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The Worst Episodes of The Champions

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...

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  1. Background image for Reply Box No. 666
    6.1/10(109 votes)

    #1 - Reply Box No. 666

    S1:E3

    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.

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  2. Background image for The Iron Man
    6.3/10(94 votes)

    #2 - The Iron Man

    S1:E9

    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.

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  3. Background image for Get Me Out Of Here!
    6.6/10(82 votes)

    #3 - Get Me Out Of Here!

    S1:E22

    A world-famous doctor is held captive on a Caribbean island and The Champions are sent to the rescue.

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    Director:Cyril Frankel
  4. Background image for The Gun-Runners
    6.6/10(69 votes)

    #4 - The Gun-Runners

    S1:E29

    The Champions have to stop a ruthless gang of gun-runners in the Burmese jungle.

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  5. Background image for Happening
    6.8/10(95 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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  6. Background image for Operation Deep-Freeze
    6.8/10(93 votes)

    #6 - Operation Deep-Freeze

    S1:E6

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

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  8. Background image for The Body Snatchers
    6.8/10(78 votes)

    #7 - The Body Snatchers

    S1:E21

    Craig, Sharron and Richard go to Wales to find the meaning behind a mysterious message received by a journalist.

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    Director:Paul Dickson
  9. Background image for The Ghost Plane
    6.9/10(100 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:John Gilling
  10. Background image for Full Circle
    6.9/10(72 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:John Gilling
  11. Background image for The Survivors
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. Background image for The Search
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for The Silent Enemy
    7.0/10(76 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Robert Asher
  14. Background image for The Gilded Cage
    7.1/10(92 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. Background image for A Case of Lemmings
    7.1/10(83 votes)

    #14 - A Case of Lemmings

    S1:E17

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

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  16. Background image for Twelve Hours
    7.2/10(90 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Director:Paul Dickson
  17. Background image for Shadow of the Panther
    7.2/10(84 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for The Interrogation
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #17 - The Interrogation

    S1:E18

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

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  19. Background image for Desert Journey
    7.2/10(63 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for The Final Countdown
    7.2/10(73 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for The Beginning
    7.3/10(163 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for The Invisible Man
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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  23. Background image for The Dark Island
    7.3/10(97 votes)

    #22 - The Dark Island

    S1:E11

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

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  24. Background image for The Mission
    7.3/10(95 votes)

    #23 - The Mission

    S1:E19

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

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    Director:Robert Asher
  25. Background image for The Night People
    7.3/10(82 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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    Director:Robert Asher
  26. Background image for The Experiment
    7.4/10(106 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Reply Box No. 666" is the worst rated episode of "The Champions". It scored 6.1/10 based on 109 votes. Directed by Cyril Frankel and written by Philip Broadley, it aired on 10/9/1968. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Iron Man".