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 The Avengers — Series 1

Television Wales and West (TWW) joined the broadcasts of The Avengers in March 1961, more than two months after the ABC Network transmissions had commenced. Rather than show all the episodes previously seen in the ABC ITV regions, TWW instead started with Hot Snow - to introduce the series' premise - and then joined the ABC Network transmissions from Dance with Death. Episodes 1-12 were shown fortnightly, alternating with a drama series set in the world of publishing, Deadline Midnight. The series reverted to a weekly schedule for Episodes 13-16.

(1) The ABC Network were transmitting Hunt the Man Down to ABC Midlands, ABC North and Anglia Television at the same time that ATV London, Southern Television, Television Wales & West (TWW), Tyne Tees and Ulster Television were screening Hot Snow.
(2) Strangely, although TWW transmitted Hot Snow on 18th March 1961, they did not broadcast Brought to Book, which is generally accepted as the second part of the opening story. TWW showed an episode of the US film series, 77 Sunset Strip in its place.

 The Avengers — Series 2

 The Avengers — Series 3

 The Avengers — Series 4

 The Avengers — Series 5

No.	Title	Television Wales & West Transmissions (UK)
95	From Venus With Love	Wednesday 11th January 1967, 8.00pm
96	The Fear Merchants	Wednesday 18th January 1967, 8.00pm
97	Escape in Time	Wednesday 25th January 1967, 8.00pm
98	The See-Through Man	Wednesday 1st February 1967, 8.00pm
99	The Bird Who Knew Too Much	Friday 10th February 1967, 8.00pm
100	The Winged Avenger	Friday 17th February 1967, 8.00pm
101	The Living Dead	Friday 24th February 1967, 8.00pm
102	The Hidden Tiger	Friday 3rd March 1967, 8.00pm
103	The Correct Way to Kill	Friday 10th March 1967, 8.00pm
104	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
105	Epic	Friday 31st March 1967, 8.00pm
106	The Superlative Seven	Friday 7th April 1967, 8.00pm
Break in Transmission No new episodes until October 1967
107	Return of the Cybernauts	Sunday 1st October 1967, 7.25pm
108	Death's Door	Sunday 8th October 1967, 7.25pm
109	The £50,000 Breakfast	Sunday 15th October 1967, 7.25pm
110	Dead Man's Treasure	Sunday 22nd October 1967, 7.25pm
Break in Transmission No new episodes until May 1968 (on Harlech / HTV) (3)

(3) In the 1968 ITV Franchise changes, Television Wales & West and Teledu Cymru (TWW) lost their franchises and were replaced by Harlech Television. Feeling that the decision had been arrived at unjustly, and that their staff were not being treated fairly, both TWW companies ceased broadcasting on Sunday 3rd March 1968, two months before the end of their respective franchises. Interim emergency services 'Independent Television Service for Wales & West' and 'Independent Television Service Teledu Cymru' were hastily set up and broadcast March-May 1968, staffed by former TWW employees. Harlech Television commenced broadcasting on Monday 20th May 1968. Episodes from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station onwards were aired by this new company — more than a year after most of these episodes had aired in other ITV regions.

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

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