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Best Episodes of The New Avengers
Sleeper
S1 Ep12
8.7
14th Jan 1977
Having witnessed a test on a new sleeping gas called S-95 & thus made immune to its effects, the Avengers awake one Sunday morning to find the whole city of London asleep and an open house on the city's banks and jewellers.
Gnaws
S1 Ep10
8.4
21st Dec 1976
2 scientists are developing a new growth drug which could end world famine. Unfortunately some of the drug has been flushed down the sink resulting in something nasty in the sewers.
Faces
S1 Ep9
8.2
17th Dec 1976
A bizarre series of deaths of high-ups in the government becomes the business of Steed and his colleagues when a personal friend of his becomes one of the deceased. However, due to suspicion from the delicate nature of the case...apparently people are being duplicated by an unscrupulous firm...Steed, Purdey, and Gambit all go off on their own and make individual progress into the case. However, it seems that the situation is too far-reaching and confusing for each alone. They must work together and figure out quickly, who's who and what's what, before they themselves become the next targets.
House of Cards
S1 Ep2
8.0
29th Oct 1976
When Steed has a hoard of screaming teenagers rescue his intended victim, spymaster Perov seemingly commits suicide. But days later his system of sleeper agents, the House of Cards, activates, and Steed, Purdy & Gambit find themselves fighting trusted friends.
Cat Amongst the Pigeons
S1 Ep5
8.0
19th Nov 1976
The warning of a dying man tips Steed off that ecologist Rydercroft is to be killed at noon. All plans are taken to protect the man's aircraft but it still crashes. Soon the Avengers come up against a new breed of enemy.
To Catch a Rat
S1 Ep7
7.8
3rd Dec 1976
A strange message alerts Steed, Purdey, and Gambit to something strange going on. While Steed does his own research, Purdey and Gambit set out to help shed some light on the situation. However, the reality of the case is that due to a seventeen-year-old open case and a bout of amnesia, the legendary traitorous White Rat has at last begun to operate again. And Purdey is in imminent danger from her own romance.
The Tale of the Big Why
S1 Ep8
7.8
10th Dec 1976
Released from prison after 9 years for spying, Burt Brandon heads straight for an abandoned well near Neverton containing unspecificed secret information. He is soon killed by 2 agents but has managed to post a package to his daughter. Steed recovers the package only to find it contains a pulp Western ""The Tale of the Big Why.""
The Midas Touch
S1 Ep4
7.8
12th Nov 1976
The terrific trio come up against Professor Turner, a scientist with a lust for gold, and his protege Midas, whose touch is deadly.
Worst Episodes of The New Avengers
Emily
S2 Ep13
5.0
17th Dec 1977
The 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.
Trap
S2 Ep6
5.7
14th Oct 1977
When 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.
The Gladiators
S2 Ep12
6.0
25th Nov 1977
KGB 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.
Obsession
S2 Ep5
6.1
7th Oct 1977
An 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?
Medium Rare
S2 Ep3
6.2
23rd Sep 1977
Mason 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.
Three Handed Game
S1 Ep13
6.3
21st Jan 1977
Steed's plan to have 3 memory experts memorise a third of each of the Allied defence plans for courier purposes seems to have been a perfect success until Juvenator arrives with a machine capable of draining minds.
The Lion and the Unicorn
S2 Ep4
6.6
30th Sep 1977
Paris: 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.
Complex
S2 Ep10
6.6
11th Nov 1977
Agent 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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The Eagle's Nest
S1 Ep1
7.3
22nd Oct 1976
When murderous fishermen kill an agent investigating an island, Steed, Gambit, and Purdey go to investigate the man's death and the suspicious monastery there. Apparently in 1945 an airplane carrying 'Germany's Greatest Treasure' made its final stop there, and the monks turn out quite different than perhaps Steed and his crew have anticipated...
House of Cards
S1 Ep2
8.0
29th Oct 1976
When Steed has a hoard of screaming teenagers rescue his intended victim, spymaster Perov seemingly commits suicide. But days later his system of sleeper agents, the House of Cards, activates, and Steed, Purdy & Gambit find themselves fighting trusted friends.
The Last of the Cybernauts ...??
S1 Ep3
7.5
5th Nov 1976
When a double agent called Kane is horribly disfigured in a chase, he vows vengeance...and calls upon the powers of a force who has tangled with Steed and his associates twice before: the Cybernauts. Creations of a misguided and imbalanced scientist, Dr Armstrong, these metallic menaces in both their attempts were stopped by the suave Steed and the inimitable Mrs Peel. However, this time they are being manipulated by an even more malignant force, and Steed and his friends enter into great danger in an attempt to stop the Cybernauts one last time.
The Midas Touch
S1 Ep4
7.8
12th Nov 1976
The terrific trio come up against Professor Turner, a scientist with a lust for gold, and his protege Midas, whose touch is deadly.
Cat Amongst the Pigeons
S1 Ep5
8.0
19th Nov 1976
The warning of a dying man tips Steed off that ecologist Rydercroft is to be killed at noon. All plans are taken to protect the man's aircraft but it still crashes. Soon the Avengers come up against a new breed of enemy.
Target!
S1 Ep6
7.3
26th Nov 1976
In an attempt to break Steed's perfect shooting-range record, Purdey tackles the range with all her grace and skill. However, it's not enough as she misses one tiny percentage and gets hit with a mark. But other agents begin to die who have performed similarly, and Steed and Gambit start putting the clues together and find that they must work fast to save their friend and colleague before she succumbs to a nasty poison.
To Catch a Rat
S1 Ep7
7.8
3rd Dec 1976
A strange message alerts Steed, Purdey, and Gambit to something strange going on. While Steed does his own research, Purdey and Gambit set out to help shed some light on the situation. However, the reality of the case is that due to a seventeen-year-old open case and a bout of amnesia, the legendary traitorous White Rat has at last begun to operate again. And Purdey is in imminent danger from her own romance.
The Tale of the Big Why
S1 Ep8
7.8
10th Dec 1976
Released from prison after 9 years for spying, Burt Brandon heads straight for an abandoned well near Neverton containing unspecificed secret information. He is soon killed by 2 agents but has managed to post a package to his daughter. Steed recovers the package only to find it contains a pulp Western ""The Tale of the Big Why.""
Faces
S1 Ep9
8.2
17th Dec 1976
A bizarre series of deaths of high-ups in the government becomes the business of Steed and his colleagues when a personal friend of his becomes one of the deceased. However, due to suspicion from the delicate nature of the case...apparently people are being duplicated by an unscrupulous firm...Steed, Purdey, and Gambit all go off on their own and make individual progress into the case. However, it seems that the situation is too far-reaching and confusing for each alone. They must work together and figure out quickly, who's who and what's what, before they themselves become the next targets.
Gnaws
S1 Ep10
8.4
21st Dec 1976
2 scientists are developing a new growth drug which could end world famine. Unfortunately some of the drug has been flushed down the sink resulting in something nasty in the sewers.
Dirtier by the Dozen
S1 Ep11
7.7
7th Jan 1977
Gambit tries to meet Travis, a man carrying some secret film, but he is killed before handing it over.
Sleeper
S1 Ep12
8.7
14th Jan 1977
Having witnessed a test on a new sleeping gas called S-95 & thus made immune to its effects, the Avengers awake one Sunday morning to find the whole city of London asleep and an open house on the city's banks and jewellers.
Three Handed Game
S1 Ep13
6.3
21st Jan 1977
Steed's plan to have 3 memory experts memorise a third of each of the Allied defence plans for courier purposes seems to have been a perfect success until Juvenator arrives with a machine capable of draining minds.
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.
No network information is available for this show.
The best rated episodes of The New Avengers are:
Sleeper S1E12 rated 8.7
Gnaws S1E10 rated 8.4
Faces S1E9 rated 8.2
House of Cards S1E2 rated 8.0
Cat Amongst the Pigeons S1E5 rated 8.0
To Catch a Rat S1E7 rated 7.8
The Tale of the Big Why S1E8 rated 7.8
The Midas Touch S1E4 rated 7.8
The lowest rated episodes of The New Avengers are:
Emily S2E13 rated 5.0
Trap S2E6 rated 5.7
The Gladiators S2E12 rated 6.0
Obsession S2E5 rated 6.1
Medium Rare S2E3 rated 6.2
Three Handed Game S1E13 rated 6.3
The Lion and the Unicorn S2E4 rated 6.6
Complex S2E10 rated 6.6
The first episode of The New Avengers aired on October 22, 1976.
The last episode of The New Avengers aired on December 17, 1977.
