The Champions

The Champions

1968
The Champions
The Champions

The Champions

7.5 | en | Action & Adventure

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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EP30  Autokill
Apr. 30,1969
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.

EP29  The Gun-Runners
Apr. 23,1969
The Gun-Runners

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

EP28  The Final Countdown
Apr. 16,1969
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.

EP27  Nutcracker
Apr. 02,1969
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.

EP26  Full Circle
Mar. 26,1969
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.

EP25  Desert Journey
Mar. 19,1969
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.

EP24  Project Zero
Mar. 12,1969
Project Zero

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

EP23  The Night People
Mar. 05,1969
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.

EP22  Get Me Out Of Here!
Feb. 26,1969
Get Me Out Of Here!

A world-famous doctor is held captive on a Caribbean island and The Champions are sent to the rescue.

EP21  The Body Snatchers
Feb. 19,1969
The Body Snatchers

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

EP20  The Silent Enemy
Feb. 12,1969
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.

EP19  The Mission
Feb. 05,1969
The Mission

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

EP18  The Interrogation
Jan. 29,1969
The Interrogation

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

EP17  A Case of Lemmings
Jan. 22,1969
A Case of Lemmings

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

EP16  Shadow of the Panther
Jan. 15,1969
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.

EP15  The Gilded Cage
Jan. 08,1969
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.

EP14  The Search
Jan. 01,1969
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.

EP13  Twelve Hours
Dec. 18,1968
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.

EP12  The Fanatics
Dec. 11,1968
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?

EP11  The Dark Island
Dec. 04,1968
The Dark Island

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

EP10  The Ghost Plane
Nov. 27,1968
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.

EP9  The Iron Man
Nov. 20,1968
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.

EP8  To Trap A Rat
Nov. 13,1968
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.

EP7  The Survivors
Nov. 06,1968
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.

EP6  Operation Deep-Freeze
Oct. 30,1968
Operation Deep-Freeze

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

EP5  Happening
Oct. 23,1968
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.

EP4  The Experiment
Oct. 16,1968
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.

EP3  Reply Box No. 666
Oct. 09,1968
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.

EP2  The Invisible Man
Oct. 02,1968
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.

EP1  The Beginning
Sep. 25,1968
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.

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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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Alexandra Bastedo , William Gaunt , Anthony Nicholls

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alexanderdavies-99382 The idea behind "The Champions," is certainly an interesting one and should have made for a classic series. Having regular characters who are imbued with special powers, is a pretty good gimmick. Sadly, what we are left with, is something where by the final results are weakened by the following. The three leads are about as dull as they come. There is ZERO chemistry between them and they don't seem very enthusiastic about giving even a digestible performance. Having an American in the cast didn't make any difference either. The other problem I find, is that some of the episodes are poorly written. Some are rubbish because they don't make much sense and others are just drawn out by becoming contrived. The title music is actually better than I expected and Anthony Nicholls is well cast as the boss. The opening episode was OK and there are about 7 others that I can tolerate. How on earth this series lasted 30 episodes, I shall never know! 12 of them would have been more than enough.
King_Thorondor When I was six yo, I learned about a series called "Los Campeones", and even if I was just a kid I did everything I need to convince my parents to let me watch "The Champions" and "the Avengers" once every week. I think that was the Golden Age of English series... (I already own the complete cycle of "The Prisoner"!) but lasted also a few years later with "The Tomorrow People", "the Worst Witch" (I just me, or this is "Harry Potter" in girl, of course, before As much as I want "The Campions" to be in Zone 1 or Zone 4, I'm also waiting for "Dr. Who" (pack the whole series in a set of, uhm, maybe 300 DVD's, please, I couldn't expend more for it, 8), "People of Tomorrow", and several other 'low budget', but great stories to be available within my reached zones. I speak and understand English, but not all my relatives do, including my parents, whom introduced me into these great stories... I hope someday, someone could feel the attraction of these series and then could sell them as I originally view them... Dubbed or subtitled, but in the same format I saw them. Remember, Zone 1 or 4 are OK with my TV set!
jamesraeburn2003 Three secret agents crash their plane in Tibet, but are saved by the people of a lost civilisation who endow them with the powers of super humans.Fun fantasy series which has had some good actors and directors working on it including John Gilling (THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES, THE REPTILE for Hammer), veteran cinematographer-director Freddie Francis (who won an Oscar for SONS AND LOVERS) and Cyril Frankel who worked on just about every cult British TV show from that era. On the acting side John Carson and Gerald Harper have made guest appearances. It was the skills of all the people involved, not forgetting Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt who made nonsensical material credible to watch. This show has been re-run on BBC 2 in the mid-1990's and several of the episodes are out on video and DVD.
Big Movie Fan Oh, the 60's were a great era for all genres from action to sci-fi to comedy. Will we ever reclaim those days?The Champions was an outstanding fantasy show about three agents who worked for Nemesis, an international agency. In the pilot episode they were given powers by a mysterious monk. They had powers of telepathy, super strength and other powers.As for the adventures themselves, the Champions battled villains who were threatening no less than the world itself. The Champions were a bit too powerful at times but it was still fun seeing them beat the bad guys. And for a male like myself, it was fun to see the beautiful Alexandra Bastedo kicking butt.The Champions was one of many great 60's shows.