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Rediffusion ran the London weekend ITV franchise from 1955-1968 (being known as Associated-Rediffusion from 1955-1964). Prior to Series 4, the weekday London channel  - ATV London - screened The Avengers, but Rediffusion took over the broadcast rights for the series from 1964 when they aired a selection of Series 2 and 3 episodes.

 The Avengers — Series 4

No. Title Rediffusion London Transmissions (UK)
70 The Town of No Return Tuesday 28th September 1965, 8.00pm
71 The Grave-Diggers Thursday 7th October 1965, 8.00pm
72 The Cybernauts Thursday 14th October 1965, 8.00pm
73 Death at Bargain Prices Thursday 21st October 1965, 8.00pm
74 Castle De'ath Thursday 28th October 1965, 8.00pm
75 The Master Minds Thursday 4th November 1965, 8.00pm
76 The Murder Market Friday 12th November 1965, 8.00pm
77 A Surfeit of H2O Friday 19th November 1965, 8.00pm
78 The Hour That Never Was Friday 26th November 1965, 8.00pm
79 Dial A Deadly Number Friday 3rd December 1965, 8.00pm
80 Man-Eater of Surrey Green Friday 10th December 1965, 8.00pm
81 Two's A Crowd Friday 17th December 1965, 8.00pm
82 Too Many Christmas Trees Thursday 23rd December 1965, 9.40pm
83 Silent Dust Friday 31st December 1965, 8.00pm
84 Room Without A View Friday 7th January 1966, 8.00pm
85 Small Game for Big Hunters Friday 14th January 1966, 8.00pm
86 The Girl from Auntie Friday 21st January 1966, 8.00pm
87 The Thirteenth Hole Friday 28th January 1966, 8.00pm
88 Quick-Quick Slow Death Friday 4th February 1966, 8.00pm
89 The Danger Makers Friday 11th February 1966, 8.00pm
90 A Touch of Brimstone Friday 18th February 1966, 8.00pm
91 What the Butler Saw Friday 25th February 1966, 8.00pm
92 The House That Jack Built Friday 4th March 1966, 8.00pm
93 A Sense of History Friday 11th March 1966, 8.00pm
94 How to Succeed... at Murder Friday 18th March 1966, 8.00pm
95 Honey for the Prince Friday 25th March 1966, 8.00pm

 The Avengers — Series 5
No. Title Rediffusion London Transmissions (UK)
96 From Venus With Love Friday 13th January 1967, 8.00pm
97 The Fear Merchants Friday 20th January 1967, 8.00pm
98 Escape in Time Friday 27th January 1967, 8.00pm
99 The See-Through Man Friday 3rd February 1967, 8.00pm
100 The Bird Who Knew Too Much Friday 10th February 1967, 8.00pm
101 The Winged Avenger Friday 17th February 1967, 8.00pm
102 The Living Dead Friday 24th February 1967, 8.00pm
103 The Hidden Tiger Friday 3rd March 1967, 8.00pm
104 The Correct Way to Kill Friday 10th March 1967, 8.00pm
105 Never, Never Say Die Friday 17th March 1967, 8.00pm
Break in Transmission
No Series 5 episode on Good Friday 24th March 1967 — repeat of The Cybernauts instead
106 Epic Friday 31st March 1967, 8.00pm
107 The Superlative Seven Friday 7th April 1967, 8.00pm
108 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station Friday 14th April 1967, 8.00pm
109 Something Nasty in the Nursery Friday 21st April 1967, 8.00pm
110 The Joker Friday 28th April 1967, 8.00pm
111 Who's Who ??? Friday 5th May 1967, 8.00pm
Break in Transmission
No new episodes until September 1967
112 Return of the Cybernauts Thursday 28th September 1967, 9.00pm
113 Death's Door Thursday 5th October 1967, 9.00pm
114 The £50,000 Breakfast Thursday 12th October 1967, 9.00pm
115 Dead Man's Treasure Friday 20th October 1967, 8.00pm (1)
116 You Have Just Been Murdered Friday 27th October 1967, 8.00pm (1)
117 The Positive Negative Man Friday 3rd November 1967, 8.00pm
118 Murdersville Friday 10th November 1967, 8.00pm
119 Mission... Highly Improbable Friday 17th November 1967, 8.00pm

(1) TV Times magazine included this episode as part of the Thursday evening schedule at 9.00pm on Rediffusion, but The Times confirms that The Avengers instead aired on Friday at 8.00pm.

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

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