The New Avengers, Series 1 - Episode 4
The Midas Touch
by Brian Clemens
Directed by Robert Fuest
Production details
Produced:April, 1976First broadcast:
- London: 9/11/76
- Midlands: 24/10/76
- Sydney (ABN-2): 16/02/77
- Melbourne (ABV-2): 16/02/77
- USA (CBS): 1/12/78
- France (TF1): 28/12/76
Minutiæ
At 12:11 the Aston Martin passes a green car, pursued by Gambit's Jaguar and the scene is repeated from a different camera angle at 12:26.
The Transport
Marque | Colour | Number Plate |
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Land Rover LWB Series II open tray | olive green | ? |
Land Rover LWB Series III Station | olive green/off white | MUD 564E |
Gambit's Jaguar XJ-S [XJ27] 1976 | red | NRW 875P |
Aston Martin DBS V8 1968 | yellow | MCO 731P |
Steed's Rover 3500 SD1 Automatic 1976 | lemon | MOC 229P |
Ford Anglia 1966 | burgundy | EYM 726L |
Range Rover Series I 1976 | white | KXC 376L |
Ford Escort van Mk I 1974 | white | W 1225 |
Who's Killing Whom?
Victim | Killer | Method |
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Tayman | (other henchmen) | shot to prevent spead of infection |
(lots of party guests) | Midas | infects punch bowl with his hands |
Boz | Purdey | kicked off building |
Freddy | self/Midas | drives off cliff after finding himself infected by Midas |
Professor Turner | Midas | hit in face during struggle, and dies from infection |
Click a name to see the face

The Fashions
- Gambit's fashions
- Purdey's fashions
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- scallop necked cream with brown pattern blouse & shorts with sheer shawl and skirt, matching shoes
- yellow, orange and white crocheted coat, rollneck, hat and skirt, 2 long vert vents in front of skirt
- brown and green British Army camouflage jacket and trousers with khaki t-shirt
- lilac and white Catherine Buckley dress with looped buttons, scarf at neck
- Steed's fashions