"The Champions" (1968) TV series 1968-1969

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creator:

Monty Berman

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 June 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organization based in Geneva...

Plot Keywords:

Spy

Cast

Stuart Damon	...	Craig Stirling (30 episodes, 1968-1969)
Alexandra Bastedo	...	Sharron Macready (30 episodes, 1968-1969)
William Gaunt	...	Richard Barrett (30 episodes, 1968-1969)
Anthony Nicholls	...	Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne / ... (30 episodes, 1968-1969)

Runtime:

60 min (30 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Betchworth Quarry, Betchworth, Reigate, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

Cyril Frankel directed 10 of the 30 episodes. His favorite was episode 18, "The Interrogation".

Quotes:

Craig Stirling: It's what I've oft times said.
Richard Barrett: What have you oft times said?
Craig Stirling: You're cheap
Richard Barrett: I'm what?
Craig Stirling: Cheap, cheap.
Richard Barrett: You sound like a canary.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cult of...: Adam Adamant Lives! (#1.1)" (2006)

Great TV show

I was 10 years old when this show was on TV. By far it was my favorite. The actors were very credible. Alexandra Bastedo was just gorgeous.... I just order the DVD (15 episodes). They didn't have super-powers. They just had superior human skills (strength, hearing, sight). The 3 actors were very good in their rolls, very believable. There was a good story in each episode. At the time, there were no special effects or explosions everywhere, so the script was suppose to be good, and the characters performs were great. There was no fancy stuff, like in other shows. They didn't try to make a joke every 2 minutes to make a light show. I highly recommend this TV show to anybody that like good stuff.