time on DVD on 23rd October at a recommended retail price of just £34.99.

The thrilling adventures of The Six Million Dollar Man - aka Colonel Steve Austin (Lee Majors), a NASA test pilot who survives a near fatal shuttle crash and is reconstructed at a cost of $6,000,000 - launched a wave of small screen superheroes in the mid-1970s. Beginning as a series of 90-minute movies in 1973, by 1975 it had become one of TV's biggest hits, turning Majors into an international star and launching a multitude of merchandise – from action figures to clothing - in its wake. It also introduced many pop culture elements, such as the show’s opening catch phrase and the slow-motion action sequences.

In 1975, a bionic woman arrived as love interest for Major Austin in the shape of ex tennis pro Jaime Sommers (played by Lindsay Wagner). Sommers was eventually killed off but her character proved so popular that she ended up with her own show. The Bionic Woman debuted in January 1976 and was an immediate hit (it actually topped the ratings in the UK) with Wagner going on to win an Emmy Award for her performance.

Now thanks to Playback, fans old and new can once again enjoy these two classic slices of ‘70s nostalgia.

The Six Million Dollar Man - Season 2 (No. of discs: 6; No. of episodes: 21; Cert: ‘PG’; Running Time: 17hrs 42mins approx, Cat No: 8243285)

When astronaut and Air Force Colonel Steve Austin (Lee Majors) is almost killed in a horrific plane crash, the US Government decides to rebuild him with experimental cybernetic parts which give him superhuman strength, speed, agility and the ability to see considerable distances. To pay the Government back the $6,000,000 it cost to rebuild him, Austin becomes a secret operative for the Office of Scientific Investigation (OSI), using his superpowers to investigate crime, espionage, space aliens and fight injustice wherever it is found.

In season two, Steve meets a glamorous blonde (played by his then real-life wife and Charlie’s Angel Farrah Fawcett) and is also astonished to learn from boss Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson) that a second, seven million-dollar bionic man is to be created. Later in the series, Steve becomes engaged to former girlfriend, Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner). But while the two are skydiving, Jaime has a near fatal accident. To help save her life, Steve pleads with Oscar to let Rudy operate on her…..

Episodes:
Nuclear Alert The Cross-Country Kidnap
The Pioneers Lost Love
Pilot Error The Last Kamikaze
The Pal-Mir Escort Return of the Robot Maker

The Seven Million Dollar Man Taneha

Straight on 'til Morning Look Alike

The Midas Touch The E.S.P. Spy

The Deadly Replay The Bionic Woman (1 & 2)

Act of Piracy Outrage in Balinderry

Stranger in Broken Fork Steve Austin, Fugitive

The Peeping Blonde


The Bionic Woman - Season 2 (No. of discs: 6; No. of episodes: 22; Cert: ‘PG’; Running Time:17hrs 32mins approx Cat No:8243291)

After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner), the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.

Outfitted with bionic legs, a bionic arm and a bionic ear, Jaime now leads a double life as a schoolteacher and an undercover OSI operative.

The second season finds her involved in many more weird and wonderful missions in which she is forced to become a female wrestler, don a nun’s habit and become the private tutor to a young prince


Episodes:

In This Corner, Jaime Sommers Doomsday Is Tomorrow (1 & 2)

Assault on the Princess Deadly Ringer (1 & 2)

Road to Nashville Jaime and the King

Kill Oscar (1, 2 & 3) Beyond the Call

Black Magic The DeJon Caper

Sister Jaime The Night Demon

The Vega Influence Iron Ships and Dead Men

Jaime's Shield (1 & 2) Once A Thief

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