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The New Avengers
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit, a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey, a former trainee with The Royal Ballet who was an amalgam of many of the best talents from Steed's previous female partners.
- Created by:
- Brian Clemens
- Cast:
- Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- ITV1
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Dead Men are Dangerous
1977-09-09 · 50mEverything Steed cares about is being destroyed or threatened, including his china, his car, and even Purdey. The trio must uncover who would bare such a long-lasting and jealous grudge against the unflappable agent.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.0Angels of Death
1977-09-16 · 50mSenior civil servants, MPs, and intelligence personnel are all dying suddenly of ""natural causes,"" and there seems to be no obvious link. The only lead is the mortally-wounded agent who talks of angels of death that kill from within.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.5Medium Rare
1977-09-23 · 50mMason is the paymaster to a group of informants, but all is not what it seems: the informants are a single man. When Mason suspects this, he is murdered by Wallace, who has been lining his own pockets. Steed begins to investigate, and Wallace decides that the only option left is to frame Steed and kill him.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 6.0The Lion and the Unicorn
1977-09-30 · 50mParis: Steed captures his nemesis, the Unicorn. But when the Unicorn is accidentally killed by his own men, Steed must use all his cunning to avoid open warfare.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.5Obsession
1977-10-07 · 50mAn old flame of Purdey's reappears when a missile goes missing from an air display. But what's the connection between that, a visiting Arab envoy, and a spy satellite photographing Buckinghamshire?
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E06
Episode 6
★ 5.5Trap
1977-10-14 · 50mWhen the Avengers foil a drug drop arranged by a Chinese overlord, they find themselves on the run from his men, the Oriental being determined to have their heads on plates.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 6.0Hostage
1977-10-21 · 50mAfter Purdey is kidnapped, Steed is given the ransom of Allied attack plans. But has the whole thing been a set up to make the Ministry think Steed is a traitor?
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Episode 8
★ 6.5K is for Kill: The Tiger Awakes (1)
1977-10-28 · 50mIn 1965, a young Russian soldier guns down a Salvation Army Band and escapes only to fall down dead and grow old. In France, in 1977, a young Russian soldier attacks men wearing uniforms. Then a Russian unit is attacking an empty home. After one of the soldiers dies, he also ages. Why are the Russians attacking old targets and then aging? Steed and company are trying to find answers.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 6.5K is for Kill: Tiger by the Tail (2)
1977-11-04 · 50mThe Russian soldiers attacking in France were just the first wave. Two ""K"" agents are the true key to the plan. One ""K"" assassin is killed while assassinating a retired General. Who is the target for the second ""K"" agent and how might this start World War III? Only Steed, Gambit and Purdey can save the world.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0Complex
1977-11-11 · 50mAgent X41 (codename ""Scapina"") is the USSR's most effective spy. But a photograph has fallen into the hands of the Avengers which may give a clue to his identity. The trail leads the trio to Toronto.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.0Forward Base
1977-11-18 · 50mApril 1969: Typhoon Agatha rages causing a new piece of coastline suddenly to appear in Toronto. It's up to the New Avengers to uncover the truth behind it all.
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Episode 12
★ 6.5The Gladiators
1977-11-25 · 50mKGB agent Karl Sminsky is recruiting criminals to train as supremely skilled fighters in order to smash Canada's security system. The Avengers find themselves up against a team of supermen.
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Episode 13
★ 7.5Emily
1977-12-17 · 50mThe trio are on the trail of a mysterious agent ""The Fox."" Although he escapes, he leaves a palm print on the roof of a car owned by the aged Miss Daly and the Avengers must preserve the print to make a positive ID on their target.
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Patrick Macnee
John Steed
Gareth Hunt
Mike Gambit
Joanna Lumley
Purdey