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The Best Episodes of The Champions

Every episode of The Champions ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Champions!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Champions Season 1 Episode 8 - To Trap A Rat
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    #1 - To Trap A Rat

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Sam Wanamaker
    Writer:Ralph Smart

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  2. The Champions Season 1 Episode 24 - Project Zero
    7.6/10(87 votes)

    #2 - Project Zero

    S1:E24

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

    Director:Don Sharp
    Writer:Tony Williamson

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  3. The Champions Season 1 Episode 12 - The Fanatics
    7.5/10(93 votes)

    #3 - The Fanatics

    S1:E12

    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?

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  4. The Champions Season 1 Episode 27 - Nutcracker
    7.5/10(78 votes)

    #4 - Nutcracker

    S1:E27

    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.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Philip Broadley

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  5. The Champions Season 1 Episode 30 - Autokill
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #5 - Autokill

    S1:E30

    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.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  6. The Champions Season 1 Episode 2 - The Invisible Man
    7.4/10(138 votes)

    #6 - The Invisible Man

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Donald James

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  7. The Champions Season 1 Episode 4 - The Experiment
    7.4/10(109 votes)

    #7 - The Experiment

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Tony Williamson

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  8. The Champions Season 1 Episode 1 - The Beginning
    7.3/10(169 votes)

    #8 - The Beginning

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  9. The Champions Season 1 Episode 11 - The Dark Island
    7.3/10(100 votes)

    #9 - The Dark Island

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Tony Williamson

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  10. The Champions Season 1 Episode 16 - Shadow of the Panther
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    #10 - Shadow of the Panther

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Freddie Francis
    Writer:Tony Williamson

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  11. The Champions Season 1 Episode 23 - The Night People
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    #11 - The Night People

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Donald James

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  12. The Champions Season 1 Episode 28 - The Final Countdown
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    #12 - The Final Countdown

    S1:E28

    The Champions, after uncovering the latest plans of a neo-Nazi Group, find that have to trace an unexploded bomb before it detonates.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Gerald Kelsey

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  13. The Champions Season 1 Episode 13 - Twelve Hours
    7.2/10(92 votes)

    #13 - Twelve Hours

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Paul Dickson
    Writer:Donald James

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  14. The Champions Season 1 Episode 15 - The Gilded Cage
    7.2/10(94 votes)

    #14 - The Gilded Cage

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Philip Broadley

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  15. The Champions Season 1 Episode 19 - The Mission
    7.2/10(97 votes)

    #15 - The Mission

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Donald James

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  16. The Champions Season 1 Episode 25 - Desert Journey
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    #16 - Desert Journey

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Paul Dickson
    Writer:Ian Stuart Black

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  17. The Champions Season 1 Episode 17 - A Case of Lemmings
    7.1/10(85 votes)

    #17 - A Case of Lemmings

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Paul Dickson
    Writer:Philip Broadley

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  18. The Champions Season 1 Episode 18 - The Interrogation
    7.1/10(74 votes)

    #18 - The Interrogation

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  19. The Champions Season 1 Episode 20 - The Silent Enemy
    7.1/10(78 votes)

    #19 - The Silent Enemy

    S1:E20

    Craig, Richard and Sharron have to follow the path of a nuclear submarine in which all of the crew were found dead.

    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Donald James

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  20. The Champions Season 1 Episode 7 - The Survivors
    7.0/10(94 votes)

    #20 - The Survivors

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Donald James

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  21. The Champions Season 1 Episode 10 - The Ghost Plane
    7.0/10(104 votes)

    #21 - The Ghost Plane

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Donald James

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  22. The Champions Season 1 Episode 14 - The Search
    7.0/10(93 votes)

    #22 - The Search

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  23. The Champions Season 1 Episode 6 - Operation Deep-Freeze
    6.9/10(97 votes)

    #23 - Operation Deep-Freeze

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Paul Dickson
    Writer:Gerald Kelsey

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  24. The Champions Season 1 Episode 26 - Full Circle
    6.9/10(75 votes)

    #24 - Full Circle

    S1:E26

    Craig poses as a prison inmate to find out who is attempting to free another prisoner. His subsequent escape leads him into further danger.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Donald James

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  25. The Champions Season 1 Episode 5 - Happening
    6.8/10(98 votes)

    #25 - Happening

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Cyril Frankel
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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Best Episodes Summary

"To Trap A Rat" is the best rated episode of "The Champions". It scored 7.7/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by Sam Wanamaker and written by Ralph Smart, it aired on 11/13/1968. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Project Zero".