The New Avengers, Series 1 — Episode 9
Faces

Production details

Produced:July, 1976

Regional broadcasts

Broadcaster	Date	Time
Thames Television	14/12/1976	8.00pm
ATV Midlands	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Granada Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Anglia Television	14/12/1976	8.00pm
Border Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Channel Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Grampian Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Southern Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Scottish Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Tyne Tees Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Ulster Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Westward Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm
Harlech Television	6/03/1977	7.25pm
Yorkshire Television	17/12/1976	8.00pm

TV Times listing

International broadcasts

ABN2 Sydney, Australia	27/04/1977	8.30pm
ABQ2 Brisbane, Australia	27/04/1977	8.30pm
ABV2 Melbourne, Australia	27/04/1977	8.30pm
ABS2 Adelaide, Australia	27/04/1977	8.30pm
ABW2 Perth, Australia	27/04/1977	8.25pm
CBS New York, USA	13/10/1978	11.30pm
TF1 France	12/02/1977	9.30pm
Suisse Romande, Switzerland	12/04/1977	8.20pm
French title	Visages
ZDF Germany	23/02/1978	9.45pm
German title	Doppelgänger
KRO Netherlands	9/12/1976	8.25pm
Dutch title	Gezichten
Italy	6/07/1978	10.05pm
Italian title	I sosia
Spain	6/09/81	7.40pm
Spanish title	Los dobles
CXY Winnipeg, Canada	21/04/1977	10.00pm
Televisyen Malaysia PR1	29/12/1977	7.24pm
TV Singupura 5	17/08/1977	8.25pm

Continuity and trivia

Gambit masquerades as Terry Walton of Dublin to infiltrate the homeless shelter.

The Transport

Marque	Colour	Number Plate
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II 1960	black	6237 TU
Rover P5B 3.5 Litre Coupé 1968	black	?
Daimler limousine 1976	black	MYR 392P
Austin Maxi Mk II 1976	black	?
Purdey’s MGB Mk III 1976 drophead roadster	sandglow	MOC 232P

Who’s Killing Whom?

Victim	Killer	Method
Craig	Mullins	bow and arrow
Clifford	Mullins	bow and arrow
The False Clifford	(natural causes)	heart atack
Bilston	Mullins	bow and arrow
Mullins	Purdey	falls on an arrow
Steed	The False Steed	silenced pistol (or so we think…)
Gambit	The False Gambit	(or so Purdey thinks…)

The Fashions

Gambit’s fashions

1. navy pinstripe suit, pale blue shirt, purple tie with white spot
2. light brown checked single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers, pale yellow shirt, brown tie
3. navy pinstripe suit, navy tie, pale blue shirt with navy pinstripes
4. same as light brown checked single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers above
5. old green velvet suit, collarless v-neck grey shirt, dirty grey scarf
6. same as light brown checked single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers above

Purdey’s fashions

1. knitted shortsleeved grey dress with red/green/white pattern across sleeves, yoke & waist; cord belt
2. pink striped crochet pinafore dress with matching cardigan, white open neck blouse
3. black leotard and tights, tan rollneck, rainbow striped legwarmers
4. red, white, green floral print dress
5. gathered-neck lilac dress with false cape
6. Salvation Army uniform
7. hot pink Fifties dress, silver belt, curly copper wig, brown fur coat
8. gathered-neck lilac dress with false cape (same as above) intitally with a blonde wig

Steed’s fashions

1. tweed jacket, single vent, slanted, flap-covered pockets, green waistcoat, cream riding trousers, blue shirt, brown patterned tie,brown Chelsea boots
2. navy single-breasted 3-piece suit, white shirt, dark purple tie, black chelsea boots, black bowler & umbrella
3. khaki/brown jacket with dark felt collar, pale cream shirt, brown patterned tie, cream trousers, brown CB
4. brown sports coat, felt collar, pale khaki chinos, brown CB, blue shirt, brown tie with white spot
5. same as khaki/brown jacket with dark felt collar above
6. navy single-breasted 3-piece suit, white shirt, purple tie with white spot
7. brown sports coat, felt collar, pale khaki chinos, brown CB, blue shirt, brown tie with white spot
8. dirty navy suit and hat, puce scarf, blue shirt
9. navy suit above tidied up, without coat, red braces
10. blue single-breasted suit, white shirt, blue tie with white spot, wide skirt on jacket, wide lapels