The Champions

– The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consi..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour
Release Year:
1968
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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Release Date:

10 Jun 1968

Language:

English

Writer:

Monty Berman, Dennis Spooner

Main Actors:

Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls

Plot:

Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organization based in Geneva. Their first mission as a team was to investigate some potentially lethal experiments in Communist China, but when they were escaping, their plane was damaged. They crashed into a remote part of the Himalayas where they were rescued by members an unknown civilization. They came away from the encounter with superhuman powers--telepathy, superior strength, memory, etc.--and returned to the outside world as "Champions of law, order and justice", to quote the series' opening.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10