RAI-1

RAI-2

 The Avengers — Series 2 & 3

No. Title

RAI-1 / RAI-2 Transmissions (Italy)

 

1 Death of a Batman Thursday 12th August 1965, 9.00pm (RAI-1) (1)
2 The Removal Men Thursday 26th August 1965, 9.00pm (RAI-1) (2)
3 Man in the Mirror Thursday 2nd September 1965, 9.00pm (RAI-1)
4 The Nutshell Friday 5th November 1965, 9.15pm (RAI-2)
5 Death on the Rocks Wednesday 10th November 1965, 9.15pm (RAI-2)
6 The Undertakers Wednesday 1st December 1965, 9.15pm (RAI-2) (3)
7 School for Traitors Friday 17th December 1965, 10.20pm (RAI-2)
8 Traitor in Zebra Friday 7th January 1966, 10.15pm (RAI-2)
9 Death of a Great Dane Friday 14th January 1966, 10.15pm (RAI-2)
10 Dead on Course Friday 4th February 1966, 10.15pm (RAI-2) (4)
— Mr Teddy Bear Episode transmissions not found
— The White Dwarf
— Immortal Clay
— Propellant 23
— Bullseye
— Mission to Montreal
— The Mauritius Penny
— The Sell-Out
— The Decapod
— The Big Thinker
— Death Dispatch
— Intercrime
— Box of Tricks
— The Golden Eggs
— Warlock
— School for Traitors
— Conspiracy of Silence
— A Chorus of Frogs
— Six Hands Across a Table
— Killer Whale
— Man with Two Shadows Episode transmissions not found
— Lobster Quadrille
— Brief for Murder
— November Five
— Second Sight
— The Gilded Cage
— The Medicine Men
— The Grandeur That Was Rome
— Don't Look Behind You
— The Golden Fleece
— The White Elephant
— Death a la Carte
— The Wringer
— The Little Wonders
— Mandrake
— The Secrets Broker
— Trojan Horse
— Dressed to Kill
— Build a Better Mousetrap
— The Outside-In Man
— Concerto
— The Charmers
— Esprit de Corps

(1) A brief run of just ten episodes shown sporadically across two RAI channels and screen as Agente Speciale.
(2) Originally scheduled for Friday 19th August 1965, but pre-empted by an unrelated programme. The deferred screening of The Removal Men replaced a scheduled broadcast of The Undertakers.
(3) Originally scheduled for Friday 26th August 1965 but replaced by The Removal Men.
(4) Originally scheduled for Friday 21st January 1966 but pre-empted in order to screen live European Cup basketball.

RAI-1

 The Avengers — Series 4

No. Title RAI-1 Transmissions (Italy)
11 Quick-Quick Slow Death Monday 21st July 1969 (5)
12 What the Butler Saw Tuesday 12th August 1969, 9.00pm (6)
13 The Murder Market Thursday 7th August 1969, 10.00pm
14 Dial A Deadly Number Friday 3rd October 1969, 10.00pm
15 Room Without A View Friday 10th October 1969, 10.00pm
16 Death at Bargain Prices Friday 17th October 1969, 10.00pm
17 The Thirteenth Hole Friday 24th October 1969, 10.00pm
— The Grave-Diggers

Episode transmissions not found

— The Cybernauts
— A Surfeit of H2O
— The Town of No Return
— The Master Minds
— Two's A Crowd
— Man-Eater of Surrey Green
— Castle De'ath
— The Hour That Never Was
— Small Game for Big Hunters
— The Girl from Auntie
— The Danger Makers
— A Touch of Brimstone
— Silent Dust
— A Sense of History
— The House That Jack Built
— Honey for the Prince
— How to Succeed... at Murder
— Too Many Christmas Trees

(5) Quick-Quick-Slow Death is believed to have received an unscheduled screening on this date during RAI's coverage of the NASA Apollo 11 mission.
(6) What the Butler Saw was shown as a replacement programme when coverage of a parliamentary debate overrun and triggered the pre-emption of the debut episode of a new adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.

RAI-2

 The New Avengers — Series 1

No. Title RAI-2 Transmissions (Italy)
18 The Eagle's Nest Friday 19th May 1978, 8.40pm
19 House of Cards Friday 26th May 1978, 9.15pm
20 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? Friday 2nd June 1978, 9.15pm
21 Target! Thursday 8th June 1978, 10.15pm
22 Cat Amongst the Pigeons Thursday 15th June 1978, 10.05pm
23 To Catch A Rat Thursday 22nd June 1978, 10.05pm
Break in transmission
No further episodes shown until 6th July 1978
24 Faces Thursday 6th July 1978, 10.05pm
Break in transmission
No further episodes shown until 20th July 1978
25 Three Handed Game Thursday 20th July 1978, 10.05pm
26 The Tale of the Big Why Thursday 27th July 1978, 10.05pm
27 The Midas Touch Thursday 3rd August 1978, 10.05pm
Break in transmission
No further episodes shown until 17th August 1978
28 Gnaws Thursday 17th August 1978, 10.05pm
29 Dirtier by the Dozen Thursday 24th August 1978, 10.05pm
30 Sleeper Thursday 31st August 1978, 10.05pm

TELE TORINO INTERNATIONAL

Tele Torino International (TTI) was one of the first private television broadcasters in Turin, founded immediately after the Constitutional Court ruling of 28th July 1976, which authorised local TV broadcasts over the airwaves.

 The New Avengers — Series 2

No. Title Tele Torino International Transmissions (Italy)
1 The Lion and the Unicorn Saturday 12th April 1980, 8.30pm (7)
2 Obsession Sunday 13th April 1980, 8.30pm
3 Hostage Monday 14th April 1980, 8.30pm
Schedule details not available for Tuesday 15th or Wednesday 16th April 1980
4 The Gladiators Thursday 17th April 1980, 8.30pm (8)
Break in transmission
No episode shown on Friday 18th April 1980
Schedule details not available, Saturday 19th April 1980
5 Angels of Death Sunday 20th April 1980, 8.30pm (8)
6 Trap Monday 21st April 1980, 8.30pm
7 [episode not known] Tuesday 22nd April 1980, 8.30pm
Break in transmission
No episode shown on Wednesday 23rd April 1980
1 hour 'telefilm' shown at 8.30pm on Thursday 24th to Tuesday 29th April 1980 (9)
Break in transmission
No episode shown Wednesday 30th April 1980
(10)
— Dead Men Are Dangerous Transmitted by TTI in 1980, probably in April,
but exact transmission dates unconfirmed.
— Medium Rare
— K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes
— K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail
— Complex
— Forward Base
— Emily

(7) On the afternoon of the day following each initial broadcast, episodes were given a repeat screening at 2.00pm.
(8) Transmission confirmed by afternoon repeat of this episode on the following day.
(9) TTI transmitted one hour 'telefilms' in the 8.30-9.30pm slots on these evenings. It is possible these comprised episodes of The New Avengers but that the newspapers had not been given full programme details. It is worth noting that the broadcast of 7 episodes cannot be confirmed and that there were 6 'telefilms' and one definite The New Avengers broadcast (without an episode title given) on Tuesday 22nd April 1980, giving a total of 7 likely transmission slots.
(10) The US series Marcus Welby, MD commenced on Thursday 1st May 1980 in The New Avengers' 8.30-9.30pm timeslot.

Researched and compiled by Alan Hayes and Denis Kirsanov
with thanks to Piers Johnson

Research Sources for Italian Research (The Avengers / The New Avengers):
La Stampa, l'Unitΰ

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