The Champions

Name: The Champions
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Released: 1968-09-25
Cast: Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Stuart Damon, Anthony Nicholls

ENDED1 Season30 Episodes★ 6.5

The Champions is a sci-fi and fantasy series on ITV1 that ran from 1968 to 1969, ending after 1 season and 30 episodes.

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NetworkITV1

First AiredSep 25, 1968

Last AiredApr 30, 1969

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Runtime60 min

Created ByMonty Berman, Dennis Spooner

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

Overview from TMDB

After a plane carrying three Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.

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Cast

Alexandra Bastedo

Sharron Macready

William Gaunt

Richard Barrett

Stuart Damon

Craig Stirling

Anthony Nicholls

Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne

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Seasons & Episodes1 season · 30 episodes

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E1The Beginning

Sep 25, 196860m★ 7.0

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.

E2The Invisible Man

Oct 2, 196860m

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.

E3Reply Box No. 666

Oct 9, 196860m

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.

E4The Experiment

Oct 16, 196860m

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.

E5Happening

Oct 23, 196860m

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.

E6Operation Deep-Freeze

Oct 30, 196860m

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

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E7The Survivors

Nov 6, 196860m

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.

E8To Trap A Rat

Nov 13, 196860m

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.

E9The Iron Man

Nov 20, 196860m

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.

E10The Ghost Plane

Nov 27, 196860m

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.

E11The Dark Island

Dec 4, 196860m

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

E12The Fanatics

Dec 11, 196860m

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?

E13Twelve Hours

Dec 18, 196860m

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.

E14The Search

Jan 1, 196960m

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.

E15The Gilded Cage

Jan 8, 196960m

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.

E16Shadow of the Panther

Jan 15, 196960m

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.

E17A Case of Lemmings

Jan 22, 196960m

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

E18The Interrogation

Jan 29, 196960m

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

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E19The Mission

Feb 5, 196960m

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

E20The Silent Enemy

Feb 12, 196960m

Craig, Richard and Sharron have to follow the path of a nuclear submarine in which all of the crew were found dead.

E21The Body Snatchers

Feb 19, 196960m

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

E22Get Me Out Of Here!

Feb 26, 196960m

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

E23The Night People

Mar 5, 196960m

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.

E24Project Zero

Mar 12, 196960m

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

E25Desert Journey

Mar 19, 196960m

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.

E26Full Circle

Mar 26, 196960m

Craig poses as a prison inmate to find out who is attempting to free another prisoner. His subsequent escape leads him into further danger.

E27Nutcracker

Apr 2, 196960m

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.

E28The Final Countdown

Apr 16, 196960m

The Champions, after uncovering the latest plans of a neo-Nazi Group, find they have to trace an unexploded bomb before it detonates.

E29The Gun-Runners

Apr 23, 196960m

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

E30Autokill

Apr 30, 196960m

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.

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About The Champions

The Champions is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series on ITV1. The show first aired on Sep 25, 1968 and currently has 1 season and 30 episodes. The Champions has ended. It has a rating of 6.5/10 based on 24 votes. The cast includes Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Stuart Damon, Anthony Nicholls. Created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner.