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The Best Episodes of The Protectors

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

The Best Episodes of The Protectors

The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed...

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  1. Background image for With A Little Help From My Friends
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    #1 - With A Little Help From My Friends

    S1:E21

    Harry finds his family being threatened after he agrees to guard a visiting president in London.

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  2. Background image for 2,000 ft to Die
    6.8/10(86 votes)

    #2 - 2,000 ft to Die

    S1:E1

    A friend of Harry's insists on doing a dangerous skydiving trick despite the fact that gold smugglers are trying to kill him.

    Director:John Hough
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Shadbolt
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #3 - Shadbolt

    S2:E22

    Harry is stalked on a train by Shadbolt, a professional assassin.

    Director:John Hough
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  4. Background image for A Pocketful of Posies
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #4 - A Pocketful of Posies

    S2:E23

    Harry Rule is called upon to see if Eartha Kitt's (guest star)home is haunted.

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  5. Background image for The First Circle
    6.7/10(47 votes)

    #5 - The First Circle

    S1:E25

    Harry is hired to protect a disturbed Vietnam war veteran.

    Director:Don Chaffey
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  6. Background image for Brother Hood
    6.6/10(76 votes)

    #6 - Brother Hood

    S1:E2

    A wealthy recluse hires the Protectors to break his brother out of prison.

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  8. Background image for King Con
    6.6/10(43 votes)

    #7 - King Con

    S1:E8

    The Protectors devise an elaborate con to recover a priceless antique which a woman had been conned out of.

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  9. Background image for Thinkback
    6.6/10(45 votes)

    #8 - Thinkback

    S1:E9

    Harry and the Contessa are the victims of a car crash that was engineered to get information out of them.

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  10. Background image for Triple Cross
    6.5/10(48 votes)

    #9 - Triple Cross

    S1:E12

    A kidnapped Paul will be blown to bits unless Harry and the Contessa help steal jewels which they have been hired to safeguard.

    Director:John Hough
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  11. Background image for Zeke's Blues
    6.4/10(37 votes)

    #10 - Zeke's Blues

    S2:E14

    Harry's college friend Zeke, a pianist, is blackmailed into setting Harry up by mobsters.

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  12. Background image for The Insider
    6.4/10(32 votes)

    #11 - The Insider

    S2:E25

    The Protectors aid a movie director in the retrieval of film being held for ransom.

    Director:Don Leaver
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  13. Background image for The Quick Brown Fox
    6.3/10(52 votes)

    #12 - The Quick Brown Fox

    S1:E7

    The West German government hires the Protectors to put a pension fund that is supporting fugitive Nazi's out of business.

    Director:Don Chaffey
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  14. Background image for A Kind of Wild Justice
    6.3/10(54 votes)

    #13 - A Kind of Wild Justice

    S1:E10

    The daughter of a gangster whom Harry helped put in prison fails twice in her efforts to kill Harry.

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  15. Background image for Balance of Terror
    6.3/10(48 votes)

    #14 - Balance of Terror

    S1:E11

    The KGB hires the Protectors to capture a renegade Russian scientist who plans on destroying London with a new virus to show the world how dangerous biological warfare can be.

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  16. Background image for Fighting Fund
    6.3/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Fighting Fund

    S2:E3

    A revolutionary group steals and auctions off a priceless art collection in order to purchase dynamite to fund their cause.

    Writer:John Kruse
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  17. Background image for Wam (1)
    6.3/10(40 votes)

    #16 - Wam (1)

    S2:E8

    In Salzburg, the Protectors must rescue a group of vacationers whom are unknowingly being held hostage on top of an Austrian mountain.

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  18. Background image for Wam (2)
    6.3/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Wam (2)

    S2:E9

    In Salzburg, the Protectors must rescue a group of vacationers whom are unknowingly being held hostage on top of an Austrian mountain.

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  19. Background image for A Matter of Life and Death
    6.2/10(41 votes)

    #18 - A Matter of Life and Death

    S1:E16

    In Malta, with only the body of a dead hippie as a clue, the Protectors go after smugglers despite having no idea what it is that is being smuggled.

    Director:Don Chaffey
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  20. Background image for Bagman
    6.2/10(44 votes)

    #19 - Bagman

    S2:E2

    The Protectors are called to deliver the ransom for the kidnapped daughter of a Danish aristocrat.

    Director:John Hough
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  21. Background image for Petard
    6.2/10(38 votes)

    #20 - Petard

    S2:E6

    The Protectors go after industrial spies who are threatening to topple a chemical company by scooping their best products.

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  22. Background image for Lena
    6.2/10(38 votes)

    #21 - Lena

    S2:E15

    In Venice, Harry aids Lena, a journalist, expose a corrupt politician.

    Director:Don Leaver
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  23. Background image for Sugar and Spice
    6.2/10(45 votes)

    #22 - Sugar and Spice

    S2:E17

    In order to protect the daughter of a rich industrialist who has received threats against her life, Harry poses as her tutor.

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  24. Background image for Burning Bush
    6.2/10(40 votes)

    #23 - Burning Bush

    S2:E18

    Harry masquerades as a drunk in order to get a Canadian heiress out of a cult.

    Director:Don Leaver
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  25. Background image for Route 27
    6.2/10(36 votes)

    #24 - Route 27

    S2:E20

    Knowing where a huge stash of heroin is hidden, Harry confronts the drug dealers.

    Director:Don Leaver
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  26. Background image for See No Evil
    6.1/10(55 votes)

    #25 - See No Evil

    S1:E3

    While in Rome the Protectors try to help a senator who is being blackmailed.

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Best Episodes Summary

"With A Little Help From My Friends" is the best rated episode of "The Protectors". It scored 6.9/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by Jeremy Summers and written by Sylvia Anderson, it aired on 2/23/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "2,000 ft to Die".