TV The New Avengers - Season 1 Episode 8 : The Tale of the Big Why The New Avengers - Season 1 Episode 8 : The Tale of the Big Why 7.061/10 by 49 users Released from prison after 9 years for spying, Burt Brandon heads straight for an abandoned well near Neverton containing unspecificed secret information. He is soon killed by 2 agents but has managed to post a package to his daughter. Steed recovers the package only to find it contains a pulp Western ""The Tale of the Big Why."" Details Casts Posters Images Title The New Avengers - Season 1 Episode 8 : The Tale of the Big Why Alternative Titles Les nouveaux Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir, Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir : The New Avengers First Air Date 1976-10-22 Last Air Date 1977-12-17 Number of Episodes 26 Number of Seasons 2 Genres Drama, Action & Adventure, Networks ITV1, Casts Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley Plot Keywords , John Steed Patrick Macnee Mike Gambit Gareth Hunt Purdey Joanna Lumley Episodes List The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 1 The Eagle's Nest The Eagle's Nest 1976-10-22 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 2 House of Cards House of Cards 1976-10-29 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 3 The Last of the Cybernauts ...?? The Last of the Cybernauts ...?? 1976-11-05 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 4 The Midas Touch The Midas Touch 1976-11-12 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 5 Cat Amongst the Pigeons Cat Amongst the Pigeons 1976-11-19 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 6 Target! Target! 1976-11-26 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 7 To Catch a Rat To Catch a Rat 1976-12-03 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 8 The Tale of the Big Why The Tale of the Big Why 1976-12-10 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 9 Faces Faces 1976-12-17 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 10 Gnaws Gnaws 1976-12-21 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 11 Dirtier by the Dozen Dirtier by the Dozen 1977-01-07 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 12 Sleeper Sleeper 1977-01-14 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The... The New Avengers Season 1 :Episode 13 Three Handed Game Three Handed Game 1977-01-21 The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The...