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 The Avengers — Series 1

Tyne Tees Television 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, Tyne Tees instead started with Hot Snow and Brought to Book - to introduce the series' premise - and then joined the ABC Network transmissions from Dance with Death. Episodes 1-13 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 14-17.

No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
1 Hot Snow Saturday 18th March 1961, 10.00pm (1)
2 Brought to Book Saturday 1st April 1961, 8.35pm (2)
3 Dance with Death Saturday 15th April 1961, 10.00pm
4 One for the Mortuary Saturday 29th April 1961, 10.00pm
5 The Springers Saturday 13th May 1961, 10.00pm
6 The Frighteners Saturday 27th May 1961, 10.00pm
7 The Yellow Needle Saturday 10th June 1961, 10.00pm
8 Death on the Slipway Saturday 24th June 1961, 8.50pm
9 Double Danger Saturday 8th July 1961, 8.50pm
10 Toy Trap Saturday 22nd July 1961, 8.50pm
11 Tunnel of Fear Saturday 5th August 1961, 8.50pm
12 The Far Distant Dead Saturday 19th August 1961, 8.50pm
13 Kill the King Saturday 2nd September 1961, 8.50pm
Break in Transmission
 No new episodes until December 1961
14 Dead of Winter Saturday 9th December 1961, 10.00pm
15 The Deadly Air Saturday 16th December 1961, 10.00pm
16 A Change of Bait Saturday 23rd December 1961, 10.00pm
17 Dragonsfield Saturday 30th December 1961, 10.00pm
— Square Root of Evil Not transmitted by Tyne Tees Television
Nightmare
Crescent Moon
Girl on the Trapeze
Diamond Cut Diamond
The Radioactive Man
Ashes of Roses
Hunt the Man Down
Please Don't Feed the Animals

(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) Viewers in the ABC Midlands, ABC North and Anglia regions were offered Please Don't Feed the Animals while ATV London, Southern and Tyne Tees viewers were invited to tune into Brought to Book.

 The Avengers — Series 2

No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
18 Mr Teddy Bear Saturday 29th September 1962, 10.05pm
19 Propellant 23 Saturday 6th October 1962, 10.05pm
20 The Decapod Saturday 13th October 1962, 10.05pm
21 Bullseye Saturday 20th October 1962, 10.05pm
22 Mission to Montreal Saturday 27th October 1962, 10.05pm
23 The Removal Men Saturday 3rd November 1962, 10.05pm
24 The Mauritius Penny Saturday 10th November 1962, 10.05pm
25 Death of a Great Dane Saturday 17th November 1962, 10.20pm
26 The Sell-Out Saturday 24th November 1962, 10.05pm
27 Death on the Rocks Saturday 1st December 1962, 10.05pm
28 Traitor in Zebra Saturday 8th December 1962, 10.05pm
29 The Big Thinker Saturday 15th December 1962, 10.05pm
30 Death Dispatch Saturday 22nd December 1962, 10.05pm
31 Dead on Course Saturday 29th December 1962, 10.05pm
32 Intercrime Saturday 5th January 1963, 10.05pm
33 Immortal Clay Saturday 12th January 1963, 10.05pm
34 Box of Tricks Saturday 19th January 1963, 10.05pm
35 Warlock Saturday 26th January 1963, 10.05pm
36 The Golden Eggs Saturday 2nd February 1963, 10.05pm
37 School for Traitors Saturday 9th February 1963, 10.05pm
38 The White Dwarf Saturday 16th February 1963, 10.05pm
39 Man in the Mirror Saturday 23rd February 1963, 10.05pm
40 Conspiracy of Silence Saturday 2nd March 1963, 10.05pm
41 A Chorus of Frogs Saturday 9th March 1963, 10.05pm
42 Six Hands Across a Table Saturday 16th March 1963, 10.05pm
43 Killer Whale Saturday 23rd March 1963, 10.05pm

 The Avengers — Series 3

No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
44 Brief for Murder Saturday 28th September 1963, 9.50pm
45 The Undertakers Saturday 5th October 1963, 9.50pm
46 Man with Two Shadows Saturday 12th October 1963, 9.50pm
47 The Nutshell Saturday 19th October 1963, 9.50pm
48 Death of a Batman Saturday 26th October 1963, 9.50pm
49 November Five Saturday 2nd November 1963, 9.50pm
50 The Gilded Cage Saturday 9th November 1963, 9.50pm
51 Second Sight Saturday 16th November 1963, 8.55pm
52 The Medicine Men Saturday 23rd November 1963, 8.55pm
53 The Grandeur That Was Rome Saturday 30th November 1963, 8.55pm
54 The Golden Fleece Saturday 7th December 1963, 8.55pm
55 Don't Look Behind You Saturday 14th December 1963, 8.55pm
56 Death a la Carte Saturday 21st December 1963, 8.55pm
57 Dressed to Kill Saturday 28th December 1963, 8.55pm
58 The White Elephant Saturday 4th January 1964, 9.10pm
59 The Little Wonders Saturday 11th January 1964, 9.10pm
60 The Wringer Saturday 18th January 1964, 9.10pm
61 Mandrake Saturday 25th January 1964, 9.10pm
62 The Secrets Broker Saturday 1st February 1964, 9.10pm
63 Trojan Horse Saturday 8th February 1964, 9.10pm
64 Build a Better Mousetrap Saturday 15th February 1964, 9.10pm
65 The Outside-In Man Saturday 22nd February 1964, 9.10pm
66 The Charmers Saturday 29th February 1964, 9.10pm
67 Concerto Saturday 7th March 1964, 9.10pm
68 Esprit de Corps Saturday 14th March 1964, 9.10pm
69 Lobster Quadrille Saturday 21st March 1964, 9.10pm

 The Avengers — Series 4

No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
70 The Town of No Return Saturday 2nd October 1965, 8.25pm
71 The Grave-Diggers Saturday 9th October 1965, 8.25pm
72 The Cybernauts Saturday 16th October 1965, 8.25pm
73 Death at Bargain Prices Saturday 23rd October 1965, 8.25pm
74 Castle De'ath Saturday 30th October 1965, 10.05pm
75 The Master Minds Saturday 6th November 1965, 10.05pm
76 The Murder Market Saturday 13th November 1965, 10.05pm
77 A Surfeit of H2O Saturday 20th November 1965, 9.05pm
78 The Hour That Never Was Saturday 27th November 1965, 9.05pm
79 Dial A Deadly Number Saturday 4th December 1965, 9.05pm
80 Man-Eater of Surrey Green Saturday 11th December 1965, 9.05pm
81 Two's A Crowd Saturday 18th December 1965, 9.05pm
82 Too Many Christmas Trees Saturday 25th December 1965, 10.10pm
83 Silent Dust Saturday 1st January 1966, 9.05pm
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 Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
96 From Venus With Love Saturday 14th January 1967, 9.10pm
97 The Fear Merchants Saturday 21st January 1967, 9.10pm
98 Escape in Time Saturday 28th January 1967, 9.10pm
99 The See-Through Man Wednesday 1st February 1967, 8.00pm
100 The Bird Who Knew Too Much Wednesday 8th February 1967, 8.00pm (3)
101 The Winged Avenger Wednesday 15th February 1967, 8.00pm
102 The Living Dead Wednesday 22nd February 1967, 8.00pm
103 The Hidden Tiger Wednesday 1st March 1967, 8.00pm
104 The Correct Way to Kill Wednesday 8th March 1967, 8.00pm
105 Never, Never Say Die Wednesday 15th March 1967, 8.00pm
Break in Transmission
No Series 5 episode on 22nd March 1967 — repeat of The Cybernauts instead
106 Epic Wednesday 29th March 1967, 8.00pm
107 The Superlative Seven Wednesday 5th April 1967, 8.00pm
108 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station Wednesday 12th April 1967, 8.00pm
109 Something Nasty in the Nursery Wednesday 19th April 1967, 8.00pm (4)
110 The Joker Wednesday 26th April 1967, 8.00pm
111 Who's Who ??? Wednesday 3rd May 1967, 8.00pm
Break in Transmission
No new episodes until October 1967 - Series 4 Avengers repeats in their place
112 Death's Door Saturday 7th October 1967, 9.10pm
113 The £50,000 Breakfast Saturday 14th October 1967, 9.10pm
114 Dead Man's Treasure Saturday 21st October 1967, 9.10pm
115 You Have Just Been Murdered Saturday 28th October 1967, 9.10pm
116 The Positive Negative Man Saturday 4th November 1967, 9.10pm
117 Murdersville Saturday 11th November 1967, 9.10pm
118 Mission... Highly Improbable Saturday 18th November 1967, 9.10pm
119 Return of the Cybernauts Saturday 25th November 1967, 9.50pm

(3) There is some question of The Correct Way to Kill having been scheduled, but The Bird Who Knew Too Much appears to have been the episode shown.
(4) A repeat of The Murder Market was scheduled, certainly as far as The Times was concerned, but it seems that Something Nasty in the Nursery aired in its place. The Murder Market was repeated on Tyne Tees less than three months later on Friday 14th July 1967.

 The Avengers — Series 6
No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
120 The Forget-Me-Knot Wednesday 25th September 1968, 8.00pm
121 Game Wednesday 2nd October 1968, 8.00pm
122 Super Secret Cypher Snatch Wednesday 9th October 1968, 8.00pm
123 You'll Catch Your Death Wednesday 16th October 1968, 8.00pm
124 Split! Wednesday 23rd October 1968, 8.00pm
125 Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40? Wednesday 30th October 1968, 8.00pm
126 False Witness Wednesday 6th November 1968, 8.00pm
127 All Done With Mirrors Wednesday 13th November 1968, 8.00pm
128 Legacy of Death Wednesday 20th November 1968, 8.00pm
129 Noon Doomsday Wednesday 27th November 1968, 8.00pm
130 Look — (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers... Wednesday 4th December 1968, 8.00pm
131 Have Guns — Will Haggle Wednesday 11th December 1968, 8.00pm
132 They Keep Killing Steed Wednesday 18th December 1968, 8.00pm
133 Get-A-Way! Saturday 28th December 1968, 7.05pm
134 The Interrogators Wednesday 1st January 1969, 8.00pm
135 The Rotters Wednesday 8th January 1969, 8.00pm
136 Invasion of the Earthmen Wednesday 15th January 1969, 8.00pm
137 Killer Wednesday 22nd January 1969, 8.00pm
138 The Morning After Wednesday 29th January 1969, 8.00pm
139 The Curious Case of the Countless Clues Wednesday 5th February 1969, 8.00pm
140 Wish You Were Here Wednesday 12th February 1969, 8.00pm
141 Love All Wednesday 19th February 1969, 8.00pm
142 Stay Tuned Wednesday 26th February 1969, 8.00pm
143 Take Me To Your Leader Wednesday 5th March 1969, 8.00pm
144 Fog Wednesday 12th March 1969, 8.00pm
145 Who Was That Man I Saw You With? Wednesday 19th March 1969, 8.00pm
146 Homicide and Old Lace Wednesday 26th March 1969, 8.00pm
147 Thingumajig Wednesday 2nd April 1969, 8.00pm
Break in transmission
No episode on Wednesday 9th April 1969
148 Requiem Wednesday 16th April 1969, 8.00pm
149 Take-Over Wednesday 23rd April 1969, 8.00pm
150 Pandora Wednesday 30th April 1969, 8.00pm
Break in transmission
No new Series 6 episodes until Sunday 29th June 1969
151 My Wildest Dream Sunday 29th June 1969, 10.30pm
— Bizarre Currently unconfirmed

 The New Avengers — Series 1

No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
152 The Eagle's Nest Friday 22nd October 1976, 8.00pm
153 House of Cards Friday 29th October 1976, 8.00pm
154 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? Friday 5th November 1976, 8.00pm
155 Cat Amongst the Pigeons Friday 12th November 1976, 8.00pm
156 The Midas Touch Friday 19th November 1976, 8.00pm
157 Target! Friday 26th November 1976, 8.00pm
158 To Catch A Rat Friday 3rd December 1976, 8.00pm
159 The Tale of the Big Why Friday 10th December 1976, 8.00pm
160 Faces Friday 17th December 1976, 8.00pm
Break in transmission
The New Avengers dropped by Tyne Tees Television until March 1977
161 Gnaws Wednesday 2nd March 1977, 8.00pm
162 Dirtier by the Dozen Wednesday 9th March 1977, 8.00pm
163 Sleeper Wednesday 16th March 1977, 8.00pm
Break in transmission
No episode on 23rd March 1977
164 Three Handed Game Wednesday 30th March 1977, 8.00pm

 The New Avengers — Series 2

No. Title Tyne Tees Television Transmissions (UK)
165 Dead Men Are Dangerous Friday 9th September 1977, 8.00pm
166 Angels of Death Friday 16th September 1977, 8.00pm
167 Medium Rare Friday 23rd September 1977, 8.00pm
168 The Lion and the Unicorn Friday 30th September 1977, 8.00pm
169 Obsession Friday 7th October 1977, 8.00pm
170 Trap Friday 14th October 1977, 8.00pm
171 Hostage Friday 21st October 1977, 8.00pm
172 K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes		 Friday 28th October 1977, 8.00pm
173 K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail		 Friday 4th November 1977, 8.00pm
174 Complex Friday 11th November 1977, 8.00pm
175 The Gladiators Friday 18th November 1977, 8.00pm (5)
176 Forward Base Friday 25th November 1977, 8.00pm
Break in transmission
No further new episodes until Tuesday 25th April 1978
177 Emily Tuesday 25th April 1978, 10.30pm

(5) There is a possibility that Tyne Tees dropped The Gladiators, and showed Forward Base and Emily, each a week earlier than scheduled.

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

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