The Champions

Season 11968

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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30 Episodes

E01 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.

September 25, 1968

E02 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.

October 2, 1968

E03 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.

October 9, 1968

E04 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.

October 16, 1968

E05 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.

October 23, 1968

E06 Operation Deep-Freeze

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

October 30, 1968

E07 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.

November 6, 1968

E08 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.

November 13, 1968

E09 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.

November 20, 1968

E10 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.

November 27, 1968

E11 The Dark Island

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

December 4, 1968

E12 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?

December 11, 1968

E13 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.

December 18, 1968

E14 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.

January 1, 1969

E15 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.

January 8, 1969

E16 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.

January 15, 1969

E17 A Case of Lemmings

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

January 22, 1969

E18 The Interrogation

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

January 29, 1969

E19 The Mission

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

February 5, 1969

E20 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.

February 12, 1969

E21 The Body Snatchers

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

February 19, 1969

E22 Get Me Out Of Here!

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

February 26, 1969

E23 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.

March 5, 1969

E24 Project Zero

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

March 12, 1969

E25 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.

March 19, 1969

E26 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.

March 26, 1969

E27 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.

April 2, 1969

E28 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.

April 16, 1969

E29 The Gun-Runners

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

April 23, 1969

E30 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.

April 30, 1969

The Champions

E01 The Beginning

E02 The Invisible Man

E03 Reply Box No. 666

E04 The Experiment

E05 Happening

E06 Operation Deep-Freeze

E07 The Survivors

E08 To Trap A Rat

E09 The Iron Man

E10 The Ghost Plane

E11 The Dark Island

E12 The Fanatics

E13 Twelve Hours

E14 The Search

E15 The Gilded Cage

E16 Shadow of the Panther

E17 A Case of Lemmings

E18 The Interrogation

E19 The Mission

E20 The Silent Enemy

E21 The Body Snatchers

E22 Get Me Out Of Here!

E23 The Night People

E24 Project Zero

E25 Desert Journey

E26 Full Circle

E27 Nutcracker

E28 The Final Countdown

E29 The Gun-Runners

E30 Autokill

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E01 The Beginning

E02 The Invisible Man

E03 Reply Box No. 666

E04 The Experiment

E05 Happening

E06 Operation Deep-Freeze

E07 The Survivors

E08 To Trap A Rat

E09 The Iron Man

E10 The Ghost Plane

E11 The Dark Island

E12 The Fanatics

E13 Twelve Hours

E14 The Search

E15 The Gilded Cage

E16 Shadow of the Panther

E17 A Case of Lemmings

E18 The Interrogation

E19 The Mission

E20 The Silent Enemy

E21 The Body Snatchers

E22 Get Me Out Of Here!

E23 The Night People

E24 Project Zero

E25 Desert Journey

E26 Full Circle

E27 Nutcracker

E28 The Final Countdown

E29 The Gun-Runners