The New Avengers, Series 1 — Episode 5
Cat Amongst the Pigeons

Production details

Produced:June, 1976

Regional broadcasts

Broadcaster	Date	Time
Thames Television	16/11/1976	8:00pm
ATV Midlands	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Granada Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Anglia Television	16/11/1976	8:00pm
Border Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Channel Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Grampian Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Southern Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Scottish Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Tyne Tees Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Ulster Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Westward Television	12/11/1976	8:00pm
Harlech Television	31/10/1976	7:50pm
Yorkshire Television	19/11/1976	8:00pm

TV Times listing

I do not have a TV Times / TV Weekly or other contemporary British listing for this episode, if you have one, please get in touch.

International broadcasts

ABN2 Sydney, Australia	30/03/1977	8:30pm
ABV2 Melbourne, Australia	30/03/1977	8:30pm
ABC New York, USA	17/11/1978	11:30pm
TF1 France	8/01/1977	9:30pm
Suisse Romande, Switzerland	14/12/1976	8:15pm
French title	Un chat parmi les pigeons
ZDF Germany	12/01/1978	9:45pm
German title	Wie aus heiterem Himmel
KRO Netherlands	11/11/1976	8:25pm
Dutch title	Een kat tussen de duiven
Italy	15/06/1978	10:05pm
Italian title	Rapaci
Spain	2/08/81	7:35pm
Spanish title	Un gato entre las palomas

Continuity and trivia

I have to say it’s no wonder that Rydercroft’s plane crashed - he’s taken off a plane which all the Ministry officials are checking out which has the registration G-ATUC, yet when he goes to take off, they put him in a plane with the registration G-ATPN!

Don’t you just love the Set dresser? They have Zarcadi driving around in an old Humber Hawk, ha!

The Transport

Marque	Colour	Number Plate
Lancia Flavia convertible 1964	green	?
Ford Transit Mk I 1972 Ambulance	white	CPN 98K
Steed’s Range Rover Series I 1976	dark green	TXC 922J
Piper Cherokee PA-28–140 1966 aeroplane	blue & white	G-ATUC
Piper Cherokee PA-28–140 1966 aeroplane	blue & white	G-ATPN
Piper PA-28–151 Cherokee aeroplane	yellow & white	F-BVTH
Blériot monoplane	cream	?
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle aeroplane	yellow	?
Ford Cortina Mk III 1972	brown	LYK 523K
Purdey’s Yamaha DT 250 Enduro Motorcycle 1975	yellow & white	LLC 950P
Gambit’s Jaguar XJ-S [XJ27] 1976	red	NRW 875P
Humber Hawk Series IV 1965	black	?
Removals van	dark green	?
Ford Cortina Mk I 1965	dark blue	GKX-644C
Gambit’s Range Rover Series I 1976	white	LOK 537P

Who’s Killing Whom?

Victim	Killer	Method
Merton	Zarcadi	flock of birds chase him off a cliff
Hugh Rydercroft	Zarcadi	flock of pigeons cause his plane to crash
W. Foster	Zarcadi	attacked by hawks, he falls out a window

The Fashions

Gambit’s fashions

1. double-breasted brown suit, cream shirt, dark brown tie, covered pockets
2. light brown checked single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers, brown tie, creamy yellow shirt

Purdey’s fashions

1. black sleeveless dress with white motif on the plaquet which extends into a false scarf on the neckline
2. peach t-shirt, dark blue jeans, later with a motorcycle helmet - white with black PURDEY
3. green shoulderless dress with blue and white swirl

Steed’s fashions

1. navy suit, white shirt, purple tie
2. dark grey single-breasted 3-piece suit, black bowler, blue shirt, purple tie with white spot
3. khaki riding coat with felted collar, single vent, white shirt, khaki umbrella, brown bowler, brown patterned tie
4. khaki riding coat with felted collar, single vent, white shirt, khaki umbrella, brown bowler, light green tie
5. light grey single-breasted 3-piece suit, matching bowler, felted collar, single button at waist, covered waist pockets, metallic gold tie, pale lilac shirt
6. brown suit, felt collar, brown bowler, blue shirt, brown tie