Mother — The Avengers Character Profile

About Mother

The spymaster of The Ministry who assigns Steed and Peel to the Prospero investigation. She is temporarily incapacitated by Father and the clone but reunites with the protagonists after the crisis is resolved.

Character Facts

Played by

Jim Broadbent

Appears in

The Avengers (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Mother — Professional Superior — John Steed (Ralph Fiennes)

  Steed reports directly to the Ministry spymaster.

• Mother — Professional Superior — Emma Peel (Uma Thurman)

  Peel operates under Mother's command.

• Mother — Conflict Rival — Father (Fiona Shaw)

  Father betrays and overpowers his superior.

• Mother — Conflict Opponent — Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery)

  Mother and de Wynter are on opposing sides of the conspiracy.

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• Emma Peel (Uma Thurman)
• Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery)
• Invisible Jones (Patrick Macnee)
• Tamara (Keeley Hawes)
• World Council of Ministers (Nadim Sawalha)
• Father (Fiona Shaw)
• Dr. Darling (Nicholas Woodeson)
• Donavan (Shaun Ryder)
• Butler (Michael Godley)
• Boodle's Porter (Richard Lumsden)
• World Council of Ministers (Christopher Godwin)