The New Avengers, Series 1 — Episode 1
The Eagle’s Nest
by Brian Clemens
Directed by Desmond Davis
Production details
Produced:April, 1976Regional broadcasts
Broadcaster | Date | Time |
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Thames Television | 19/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
ATV Midlands | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Granada Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Anglia Television | 19/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Border Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Channel Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Grampian Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Southern Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Scottish Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Tyne Tees Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Ulster Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Westward Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
Harlech Television | 17/10/1976 | 7.50pm |
Yorkshire Television | 22/10/1976 | 8.00pm |
TV Times listing





8.0 New Series
The New Avengers
By Brian Clemens
Patrick Macnee
Gareth Hunt
Joanna Lumley
Peter Cushing
Derek Farr in
The Eagle’s Nest
The return of John Steed in another series of swashbuckling adventures, with new assistants Gambit and the gorgeous Purdey. The trail of a kidnapped scientist takes the trio to a sinister island where men deal out death with hook and line. The music is composed by Laurie Johnson.
Sex and John Steed — the truth revealed: see page 21
John Steed | Patrick Macnee |
Mike Gambit | Gareth Hunt |
Purdey | Joanna Lumley |
Von Claus | Peter Cushing |
Father Trasker | Derek Farr |
Karl | Frank Gatliff |
Hara | Sydney Bromley |
Brown-Fitch | Trevor Barker |
Lady with dog | Joyce Carey |
Main | Neil Phillips |
Stannard | Brian Anthony |
Jud | Ronald Forfar |
Barker | Jerold Wells |
Gerda | Trude Van Doorne |
Nazi corporal | Peter Porteous |
Ralph | Charles Bolton |
Director Desmond Davis



International broadcasts
ABN2 Sydney, Australia | 9/02/1977 | 8.30pm |
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ABQ2 Brisbane, Australia | 9/02/1977 | 8.30pm |
ABV2 Melbourne, Australia | 9/02/1977 | 8.30pm |
ABS2 Adelaide, Australia | 9/02/1977 | 8.30pm |
CBS New York, USA | 15/09/1978 | 11.30pm |
TF1 France | 22/01/1977 | 9.35pm |
Suisse Romande, Switzerland | 7/12/1976 | 8.25pm |
French title | Le Repaire de l’Aigle | |
ZDF Germany | ||
German title | Der Adlerhorst | |
KRO Netherlands | 28/10/1976 | 8.25pm |
Dutch title | Het Adelaarsnest | |
Italy | 19/05/1978 | 8.40pm |
Italian title | Il nido dell’aquila | |
Spain | ||
Spanish title | ||
CXY Winnipeg, Canada | 3/02/1977 | 10.00pm |
Televisyen Malaysia PR1 | 3/11/1977 | 7.26pm |
TV Singupura 5 | 31/08/1977 | 8.25pm |
Germany and Spain did not broadcast this episode.








Continuity and trivia
Brown-Fitch is misspelt in the credits as Brown-Fitcth
The captured nazis marched across the bridge in the closing scene never appeared in any other part of the episode.
This episode has a video Q&A and commentary with Renée Glynne and Philip Hawkins on the Lives in the Pictures YouTube channel.
The Transport
Marque | Colour | Number Plate |
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Rowing boat with a Johnson 25 outboard motor | oak | - |
Fiat 130 Coupé 1971? | grey | CCP 755L |
Steed’s Rover 3500 SD1 Automatic 1976 | lemon | MOC 229P |
Mercedes Benz 230 Lang (W114) 1969 | black | JYF 438I? |
Gambit’s Jaguar XJ-S [XJ27] 1976 | red | NRW 875P |
Volkswagen Golf N 1 (Typ 17) 1975 | silver | MYK 663P |
Ford Corsair 2000E 1967 | silver | TMC 288F |
Ford Cortina | white | VBH 129N |
Bedford J1 Hawson 1966 | navy | MLC 174D |
Citroen DS21 Pallas | white | MCO 731P |
Volvo 164 E Automatic 1974 | pale blue | AJH 417N |
Bedford TK truck 1968 | yellow | ? |
open wooden motorboat | white | ? |
open wooden motorboat | wood with teal coaming | ? |
Crashed Nazi aeroplane (tail only) | camouflage green | Der Adler K.7 |
Who’s Killing Whom?
Victim | Killer | Method |
---|---|---|
George Stannard | Main | poisoned fish hook |
Ralph | (self) | suicide pill |

The Fashions
- Gambit’s fashions
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- dark brown single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers, light brown shirt, brown tie with diamond motif
- light brown checked single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers, slit breast pocket, tailored with darts, light brown shirt, dark brown tie
- wetsuit, purple & black, later with grey running shoes and a cream rollneck shirt
- Purdey’s fashions
- Steed’s fashions
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- dark grey single-breasted 3-piece suit, covered waist pockets, single button at waist, with matching bowler hat, mauve shirt and metallic dark gold tie, black umbrella
- brown overcoat, pale green shirt, dark brown tie, brown bowler hat, brown gloves
- grey single-breasted 3-piece suit, covered waist pockets, felt collar, single button at waist, white shirt, yellow tie — briefly with a large blue handkerchief with white polkadots on the shoulder (while playing a violin)
- grey tweed single-breasted 3-piece suit with brown felt collar, grey bowler (containing a radio), cream shirt, brick red & blue paisley tie, occasionally With gloves or grey umbrella
- monk’s habit (disguise)