The Champions (1968)
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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Episode 1 - The Beginning
Release Date: 1968-09-25Nemesis 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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Episode 2 - The Invisible Man
Release Date: 1968-10-02Craig 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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Episode 3 - Reply Box No. 666
Release Date: 1968-10-09Craig 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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Episode 4 - The Experiment
Release Date: 1968-10-16Mad 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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Episode 5 - Happening
Release Date: 1968-10-23Three 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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Episode 6 - Operation Deep-Freeze
Release Date: 1968-10-30A tyrannical Central American leader establishes a nuclear missile base in Antarctica. Craig and Richard get a frosty reception.
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Episode 7 - The Survivors
Release Date: 1968-11-06While 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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Episode 8 - To Trap A Rat
Release Date: 1968-11-13Drug 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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Episode 9 - The Iron Man
Release Date: 1968-11-20Nemesis 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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Episode 10 - The Ghost Plane
Release Date: 1968-11-27The 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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Episode 11 - The Dark Island
Release Date: 1968-12-04When three agents fail to return from a tropical island, the Champions are sent to investigate.
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Episode 12 - The Fanatics
Release Date: 1968-12-11When 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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Episode 13 - Twelve Hours
Release Date: 1968-12-18Richard 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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Episode 14 - The Search
Release Date: 1969-01-01After 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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Episode 15 - The Gilded Cage
Release Date: 1969-01-08Richard 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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Episode 16 - Shadow of the Panther
Release Date: 1969-01-15Voodoo 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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Episode 17 - A Case of Lemmings
Release Date: 1969-01-22The Champions are sent to Italy to find out why a number of Interpol agents have committed suicide.
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Episode 18 - The Interrogation
Release Date: 1969-01-29Craig Stirling awakes to find himself imprisoned, and brutally questioned..... Why is Tremayne unconcerned?
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Episode 19 - The Mission
Release Date: 1969-02-05Craig and Sharron pose as a gangster and his moll in an attempt to block an escape route for criminals.
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Episode 20 - The Silent Enemy
Release Date: 1969-02-12Craig, 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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Episode 21 - The Body Snatchers
Release Date: 1969-02-19Craig, Sharron and Richard go to Wales to find the meaning behind a mysterious message received by a journalist.
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Episode 22 - Get Me Out Of Here!
Release Date: 1969-02-26A world-famous doctor is held captive on a Caribbean island and The Champions are sent to the rescue.
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Episode 23 - The Night People
Release Date: 1969-03-05Sharron 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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Episode 24 - Project Zero
Release Date: 1969-03-12The Champions, disguised as scientists, investigate the disappearance of several key boffins working on the same top-secret experiment.
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Episode 25 - Desert Journey
Release Date: 1969-03-19The 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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Episode 26 - Full Circle
Release Date: 1969-03-26Craig 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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Episode 27 - Nutcracker
Release Date: 1969-04-02To 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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Episode 28 - The Final Countdown
Release Date: 1969-04-16The 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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Episode 29 - The Gun-Runners
Release Date: 1969-04-23The Champions have to stop a ruthless gang of gun-runners in the Burmese jungle.
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Episode 30 - Autokill
Release Date: 1969-04-30Using 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.