The Champions

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19681h

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.

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Seasons

30 Episodes • Premiered 1968

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1. The Beginning

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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6. Operation Deep-Freeze

A tyrannical Central American leader establishes a nuclear missile base in Antarctica. Craig and Richard get a frosty reception.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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11. The Dark Island

When three agents fail to return from a tropical island, the Champions are sent to investigate.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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17. A Case of Lemmings

The Champions are sent to Italy to find out why a number of Interpol agents have committed suicide.

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18. The Interrogation

Craig Stirling awakes to find himself imprisoned, and brutally questioned..... Why is Tremayne unconcerned?

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19. The Mission

Craig and Sharron pose as a gangster and his moll in an attempt to block an escape route for criminals.

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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.

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21. The Body Snatchers

Craig, Sharron and Richard go to Wales to find the meaning behind a mysterious message received by a journalist.

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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.

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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.

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24. Project Zero

The Champions, disguised as scientists, investigate the disappearance of several key boffins working on the same top-secret experiment.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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29. The Gun-Runners

The Champions have to stop a ruthless gang of gun-runners in the Burmese jungle.

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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.

Cast

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Alexandra Bastedo

Sharron Macready

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William Gaunt

Richard Barrett

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Stuart Damon

Craig Stirling

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Anthony Nicholls

Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne

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