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The Worst Episodes of The Champions

Every episode of The Champions ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
Network:ITV1
Episodes
30
Avg. Rating
7.1
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Reply Box No. 666" is the worst rated episode of "The Champions". It scored 6.2/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Cyril Frankel and written by Philip Broadley, it aired on 10/9/1968. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Iron Man".

  • Reply Box No. 666
    6.2/10(101)
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    #1 - Reply Box No. 666

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/9/1968

    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.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Philip Broadley

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  • The Iron Man
    6.3/10(88)
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    #2 - The Iron Man

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/20/1968

    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.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: Philip Broadley

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  • Get Me Out Of Here!
    6.6/10(77)
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    #3 - Get Me Out Of Here!

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/26/1969

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

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Ralph Smart

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  • The Gun-Runners
    6.6/10(66)
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    #4 - The Gun-Runners

    Season 1 Episode 29

    Aired 4/23/1969

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

    Director: Robert Asher

    Writer: Dennis Spooner

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  • The Body Snatchers
    6.7/10(73)
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    #5 - The Body Snatchers

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/19/1969

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

    Director: Paul Dickson

    Writer: Terry Nation

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  • Happening
    6.8/10(90)
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    #6 - Happening

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/23/1968

    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.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Operation Deep-Freeze
    6.8/10(86)
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    #7 - Operation Deep-Freeze

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/30/1968

    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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  • Full Circle
    6.9/10(67)
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    #8 - Full Circle

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 3/26/1969

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

    Director: John Gilling

    Writer: Donald James

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  • The Ghost Plane
    7.0/10(92)
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    #9 - The Ghost Plane

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/27/1968

    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.

    Director: John Gilling

    Writer: Donald James

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  • The Search
    7.0/10(85)
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    #10 - The Search

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/1/1969

    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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  • A Case of Lemmings
    7.0/10(77)
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    #11 - A Case of Lemmings

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/22/1969

    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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  • The Survivors
    7.1/10(83)
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    #12 - The Survivors

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/6/1968

    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.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Donald James

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  • The Gilded Cage
    7.1/10(86)
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    #13 - The Gilded Cage

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/8/1969

    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.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Philip Broadley

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  • The Interrogation
    7.1/10(67)
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    #14 - The Interrogation

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/29/1969

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

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Dennis Spooner

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  • The Silent Enemy
    7.1/10(71)
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    #15 - The Silent Enemy

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/12/1969

    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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  • The Beginning
    7.2/10(152)
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    #16 - The Beginning

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/25/1968

    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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  • Twelve Hours
    7.2/10(86)
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    #17 - Twelve Hours

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/18/1968

    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.

    Director: Paul Dickson

    Writer: Donald James

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  • Shadow of the Panther
    7.2/10(79)
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    #18 - Shadow of the Panther

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/15/1969

    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.

    Director: Freddie Francis

    Writer: Tony Williamson

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  • The Final Countdown
    7.2/10(70)
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    #19 - The Final Countdown

    Season 1 Episode 28

    Aired 4/16/1969

    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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  • The Invisible Man
    7.3/10(125)
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    #20 - The Invisible Man

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/2/1968

    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.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Donald James

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  • The Experiment
    7.3/10(99)
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    #21 - The Experiment

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/16/1968

    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.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: Tony Williamson

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  • The Dark Island
    7.3/10(90)
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    #22 - The Dark Island

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/4/1968

    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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  • The Night People
    7.3/10(77)
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    #23 - The Night People

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/5/1969

    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.

    Director: Robert Asher

    Writer: Donald James

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  • Desert Journey
    7.3/10(59)
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    #24 - Desert Journey

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 3/19/1969

    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.

    Director: Paul Dickson

    Writer: Ian Stuart Black

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  • The Fanatics
    7.4/10(86)
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    #25 - The Fanatics

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/11/1968

    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?

    Director: John Gilling

    Writer: Terry Nation

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