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 The Avengers — Series 2 (Best of The Avengers)

Best of The Avengers was the first ever Avengers repeat season, with seven ITV regions participating: ABC Midlands, ABC North, Anglia, Border, Teledu Cymru (WWN), Television Wales & West (TWW) and Ulster.

No. Title Teledu Cymru (Wales West & North) Repeats (UK)
Death of a Great Dane Saturday 4th July 1964, 10.20pm (1)
1 Mr Teddy Bear Saturday 11th July 1964, 10.20pm
2 Intercrime Saturday 18th July 1964, 10.20pm
3 The Decapod Saturday 25th July 1964, 10.20pm
4 Bullseye Saturday 1st August 1964, 10.20pm
5 Dead on Course Saturday 8th August 1964, 10.20pm (2) (3)

(1) Death of a Great Dane was scheduled on this date but not screened due to an ACTT strike which resulted in almost all regional ITV companies being off the air from some time on Wednesday 1st July until some time on Monday 6th July 1964.
(2) This broadcast appeared in the regional Top 10 for the week ending Sunday 9th August 1964.
(3) It would appear that Teledu Cymru screened only six Best of The Avengers episodes whilst most other participating regions aired seven. They scheduled an episode of GS5 on Saturday 15th August 1964 in place of The Mauritius Penny.

 The Avengers — Series 4

No. Title Teledu Cymru (Wales West & North) Repeats (UK)
6 The Cybernauts Friday 24th March 1967, 8.00pm
Break in transmission
No further Series 4 episodes until Sunday 10th December 1967
7 Castle De'ath Sunday 10th December 1967, 7.25pm
The Master Minds Sunday 17th December 1967, 7.25pm (4)
Break in transmission
No episode on Sunday 24th December 1967
8 A Surfeit of H2O Sunday 31st December 1967, 7.25pm
9 The Master Minds Sunday 7th January 1968, 7.25pm
10 The Hour That Never Was Sunday 14th January 1968, 7.25pm
11 Dial A Deadly Number Sunday 21st January 1968, 7.25pm
12 Man-Eater of Surrey Green Sunday 28th January 1968, 7.25pm
13 Two's A Crowd Sunday 4th February 1968, 7.25pm
Break in transmission
No episode on Sunday 11th February 1968
14 Room Without A View Sunday 18th February 1968, 7.25pm
15 Small Game for Big Hunters Sunday 25th February 1968, 7.25pm
Break in transmission
No further Series 4 episodes until Sunday 10th March 1968
(on the interim Independent Television Service for Wales & West,
prior to Harlech Television assuming the franchise on Monday 20th May 1968)
No. Title Independent Television Service for Wales & West Repeats (UK)
16 The Thirteenth Hole Sunday 10th March 1968, 7.25pm
17 Quick-Quick Slow Death Sunday 17th March 1968, 7.25pm
18 The Danger Makers Sunday 24th March 1968, 7.25pm
19 A Touch of Brimstone Sunday 31st March 1968, 7.25pm
20 The Grave-Diggers Sunday 7th April 1968, 7.25pm
21 Death at Bargain Prices Sunday 14th April 1968, 7.25pm
22 The Murder Market Sunday 21st April 1968, 7.25pm
23 What the Butler Saw Sunday 28th April 1968, 7.25pm
24

The House That Jack Built

Sunday 5th May 1968, 7.25pm
25 A Sense of History Sunday 12th May 1968, 7.25pm
26 How to Succeed at Murder Sunday 19th May 1968, 7.25pm

(4) Billed as The Master Minds in a couple of local newspapers. However, as this episode was rescheduled and shown on Sunday 7th January 1968 it suggests that the original repeat transmission did not go ahead. As this leaves the correct 26 repeat transmissions in this area, it follows that it was not replaced with another episode of The Avengers.

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

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