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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.
Monty Berman
ITV1
30
60 min
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.
Sep 25, 1968
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.
Oct 2, 1968
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.
Oct 9, 1968
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.
Oct 16, 1968
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.
Oct 23, 1968
A tyrannical Central American leader establishes a nuclear missile base in Antarctica. Craig and Richard get a frosty reception.
Oct 30, 1968
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.
Nov 6, 1968
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.
Nov 13, 1968
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.
Nov 20, 1968
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.
Nov 27, 1968
When three agents fail to return from a tropical island, the Champions are sent to investigate.
Dec 4, 1968
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?
Dec 11, 1968
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.
Dec 18, 1968
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.
Jan 1, 1969
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.
Jan 8, 1969
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.
Jan 15, 1969
The Champions are sent to Italy to find out why a number of Interpol agents have committed suicide.
Jan 22, 1969
Craig Stirling awakes to find himself imprisoned, and brutally questioned..... Why is Tremayne unconcerned?
Jan 29, 1969
Craig and Sharron pose as a gangster and his moll in an attempt to block an escape route for criminals.
Feb 5, 1969
Craig, Richard and Sharron have to follow the path of a nuclear submarine in which all of the crew were found dead.
Feb 12, 1969
Craig, Sharron and Richard go to Wales to find the meaning behind a mysterious message received by a journalist.
Feb 19, 1969
A world-famous doctor is held captive on a Caribbean island and The Champions are sent to the rescue.
Feb 26, 1969
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.
Mar 5, 1969
The Champions, disguised as scientists, investigate the disappearance of several key boffins working on the same top-secret experiment.
Mar 12, 1969
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.
Mar 19, 1969
Craig poses as a prison inmate to find out who is attempting to free another prisoner. His subsequent escape leads him into further danger.
Mar 26, 1969
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.
Apr 2, 1969
The Champions, after uncovering the latest plans of a neo-Nazi Group, find that have to trace an unexploded bomb before it detonates.
Apr 16, 1969
The Champions have to stop a ruthless gang of gun-runners in the Burmese jungle.
Apr 23, 1969
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.
Apr 30, 1969
Sharron Macready
Richard Barrett
Craig Stirling
Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne
