The New Avengers, Series 1 - Episode 13
Gnaws
by Dennis Spooner
Directed by Ray Austin
Production details
Produced:October, 1976First broadcast:
- London: 21/12/76
- Midlands: 13/03/77
- Sydney (ABN-2): 20/04/77
- Melbourne (ABV-2): 20/04/77
- USA (CBS): 29/12/78
- France (TF1): 26/02/77
Minutiæ
What is this? The Talons of Weng-Chiang or Planet of the Spiders? (see image 2) It almost seems as if the writers of Doctor Who and The New Avengers are joined at the hip, given the flow of ideas between the two shows.
The Transport
Marque | Colour | Number Plate |
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BMW 2002 1971 | slate blue | ? |
Who's Killing Whom?
Victim | Killer | Method |
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Edward Harlow | Charles Thornton | blow to the back of the head |
Ivan Borovich | the rat | mauled and eaten |
Patrick Malloy | the rat | mauled and eaten |
George Ratcliffe | the rat | mauled and eaten |
Mechanic | the rat | mauled and eaten |
Tramp Joe | the rat | mauled and eaten |
Carter | the rat | mauled and eaten |
Charles Thornton | the rat | mauled and eaten |
the rat | Gambit | rocket gun |
Click a name to see the face

The Fashions
- Gambit's fashions
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- brown suede jacket, light brown shirt with dark brown pinstripe, brown tie
- navy pinstripe suit, navy tie, pale lilac shirt
- light brown checked single-breasted 3-piece suit with flared trousers, pale yellow shirt, grey tie
- light brown cord jacket with elasticated waist, epaulettes on shoulders, matching cord jeans, cream rollneck
- light brown cord jacket with elasticated waist, epaulettes on shoulders, matching cord jeans with yellow collared shirt, pale green cravat
- navy pinstripe suit, navy silk tie, pale blue shirt
- Purdey's fashions
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- brown rollneck long-sleeved woolen, matching cardigan, dark brown trousers
- Burberry overcoat over a black dress, scarf and umbrella, brown ankle boots
- black jumpsuit with hot pink lining and lapels, shortsleeved, multicoloured headscarf
- blue & white hooped long-sleeved shirt, yellow belt over it, pale jeans (or light blue trousers?) tan boots
- cream nightdress
- dusky pink t-shirt with purple patchwork Catherine Buckley skirt and matching scarf
- cream blouse with cream cravat, pearls, gold and white multilayer skirt with tasseled hems
- Steed's fashions