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The Champions

Season 1 1968 - 1969

  • 1968-09-25T19:00:00Z on ITV
  • 1h
  • 1d 6h (30 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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.

30 episodes

Series Premiere

1968-09-25T19:00:00Z

1x01 The Beginning

Series Premiere

1x01 The Beginning

  • 1968-09-25T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-10-02T19:00:00Z

1x02 The Invisible Man

1x02 The Invisible Man

  • 1968-10-02T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-10-09T19:00:00Z

1x03 Reply Box No. 666

1x03 Reply Box No. 666

  • 1968-10-09T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-10-16T19:00:00Z

1x04 The Experiment

1x04 The Experiment

  • 1968-10-16T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-10-23T19:00:00Z

1x05 Happening

1x05 Happening

  • 1968-10-23T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-10-30T19:00:00Z

1x06 Operation Deep-Freeze

1x06 Operation Deep-Freeze

  • 1968-10-30T19:00:00Z1h

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

1968-11-06T19:00:00Z

1x07 The Survivors

1x07 The Survivors

  • 1968-11-06T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-11-13T19:00:00Z

1x08 To Trap A Rat

1x08 To Trap A Rat

  • 1968-11-13T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-11-20T19:00:00Z

1x09 The Iron Man

1x09 The Iron Man

  • 1968-11-20T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-11-27T19:00:00Z

1x10 The Ghost Plane

1x10 The Ghost Plane

  • 1968-11-27T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1968-12-04T19:00:00Z

1x11 The Dark Island

1x11 The Dark Island

  • 1968-12-04T19:00:00Z1h

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

1968-12-11T19:00:00Z

1x12 The Fanatics

1x12 The Fanatics

  • 1968-12-11T19:00:00Z1h

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?

1968-12-18T19:00:00Z

1x13 Twelve Hours

1x13 Twelve Hours

  • 1968-12-18T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-01-01T19:00:00Z

1x14 The Search

1x14 The Search

  • 1969-01-01T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-01-08T19:00:00Z

1x15 The Gilded Cage

1x15 The Gilded Cage

  • 1969-01-08T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-01-15T19:00:00Z

1x16 Shadow of the Panther

1x16 Shadow of the Panther

  • 1969-01-15T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-01-22T19:00:00Z

1x17 A Case of Lemmings

1x17 A Case of Lemmings

  • 1969-01-22T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-01-29T19:00:00Z

1x18 The Interrogation

1x18 The Interrogation

  • 1969-01-29T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-02-05T19:00:00Z

1x19 The Mission

1x19 The Mission

  • 1969-02-05T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-02-12T19:00:00Z

1x20 The Silent Enemy

1x20 The Silent Enemy

  • 1969-02-12T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-02-19T19:00:00Z

1x21 The Body Snatchers

1x21 The Body Snatchers

  • 1969-02-19T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-02-26T19:00:00Z

1x22 Get Me Out Of Here!

1x22 Get Me Out Of Here!

  • 1969-02-26T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-03-05T19:00:00Z

1x23 The Night People

1x23 The Night People

  • 1969-03-05T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-03-12T19:00:00Z

1x24 Project Zero

1x24 Project Zero

  • 1969-03-12T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-03-19T19:00:00Z

1x25 Desert Journey

1x25 Desert Journey

  • 1969-03-19T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-03-26T19:00:00Z

1x26 Full Circle

1x26 Full Circle

  • 1969-03-26T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-04-02T19:00:00Z

1x27 Nutcracker

1x27 Nutcracker

  • 1969-04-02T19:00:00Z1h

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.

1969-04-16T19:00:00Z

1x28 The Final Countdown

1x28 The Final Countdown

  • 1969-04-16T19:00:00Z1h

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

1969-04-23T19:00:00Z

1x29 The Gun-Runners

1x29 The Gun-Runners

  • 1969-04-23T19:00:00Z1h

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

Season Finale

1969-04-30T19:00:00Z

1x30 Autokill

Season Finale

1x30 Autokill

  • 1969-04-30T19:00:00Z1h

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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