The Protectors (1964)
Synopsis
Ex-insurance investigator Ian Souter sets up his own security agency — the SIS (Specialists in Security) — alongside ex-cop Robert Shoesmith and secretary Heather Keys - and fight crime.
First Air Date: 1964-03-28
Last Air Date: 1964-06-27
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 14
Created By: Michael Chapman
Networks: ABC Weekend TV
Top Cast
- Andrew Faulds as Ian Souter
- Michael Atkinson as Robert Shoesmith
- Ann Morrish as Heather Keys
- John McKelvey as Traynor
- Elizabeth Shepherd as Susannah Lane
- Barry Justice as Christopher Searle
- Gordon Gostelow as Ware
- John Baskcomb as Farnham
- Ric Hutton as Wheeler
- Michael Gover as Milton
Seasons
Series 1 (1964)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Landscape with Bandits
'The criminals and us – we're all in the same business. The difference being, our clients pay us to keep one jump ahead of the criminal mind' – Ian Souter. SIS opens its doors for the first time.
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Ep. 2: The Bottle Shop
Invited to discover why a research laboratory is losing money, even though they have a monopoly in the medical research trade, the Protectors discover that someone is making overtures to the competition and is prepared to sing — for a price.
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Ep. 3: Happy Is the Loser
Accepting what appears to be a routine assignment, SIS suddenly find themselves involved in violence when they're framed by a gang of ruthless racketeers.
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Ep. 4: No Forwarding Address
Following up on a lead, Souter and Shoesmith find themselves in a deserted warehouse which should contain the answer to a riddle they're determined to solve. They find nothing of interest — beyond a dead body.
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Ep. 5: The Loop Men
An injured railwayman, a loop-line rendezvous at midnight: clues which the Protectors must crack to discover the headquarters of a gang of hijackers — and deliver a young man from a life of crime.
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Ep. 6: The Stamp Collection
Guarding a world-famous stamp collection locked in a bombproof vault hardly seems a dangerous assignment. But the Protectors will need all their guile when they come up against a brilliant criminal.
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Ep. 7: It Could Happen Here
The SIS team find themselves up against a gang who intend to infiltrate a union to play a sordid game of industrial espionage which could destroy a union official and his family.
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Ep. 8: Freedom!
A young girl's bid for political asylum and a team of vigilant security men spell trouble for Souter and Shoesmith when they're assigned to investigate the validity of the girl's claims.
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Ep. 9: The Pirate
Conman Smokey Grey is anxious to unload £30,000 in stolen jewels. But the Protectors have other more important things to occupy their minds as Heather has been kidnapped.
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Ep. 10: The Deadly Chameleon
How – and why – is a timid bank clerk connected to a baffling case of fraud? If they are to save an innocent man's life, the Protectors must find the answer — their dilemma: their chief suspect has disappeared.
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Ep. 11: Who Killed Lazoryck?
When the past catches up with a highly-placed spy. Souter and Shoesmith find themselves facing a race against time to find the connecting link between the man and a recently-released political prisoner.
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Ep. 12: Channel Crossing
When personal disaster strikes terror into the heart of a prominent government minister, the Protectors, assigned to guard the man during a luxury cruise, find themselves in very dangerous waters.
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Ep. 13: Cargo from Corinth
Returning from their last assignment, the Protectors are asked to guard a valuable stature in transit from Corinth to Venice: a mission that once again that once again finds them all at sea and surrounded by sharks of the human variety.
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Ep. 14: The Reluctant Thief
When Heather falls victim of a wages snatch. Souter and thief are in strange company. Meanwhile, Shoesmith discovers a surprising motive for the robbery.
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