The series starts where Avengers Assemble left off. It’s just after the battle of New York, and now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) is back in action and now has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unseen, unknown enemy, he has assembled a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Episode 1 airs at 8pm on Friday 27 September on Channel 4. Here are ten hints and lines of dialogue to whet your appetite…

» “A little while ago, most people went to bed thinking that craziest thing in the world was a billionaire in a flying metal suit.”

» The Hulk and Captain America get referenced.

» “I don’t think Thor’s technically a God.”

» Ooh, Project Pegasus!

» “When you get shanked by the Asgardian Mussolini, you can tell it your way.”

» An explanation of just how Coulson was brought back to life is given. Sort of…

» “Was that a mistake? Or am I now sitting in the centre of your main headquarters?”

» Iron Man makes an “appearance”.

» Someone thinks this is an “origin story”.

» Hmm, “super soldiers” you say?

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Watch the trailer…

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