The New Avengers, Series 2 — Episode 6
Trap
by Brian Clemens
Directed by Ray Austin
Production details
Produced:March, 1977Regional broadcasts
Broadcaster | Date | Time |
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Thames Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
ATV Midlands | 14/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Granada Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Anglia Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Border Television | 14/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Channel Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Grampian Television | 14/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Southern Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Scottish Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Tyne Tees Television | 14/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Ulster Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Westward Television | 13/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Harlech Television | 14/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
Yorkshire Television | 14/10/1977 | 8:00pm |
This episode was shown in the Netherlands before it was broadcast on any ITV region in the UK, see below.
TV Times listing
8.0
The New Avengers
Patrick Macnee in
The Trap
By Brian Clemens
A drugs syndicate boss has to regain his reputation and decides to execute Steed, Purdey and Gambit to “prove” himself.
Steed | Patrick Macnee |
Purdey | Joanna Lumley |
Gambit | Gareth Hunt |
Soo Choy | Terry Wood |
Arcarti | Ferdy Mayne |
Dom Carlos | Robert Rietty |
Tansing | Kristopher Kum |
Yasko | Yasuko Nagazumi |
Marty Brine | Stuart Damon |
Murford | Barry Lowe |
Miranda | Annegret Easterman |
Mahon | Bruce Boa |
Williams | Larry Lamb |
Girlfriend | Maj-Britt |
Director Ray Austin; Producers Albert Fennell, Brian Clemens
International broadcasts
ABN2 Sydney, Australia | 30/01/1978 | 8:30pm |
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ABV2 Melbourne, Australia | 30/01/1978 | 8:30pm |
ABC New York, USA | 2/03/1979 | 11:30pm |
TF1 France | 23/06/1979 | 8:38pm |
Suisse Romande, Switzerland | ||
French title | Le piège | |
ZDF Germany | ||
German title | Die Falle | |
KRO Netherlands | 29/09/1977 | 8:25pm |
Dutch title | De Val | |
Italy | 21/04/80 | 20:30 |
Italian title | La trappola | |
Spain | 19/05/81 | 11:05pm |
Spanish title | La trampa |
This episode was shown in the Netherlands on September 29 1977, fourteen days before it was broadcast on any ITV region in the UK.
Continuity and trivia
Gambit’s code phrases and counter phrases are:
Where have all the flowers gone? / Underground.
What colour are they? / Shades of red.
Williams passes a sign advertising East Anglia on his way to Soo Choy’s house, and was then found by Gambit and Purdey after his escape, so their “flight east” must have only been for 20 miles and can’t have been in the far east anyway!
Exact what country is Soo Choy supposed to be from? He has a Chinese name, clothes, sword and henchman, but his assistant is Japanese and so is his house - complete with raked gravel and bonsai. Not only that, but his army are clearly the first ten vaguely Asian looking extras who turned up for casting - especially Maxwell Craig, the stuntman who shot Art Thomas at the beginning of Murdersville.
What sort of army is this anyway? they’re armed with American M-16s, British Armalites and German WW2 MP-40s as well as a few rifles with bayonets attached.
Until I saw this episode I had thought The New Avengers had unjustly come in for some bad press when compared to the original series, but I have to say this is a stinker. Woeful script and stupid plot (kind of The Superlative Seven without any wit, style, or common sense) teamed with bad casting and hammy acting. My advice - skip this episode and watch the next one.
The Transport
Marque | Colour | Number Plate |
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Land Rover | egg blue | APB 286H |
Gambit’s Range Rover | white | LOK 537P |
Purdey’s Triumph TR7 | yellow | OGW 562R / DOM 721R ? |
Gambit’s Jaguar XJS | red | NRW 875P |
Steed’s “big cat” Jaguar XJ12 5.3 Litre Coupe Automatic | british racing green | NWK 60P |
Hillman Hunter(?) | pale grey | SAF 901G |
Triumph Dolomite(?) | navy | NRL 256F |
Ford Capri GL | orange | LAR 201P |
Lear Jet | white | ? |
Jeep | olive drab | - |
Who’s Killing Whom?
Victim | Killer | Method |
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Williams | Guard | rifle |
Marty Brine | Courier | silenced pistol |
Courier | Steed | knock off roof with umbrella |
Guard | Gambit | bow and arrow |
Guard | Gambit | bow and arrow |
Guard | Purdey | spear |
Guard | Gambit | bow and arrow |
The Fashions
- Gambit’s fashions
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- grey worsted suit, blue shirt, grey & white diagonal striped tie
- light brown 3-piece single-breasted suit, yellow and white shirt, gold tie
- tennis outfit: white shorts , shirt & jacket with navy piping
- brown leather jacket, grey paisley tie, white shirt, beige/taupe trousers, cream mackintosh & scarf
- Purdey’s fashions
- Steed’s fashions