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WALES

 The Avengers — Series 4

No. Title Harlech Television (Wales) Repeats (UK)
1 The Girl from Auntie Sunday 21st July 1968, 7.25pm (1)
2 Silent Dust Sunday 28th July 1968, 7.25pm

(1) This brief repeat run followed on from the conclusion of the first run of The Avengers Series 5 on Harlech Television (a run which had commenced on Teledu Cymru).

 The Avengers — Series 5

No. Title Harlech Television (Wales) Repeats (UK)
3 Who's Who ??? Monday 27th April 1970, 10.30pm
4 Death's Door Monday 4th May 1970, 10.30pm
5 The £50,000 Breakfast Monday 11th May 1970, 10.30pm
6 Dead Man's Treasure Monday 18th May 1970, 10.30pm
7 You Have Just Been Murdered Monday 25th May 1970, 10.30pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Wednesday 15th July 1970
8 Murdersville Wednesday 15th July 1970, 8.00pm
9 Mission... Highly Improbable Wednesday 22nd July 1970, 8.00pm
10 The Superlative Seven Wednesday 29th July 1970, 8.00pm
11 The Positive Negative Man Wednesday 5th August 1970, 8.00pm


WALES

 The Avengers — Series 6

No. Title HTV Wales Repeats (UK)
12 The Forget-Me-Knot Wednesday 12th August 1970, 8.00pm
13 You'll Catch Your Death Wednesday 19th August 1970, 8.00pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Friday 3rd March 1972
14 Super Secret Cypher Snatch Friday 3rd March 1972, 11.30pm
15 Split! Friday 10th March 1972, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Friday 8th April 1972
16 My Wildest Dream Friday 8th April 1972, 9.30pm
17 Noon Doomsday Friday 15th April 1972, 9.30pm
18 Have Guns — Will Haggle Sunday 23rd April 1972, 11.25pm
19 They Keep Killing Steed Sunday 30th April 1972, 11.15pm
20 Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40? Sunday 7th May 1972, 11.15pm
21 All Done With Mirrors Sunday 14th May 1972, 11.30pm
22 The Rotters Sunday 21st May 1972, 11.15pm
23 Invasion of the Earthmen Sunday 28th May 1972, 11.30pm
24 Killer Sunday 4th June 1972, 11.15pm
25 Get-A-Way! Sunday 11th June 1972, 11.15pm
26 Love All Sunday 18th June 1972, 11.30pm
27 Wish You Were Here Sunday 25th June 1972, 11.30pm
28 Look — (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers... Sunday 2nd July 1972, 11.15pm
29 The Curious Case of the Countless Clues Sunday 9th July 1972, 11.15pm
30 Stay Tuned Sunday 16th July 1972, 11.15pm
31 Take Me to Your Leader Sunday 23rd July 1972, 11.15pm
32 Fog Sunday 30th July 1972, 11.15pm
33 Who Was That Man I Saw You With? Sunday 6th August 1972, 11.20pm
34 Homicide and Old Lace Sunday 13th August 1972, 11.15pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Sunday 20th August 1972 - Celebration, hymn singing from Llanelli
35 Pandora Sunday 27th August 1972, 11.25pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Sunday 17th September 1972
36 Thingumajig Sunday 17th September 1972, 11.15pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Sunday 22nd October 1972
37 Requiem Sunday 22nd October 1972, 11.15pm
38 Take-Over Sunday 29th October 1972, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Sunday 5th November 1972 - Sunday Night Theatre: Three Months Gone
39 Bizarre Sunday 12th November 1972, 11.15pm

WALES

 The New Avengers — Series 1

No. Title HTV Wales Repeats (UK)
40 To Catch A Rat Wednesday 6th September 1978, 11.25pm
41 The Tale of the Big Why Wednesday 13th September 1978, 11.40pm
42 Dirtier by the Dozen Wednesday 20th September 1978, 11.30pm
43 Target! Wednesday 27th September 1978, 11.30pm
44 Sleeper Wednesday 4th October 1978, 11.30pm
45 House of Cards Wednesday 11th October 1978, 11.30pm
46 Three Handed Game Wednesday 18th October 1978, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Wednesday 25th October 1978 -
Sports Special: Republic of Ireland v. England (football)
47 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? Wednesday 1st November 1978, 11.20pm
48 The Eagle's Nest Wednesday 8th November 1978, 11.30pm
49 Cat Amongst the Pigeons Wednesday 15th November 1978, 11.30pm
50 Gnaws Wednesday 22nd November 1978, 11.30pm
51 The Midas Touch Wednesday 29th November 1978, 11.40pm

Break in Transmission
No further Series 1 episodes until Saturday 10th March 1979 -
run switches to Series 2 episodes from Wednesday 6th December 1978
55 Faces Saturday 10th March 1979, 11.00pm

 The New Avengers — Series 2

No. Title HTV Wales Repeats (UK)
52 Angels of Death Wednesday 6th December 1978, 11.40pm
53 Medium Rare Wednesday 13th December 1978, 11.40pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Thursday 11th January 1979
54 Dead Men Are Dangerous Thursday 11th January 1979, 11.35pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Friday 16th March 1979
55 Faces (1) Friday 16th March 1979, 11.35pm (2)
56 K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes		 Friday 23rd March 1979, 11.35pm
57 K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail		 Friday 30th March 1979, 11.35pm
58 Obsession Friday 6th April 1979, 11.35pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Friday 13th April 1979
59 Hostage Friday 20th April 1979, 11.25pm
60 Complex Friday 27th April 1979, 11.25pm
61 The Gladiators Friday 4th May 1979, 11.05pm
62 The Lion and the Unicorn Friday 11th May 1979, 11.30pm
63 Trap Friday 18th May 1979, 11.30pm
— Forward Base

Repeat transmission not yet located
— Emily

(2) Series 1 episode omitted from 1978 repeat run in this region.

WALES

 The New Avengers — Series 1 & 2

Episodes are marked • (1) or •• (2), dependent upon which series they were originally a part of. 

No. Title HTV Wales Repeats (UK)
64 Cat Amongst the Pigeons • Sunday 8th February 1981, 11.30pm
65 Target! • Sunday 15th February 1981, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Sunday 15th February 1981- Job Hunt
66 To Catch A Rat • Sunday 1st March 1981, 11.30pm
67 Dirtier by the Dozen • Sunday 8th March 1981, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Sunday 15th March 1981- Player of the Year Awards (football) / Closedown
— Sleeper • Sunday 22nd March 1981, 11.00pm (3)
68 Three Handed Game • Sunday 29th March 1981, 11.35pm
69 The Eagle's Nest • Sunday 5th April 1981, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Sunday 26th April 1981
70 House of Cards • Sunday 26th April 1981, 11.25pm
71 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? • Sunday 3rd May 1981, 11.30pm
72 The Midas Touch • Sunday 10th May 1981, 11.30pm
73 The Tale of the Big Why • Sunday 17th May 1981, 11.30pm
74 Gnaws • Sunday 24th May 1981, 11.30pm
75 Angels of Death •• Sunday 31st May 1981, 11.30pm
76 Forward Base •• Sunday 7th June 1981, 11.30pm
77 Emily •• Sunday 14th June 1981, 11.30pm
78 Dead Men Are Dangerous •• Sunday 21st June 1981, 11.30pm
79 Medium Rare •• Sunday 28th June 1981, 11.30pm
80 Sleeper • Sunday 5th July 1981, 11.10pm
81 Faces • Sunday 12th July 1981, 11.15pm
82 Obsession •• Sunday 19th July 1981, 11.00pm
83 Trap •• Sunday 26th July 1981, 10.55pm
84 The Gladiators •• Sunday 2nd August 1981, 11.40pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Sunday 9th August 1980 -
The United States PGA Golf Championship from Atlanta, Georgia
85 K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes ••		 Sunday 16th August 1981, 11.25pm
86 K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail ••		 Sunday 23rd August 1981, 11.25pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Friday 6th August 1982
87 Complex •• Friday 6th August 1982, 11.30pm
— Hostage ••

Repeat transmission not yet located
— The Lion and the Unicorn ••

WALES

 The New Avengers — Series 1 & 2

No. Title HTV Wales Repeats (UK)
88 The Eagle's Nest • Thursday 2nd May 1985, 11.30pm
89 House of Cards • Thursday 9th May 1985, 11.30pm
90 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? • Thursday 16th May 1985, 11.30pm
91 The Midas Touch • Thursday 23rd May 1985, 11.30pm
92 Cat Amongst the Pigeons • Thursday 30th May 1985, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No episode on Thursday 6th June 1985 - Parents and Teenagers / Love Machine
93 Sleeper • Thursday 13th June 1985, 11.30pm
94 Faces • Thursday 20th June 1985, 11.30pm
95 Target! • Thursday 27th June 1985, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Thursday 25th July 1985
96 Three Handed Game • Thursday 25th July 1985, 11.35pm (3)
97 Medium Rare •• Thursday 1st August 1985, 11.05pm
98 Trap •• Thursday 8th August 1985, 11.05pm
99 Angels of Death •• Thursday 15th August 1985, 11.05pm
100 Obsession •• Thursday 22nd August 1985, 11.05pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Sunday 12th January 1986
101 Dead Men Are Dangerous •• Sunday 12th January 1986, 11.30pm
102 The Tale of the Big Why • Sunday 19th January 1986, 11.30pm
103 Gnaws • Sunday 26th January 1986, 11.30pm
104 Emily •• Sunday 2nd February 1986, 11.30pm
105 Dirtier by the Dozen • Sunday 9th February 1986, 11.30pm
106 Hostage •• Sunday 16th February 1986, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Sunday 20th April 1986 (4)
107 The Gladiators •• Sunday 20th April 1986, 11.30pm
108 K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes ••		 Sunday 27th April 1986, 11.30pm
109 K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail ••		 Sunday 4th May 1986, 11.40pm
110 Complex •• Sunday 11th May 1986, 11.30pm (3)

Break in Transmission
No episode on Sunday 18th May 1986 - International Rugby (5)
111 Three Handed Game • Sunday 25th May 1986, 11.30pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Monday 15th December 1986
112 Complex •• Monday 15th December 1986, 11.20pm

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Wednesday 20th May 1987
113 To Catch A Rat • Wednesday 20th May 1987, 11.20pm
— The Lion and the Unicorn ••

Repeat transmission not yet located
— Forward Base ••

(3) As Three Handed Game and Complex were again added to the schedule later in this repeat run, it suggests that their first transmissions may not have gone to plan.
(4) Sister channel HTV West returned to repeat transmissions of The New Avengers a week earlier on Sunday 13th April 1986, airing The Lion and the Unicorn.
(5) HTV Wales opted out of joining HTV West for Forward Base on Sunday 18th May, choosing instead to screen internation rugby highlights.

WALES

 The New Avengers — Series 1 & 2

It would appear that ITV franchise operators were either offered or only chose to purchase a package of 20 episodes of The New Avengers for this repeat run. The following episodes appear not to have been included in the package: House of Cards, Cat Amongst the Pigeons, Dirtier by the Dozen, Dead Men Are Dangerous, Medium Rare and Obsession.

No. Title HTV Wales Repeats (UK)
— [episode not known] Thursday 12th April 1990, 3.30am (Friday) 6

Break in Transmission
No further episodes until Thursday 12th July 1990
114 Target! • Thursday 12th July 1990, 1.35am (Friday)
115 The Tale of the Big Why • Thursday 19th July 1990, 1.40am (Friday)
116 Gnaws • Thursday 26th July 1990, 1.30am (Friday)
117 Hostage •• Thursday 2nd August 1990, 1.35am (Friday)
118 Three Handed Game • Thursday 9th August 1990, 1.30am (Friday)
120 Angels of Death •• Thursday 16th August 1990, 1.30am (Friday)
121 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? • Thursday 23rd August 1990, 1.30am (Friday)

Break in Transmission
No episode on Thursday 30th August 1990 - The Survivors (1983 feature film)
122 The Lion and the Unicorn •• Thursday 6th September 1990, 1.45am (Friday)
123 K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes ••		 Thursday 13th September 1990, 1.35am (Friday)
124 K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail ••		 Thursday 20th September 1990, 1.35am (Friday)
125 Complex •• Thursday 27th September 1990, 1.35am (Friday)

Break in Transmission
No episode on Thursday 4th October 1990 - The Shuttered Room (1967 feature film)
126 The Gladiators •• Thursday 11th October 1990, 1.35am (Friday)
127 Emily •• Thursday 18th October 1990, 1.50am (Friday)
128 Forward Base •• Thursday 25th October 1990, 1.35am (Friday)
129 The Midas Touch • Thursday 1st November 1990, 1.40am (Friday)
130 Sleeper • Thursday 8th November 1990, 1.30am (Friday)
131 Faces • Thursday 15th November 1990, 1.45am (Friday)
132 Trap •• Thursday 22nd November 1990, 1.25am (Friday)
133 The Eagle's Nest • Thursday 29th November 1990, 1.35am (Friday) 7
— To Catch A Rat •

Repeat transmission not yet located
— House of Cards • Not repeated in this run
— Cat Amongst the Pigeons •
— Dirtier by the Dozen •
— Dead Men Are Dangerous ••
— Medium Rare ••
— Obsession ••

(6) Listed in regional variations for HTV in the Midlands area TV Times but not reflected in daily newspapers - Matlock is listed in this slot. Therefore, almost certainly, The New Avengers was not shown in this slot.
(7) The Shropshire Star newspaper notes this episode as being the "Last in the series".

Researched and compiled by Simon Coward, Andrew Pixley and Alan Hayes

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