The Champions
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 30
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. The series was broadcast in the US on NBC, starting in summer 1968.
Episodes(30)
1. The Beginning
Nemesis agents Craig Sterling, Richard Barrett and Sharron Macready crash-land in Tibet after stealing bacteriological material from the Chinese. Rescued by an unknown Tibetan tribe who give them special powers, they must use them to escape the pursuing Chinese.
Air Date : 1968-09-25
2. The Invisible Man
Craig is captured by Dr. Hallam and has a small device implanted into his ear while unconscious. When Craig re-awakens, he hears voices in his head giving him orders. Richard and Sharron must get to Craig before he is killed.
Air Date : 1968-10-02
3. Reply Box No. 666
Craig masquerades as a dead foreign agent. When he is given away as a spy, he is dropped into the ocean and Richard and Sharron frantically search the Caribbean for him.
Air Date : 1968-10-09
4. The Experiment
Mad scientist Cranmore tries to recreate super-humans to equal the Nemesis trio. Sharron is tricked into the experiment and Cranmore awaits her rescue, hoping to ensnare Craig and Richard.
Air Date : 1968-10-16
5. Happening
Three men find themselves in an atomic test area with a bomb due to go off at any time. If it does, it will devastate much of Australia. One of the men there is Richard Barrett.
Air Date : 1968-10-23
6. Operation Deep-Freeze
A tyrannical Central American leader establishes a nuclear missile base in Antarctica. Craig and Richard get a frosty reception.
Air Date : 1968-10-30
7. The Survivors
While investigating the murder of three students in the Austrian Alps, the Champions discover a map that leads them to a mine where a group of German soldiers were buried alive by the SS.
Air Date : 1968-11-06
8. To Trap A Rat
Drug addicts are becoming victims not only of their vice but of the lethal effects of tainted dope that is being distributed in London. Scotland Yard cannot track down the dealers and the Nemesis organisation is asked to help.
Air Date : 1968-11-13
9. The Iron Man
Nemesis agents take on a very unusual role as domestic staff, when asked to protect the life of a former dictator. Domestic duties give way to dangerous circumstances.
Air Date : 1968-11-20
10. The Ghost Plane
The Champions find themselves hot on the trail of a broker when asked to investigate a man whose plans for a revolutionary aircraft have been shelved.
Air Date : 1968-11-27
11. The Dark Island
When three agents fail to return from a tropical island, the Champions are sent to investigate.
Air Date : 1968-12-04
12. The Fanatics
When Richard Barrett infiltrates a gang of fanatical assassins, he learns that Tremayne is to be their next victim. Will he be able to stop the killers in time?
Air Date : 1968-12-11
13. Twelve Hours
Richard and Sharron accompany a visiting President and his wife on a submarine journey, but an assassination attempt means that they will require all of their powers to save the President.
Air Date : 1968-12-18
14. The Search
After stealing an atomic submarine, loaded with four nuclear weapons, a neo Nazi regime holds London hostage. The Champions are now in a race against time to stop these villains.
Air Date : 1969-01-01
15. The Gilded Cage
Richard is kidnapped from his flat and is held prisoner by a mysterious gang. Craig is sent by Tremayne to track down Richard's whereabouts.
Air Date : 1969-01-08
16. Shadow of the Panther
Voodoo magic? Or something with a logical explanation? This is what the Champions have to find out when a Nemesis scientist apparently dies of fear ... to the sinister background of throbbing Voodoo drums.
Air Date : 1969-01-15
17. A Case of Lemmings
The Champions are sent to Italy to find out why a number of Interpol agents have committed suicide.
Air Date : 1969-01-22
18. The Interrogation
Craig Stirling awakes to find himself imprisoned, and brutally questioned..... Why is Tremayne unconcerned?
Air Date : 1969-01-29
19. The Mission
Craig and Sharron pose as a gangster and his moll in an attempt to block an escape route for criminals.
Air Date : 1969-02-05
20. The Silent Enemy
Craig, Richard and Sharron have to follow the path of a nuclear submarine in which all of the crew were found dead.
Air Date : 1969-02-12
21. The Body Snatchers
Craig, Sharron and Richard go to Wales to find the meaning behind a mysterious message received by a journalist.
Air Date : 1969-02-19
22. Get Me Out Of Here!
A world-famous doctor is held captive on a Caribbean island and The Champions are sent to the rescue.
Air Date : 1969-02-26
23. The Night People
Sharron takes a few days' holiday in Cornwall and disappears. Craig and Richard's search leads them into an encounter with hooded monks, ghostly woods and the supernatural.
Air Date : 1969-03-05
24. Project Zero
The Champions, disguised as scientists, investigate the disappearance of several key boffins working on the same top-secret experiment.
Air Date : 1969-03-12
25. Desert Journey
The country of El Hammi is close to revolution and can only be restored with the return of the Bey, a young man currently enjoying life in Rome, who is reluctant to return to his strife ridden homeland. Craig, Sharron and Richard abduct him and try to force him to return home but with people who are making money from the turmoil looking to kill him, it might be too late.
Air Date : 1969-03-19
26. Full Circle
Craig poses as a prison inmate to find out who is attempting to free another prisoner. His subsequent escape leads him into further danger.
Air Date : 1969-03-26
27. Nutcracker
To check if a NATO vault is truly impregnable, the agents are assigned to test its security. However, the vault is programmed to kill any intruder.
Air Date : 1969-04-02
28. The Final Countdown
The Champions, after uncovering the latest plans of a neo-Nazi Group, find that have to trace an unexploded bomb before it detonates.
Air Date : 1969-04-16
29. The Gun-Runners
The Champions have to stop a ruthless gang of gun-runners in the Burmese jungle.
Air Date : 1969-04-23
30. Autokill
Using a fake Police Station as a hideout, a doctor programmes Nemesis agents to kill each other. When Richard is brainwashed, the Champions face their deadliest foe - each other.
Air Date : 1969-04-30
Cast
Alexandra Bastedo
(Sharron Macready)
William Gaunt
(Richard Barrett)
Stuart Damon
(Craig Stirling)
Anthony Nicholls
(Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne)
David Prowse
(Weightlifter)
Vernon Dobtcheff
(Manager)
Anthony Chinn
(Guard Commander)
George Murcell
(Nikko)
Joseph Fürst
(Dr. Rudolf Mueller)
David Lodge
(Filmer)
Eric Pohlmann
(Barker)
Norman Florence
(Cabello)
Rio Fanning
(Lighthouse Keeper)
Ric Young
(Ho Ling)
Mike Pratt
(Raven)
Patrick Magee
(Pedraza)
Guy Rolfe
(Walter Pelham)
Patricia Haines
(Sophia)
Godfrey Quigley
(Josef)
Andrew Keir
(Dr. John Newman)
Caroline Blakiston
(Marion Grant)
Donald Houston
(Richter)
Gerald Harper
(Croft)
Peter Copley
(Antrobus)
Colin Blakely
(Interrogator)
Jack Gwillim
(Carrington)
Vladek Sheybal
(Max Kellor)
Felix Aylmer
(Old Man)
Robert Urquhart
(Hemmings)
Donald Sutherland
(David Crayley)
John Bailey
(Umberto)
Imogen Hassall
(Cleo)
Frank Thornton
(Clerk)
Philip Locke
(Yeats)
Alan MacNaughtan
(Von Splitz)
Jack MacGowran
(Banner B. Banner)
Morris Perry
(Schultz)
Grant Taylor
(General Winters)
Zia Mohyeddin
(Prengo)
J.G. Devlin
(Frank Nicholls)
Russell Waters
(Barman)
Steven Berkoff
(Carlos)
Jan Holden
(Miss. Davies)
Patrick Allen
(Westerman)
Paul Eddington
(Klein)
Reginald Marsh
(Capt. Conrad Schultz)
Clinton Greyn
(Lovegrove)
Hilary Tindall
(Vanessa)
Aubrey Morris
(Van Velden)
Peter Arne
(Margoli)
Toke Townley
(Peanut Vendor)
David Langton
(Lord Mauncey)
Frances Cuka
(Anna Maria Martes)
Alan Gifford
(Admiral)
Henry Gilbert
(President Drobnic)
Clifford Evans
(Franz Reitz / Colonel Reitz)
John Robinson
(Collings)
Rudolph Walker
( - )
James Maxwell
(Stanton)
Walter Gotell
(Captain Jost)
John Franklyn-Robbins
(Warre)
David Burke
(Roger Carson)
Michael Gough
(Major Joss)
Michael Standing
(Frank Edwards)
Bruce Boa
(American Colonel)
Jennie Linden
(Samantha)
Rupert Davies
(Voss)
Harry Towb
(George)
Peter Madden
(Sheikh)
Anton Rodgers
(Jules)
John Bryans
(Crolic)
John Woodvine
(Lt. Kruger Haller)
Basil Henson
(Wolf Eisen)
Josephine Tewson
(Hotel Switchboard Operator)
Peter Wyngarde
(Hallam)
Bernard Lee
(Squires)
Gabrielle Drake
(Sarah)
Allan Cuthbertson
(Major Cranmore)
Terence Donovan
(Radio Operator)
Brian Worth
(Bourges)
George Pastell
(Col. Santos)
William Squire
(Duncan)
John Turner
(Lt. Cmdr. Street)
Michael Mellinger
(General Tornes)
Julian Glover
(Anderson)
Tony Steedman
(Hardwick)
Jerold Wells
(Hoad)
Richard Owens
(George Brading)
Steve Plytas
(Boursin)
John Lee
(Ambulance Doctor)
Roger Delgado
(Yussef)
Norman Jones
(Heiden)
Nicholas Smith
(Postmaster)
David Bauer
(Doctor Glind)
Marne Maitland
(Minoes)
Ann Lynn
(Inga Kalmutt)
William Franklyn
(Hartington)
John Carson
(Symons)
John Nettleton
(Booker)
Burt Kwouk
(Chinese Major)
Ronald Radd
(Commandante)
Dermot Kelly
(Hogan)
Stephen Yardley
(Pieter)
Viola Keats
(Mme. Drobnic)
Michael Bilton
(Dan)
Tony Caunter
(Brandon)
Esmond Knight
(Minister)
Donald Pickering
(Colonel Banks)
Bernard Kay
(Emil)
Alan White
(Hoffner)
Hannah Gordon
(Anna)
Nicholas Courtney
(Doctor Farley)
Philip Madoc
(Angel Martes)
Geoffrey Chater
(Forster)
Kate O'Mara
(Jane Purcell)
Michael Barrington
(Manager)
Martin Benson
(Garcian)
Basil Dignam
(Sir Frederick)
Patrick Wymark
(Gen. Gomez)
Michael Guest
(Ambulanceman)
John Stone
(Captain)
Victor Brooks
(Collins)
Philip Bond
(Officer)
Adrienne Corri
(Mrs. Trennick)
Derek Newark
(Kruger)
Ricardo Montez
(Detective)
Paul Maxwell
(Capt. Baxter)
Martin Boddey
(Gregson)
Terence Alexander
(Douglas Trennick)
Walter Sparrow
(George Whetlor)
Jeremy Brett
(The Bey)
Robert Russell
(Maltman)
Kenneth J. Warren
(Whittaker)
James Culliford
(Sumner)
Niké Arrighi
(Corinne)
Linbert Spencer
(Clive)
George Roubicek
(Semenkin)
Madalena Nicol
(Doctor Margaret Daniels)
Bill Cummings
(Johnny Aston)
Dallas Cavell
(Ship's Captain)
Michael Godfrey
(Mendoza)
Derek Sydney
(Major Zerrilli)
Frederick Schiller
(Mine Attendant)
John Porter-Davison
(Hans)
Hugo Panczak
(Heinz)
George Roderick
(Darts Player)
Edina Ronay
(Sandra Hurst)
Robert Crewdson
(Callezon)
Michael Wynne
(Coates)
Dennis Chinnery
(Bridges)
Derek Murcott
(Admiral)
Paul Grist
(Pilot)
Brandon Brady
(Withers)
Bill Nagy
(Controller)
Ben Carruthers
(Perango)
Andy Ho
(Kai Min)
Richard Bond
(Radar Operator)
David Morrell
(Krasner)
Barry Stanton
(Faber)
Peter Howell
(Admiral Cox)
Laurie Asprey
(Jackson)
Patricia English
(Suzanne Taylor)
Ernst Walder
(Allbrecht)
Gábor Baraker
(Innkeeper)
Charles Houston
(Orley)
Sebastian Breaks
(Haswell)
Tony Wall
(Riley)
Hedger Wallace
(Charters)
Christopher Carlos
(Doctor)
Kenneth Gardnier
(Waiter)
Edward Brayshaw
(Del Marco)
Jeanne Roland
(Claudine)
Michael Graham
(Jacquet)
Michael Slater
(Pillet)
Olive McFarland
(Mme. Carnot)
Jacques Cey
(Frenchman)
Madge Brindley
(Frenchwoman)
Anthony Bate
(Pederson)
Paul Hansard
(Emil Boder)
Warren Stanhope
(Admiral Parker)
David Blake Kelly
(Lighthouse Keeper)
Gregory Phillips
(David Fenton)
Christina Taylor
(Lee Rogers)
Fredric Abbott
(White)
Anthony Newlands
(Cuevos)
Anne Sharp
(Jane Soames)
Terence Mountain
(Bank Robber)
Reginald Jessup
(Grayson)
Donald Morley
(Sloane)
John Moore
(Travis)
Maurice Browning
(Wittering)
John Horsley
(Chairman)
Eric Lander
(Hedges)
Jill Curzon
(Stewardess)
Bruce Beeby
(Pilot)
Nik Zaran
(Said)
Reg Lye
(Curtis)
Henry Lincoln
(Branco)
Tony Cyrus
(Major Tuat)
Yole Marinelli
(Sonia)
Lawrence James
(Sgt. Fairfax)
John Bown
(Walcott)
David Kelsey
(Travers)
Robert Mill
(Assistant)
Dervis Ward
(Guard)
Wolf Frees
(Dr. Neimann)
Michael Lees
(Tom Brooks)
Paul Stassino
(Guido Selvameni)
Guy Deghy
(Schroeder)
Harold Innocent
(Dr. Amis)
Rachel Herbert
(Loretta Brading)
Conrad Monk
(Mechanic)
James Donnelly
(Pickering)
John Tate
(Schmeltz)
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