Complete series cast summary: | |||
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 | |
Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organisation based in Geneva. Their first mission as a team; investigate some potentially lethal experiments in Communist China, but as they were escaping, their plane was damaged, and crashed into a remote part of the Himalayas. When they were rescued by members an unknown society, they came away with superhuman powers; telepathy, superior strength, memory, etc. Thet returned to the outside world as "Champions of law, order and justice." Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
You can tell by the Buddhist overtones in the first 2 episodes that Dennis Spooner was involved here. The Champions, or what I've seen of the series (6 episodes), is yet another in the long line of 60s-70s spy shows from Great Britain. But the marked difference here is the special abilities given to each of the main characters.
They all have unusual, superhuman powers which aid them in their crime-busting. It's a bit cheesy at times, but whatever gets the job done...
I know that The Champions are virtually unheard of in my native country, but the videos are commercially available in the UK. If you're fond of obscure technicolor british action-adventure, then you can't miss The Champions.
The only problem I have with the series so far: Why do so many British shows have American actors at the helm?