Tara King

Tara King
The Avengers character
Tara King (Linda Thorson) and John Steed (Patrick Macnee)
First appearance"The Forget-Me-Knot"
Last appearance"Bizarre"
Portrayed byLinda Thorson (TV)
Emily Woodward (audio)
In-universe information
GenderFemale
NationalityBritish

Tara King is a fictional character of British 1960s adventure television series The Avengers, played by Canadian actress Linda Thorson. The sixth partner of agent John Steed (and fourth female partner), she appeared in series six (in colour) of the series (19681969), playing in 33 episodes. She is Emma Peel's successor. She is also the first of John Steed's partners to be a real spy. Viewers are not given any indication whether or not she is related to Dr. Martin King — played by Jon Rollason — one of Steed's partners from series 2.