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The Protectors
The Protectors

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The Protectors

NR

The Protectors

TV-PG·1972·52 episodes

Summary

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 to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.

Cast

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Tony Anholt

Tony Anholt

Nyree Dawn Porter

Nyree Dawn Porter

Yasuko Nagazumi

Anthony Chinn

Anthony Chinn

Michael Da Costa

Jacqueline Stanbury

Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

Jill Townsend

Jill Townsend

John Herrington

Peter Cellier

Peter Cellier

David Suchet

David Suchet

Georgia Brown

Georgia Brown

George Innes

George Innes

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Derren Nesbitt

Derren Nesbitt

Izabella Telezynska

Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Angus Lennie

Angus Lennie

Mark Jones

Mark Jones

Olaf Pooley

Olaf Pooley

Stephen Greif

Stephen Greif

Dinsdale Landen

Dinsdale Landen

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Sally James

Sally James

Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Stuart Wilson

Stuart Wilson

Georgina Hale

Georgina Hale

Milton Johns

Patrick Mower

Patrick Mower

George Pravda

George Pravda

Christopher Neame

Christopher Neame

Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

Donald Hewlett

Donald Hewlett

Cyril Luckham

Cyril Luckham

Maurice O'Connell

Maurice O'Connell

Richard Hurndall

Richard Hurndall

Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Neville Barber

Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Margaret John

Margaret John

Kate O'Mara

Kate O'Mara

Clinton Greyn

Clinton Greyn

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Harvey Hall

Harvey Hall

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Paul Stassino

Paul Stassino

John Scott

Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt

Mario Depita

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Judy Bloom

John Thaw

John Thaw

Miki Iveria

Miki Iveria

Frederick Peisley

Terence Plummer

Leo Dolan

Lisa Daniely

Lisa Daniely

Mischa De La Motte

Hugh Morton

Hugh Morton

Jack Lynn

Gladys Spencer

Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Gino Melvazzi

Sal Pantelone

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Henry Woolf

Henry Woolf

Anthony Langdon

Tristan Rogers

Tristan Rogers

Jesus Suzman

Luis Barboo

Luis Barboo

Debbie Russ

Debbie Russ

Derek Anders

Norman Ettlinger

John Normington

John Normington

Cicely Paget-Bowman

Shane Shelton

Gerry Crampton

Hildegard Neil

Hildegard Neil

William Lucas

William Lucas

Yuri Borienko

Yuri Borienko

Dennis Clinton

Manuela Renard

Angela Douglas

Angela Douglas

Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

John Kane

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Lewis Wilson

Carmel McSharry

Carmel McSharry

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Yvonne Antrobus

Paula Patterson

John Barron

John Barron

Andy Bradford

Andy Bradford

Peter Porteous

Peter Porteous

Martin Grace

Robert Russell

Robert Russell

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Aldo Sambrell

Aldo Sambrell

Ruth Trouncer

Ruth Trouncer

Neil Hallett

Neil Hallett

Ron Eagleton

Carl Forgione

Pat La Touche

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Jon Laurimore

David Allister

Elizabeth Balogh

Gabor Vernon

Petar Vidovic

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Ken Hutchison

Ken Hutchison

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Madge Ryan

Michael Glover

Rudolf Barry

Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Donald Houston

Donald Houston

William Dexter

William Dexter

Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson

Mary Larkin

Mary Larkin

Jack Galloway

Gary Hamilton

Gary Hamilton

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

Norman Atkyns

Ronald Radd

Ronald Radd

Mark Damon

Mark Damon

Stephen Sheppard

Bruce Montague

Bruce Montague

Pierre Bedenes

George Little

George von Moos

Erika Bergmann

Erika Bergmann

Paul Curran

Ray Lonnen

Ray Lonnen

Jackie Leapman

Donald Webster

Donald Webster

Graham Weston

James Ottaway

Gwen Cherrell

John Ringham

Paul Kelly

Fred McNaughton

Graham Ashley

Graham Ashley

Stanley Stewart

Michael Coles

Michael Coles

Jeremy Wilkin

Jeremy Wilkin

Virginia Wetherell

Virginia Wetherell

Christopher Masters

Carl Bohen

Dan Meaden

Terry Richards

Norman Beaton

Norman Beaton

Andrew Burleigh

Stanley Meadows

Stanley Meadows

Eric Dodson

Raymond Skipp

Ron Pember

Ron Pember

Paul Antrim

Robert Coleby

Robert Coleby

Terry Canner

John Law

Michael Lees

Michael Lees

Jon Croft

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

Derek Godfrey

Derek Godfrey

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Drewe Henley

Drewe Henley

Neville Hughes

Max Faulkner

Max Faulkner

Doug Fisher

Doug Fisher

Tim Pearce

Alison Griffin

Alf Costa

Alf Joint

Alf Joint

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Vladek Sheybal

Vladek Sheybal

Jill Balcon

Jill Balcon

John Cazabon

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Leon Lissek

Leon Lissek

James Bolam

James Bolam

Al Mancini

Al Mancini

Leonard Sachs

Leonard Sachs

Phillip Hinton

Phillip Hinton

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Tony Haygarth

Tony Haygarth

David Bauer

David Bauer

Christopher Malcolm

Christopher Malcolm

Don Henderson

Don Henderson

David Calderisi

Roy Evans

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Toby Robins

Toby Robins

Charles Thake

Charles Thake

Bob Sessions

Jenny Lee Wright

Ron Randell

Ron Randell

Paul Weston

Paul Weston

Diane Mercer

Diane Mercer

Tanya Bayona

Morris Perry

Morris Perry

Mark Malicz

Anna Matisse

Angela Grant

Christopher Benjamin

Christopher Benjamin

Kenneth Hendel

Anton Rodgers

Anton Rodgers

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Penny Sugg

Donald Burton

Donald Burton

Ian Hendry

Ian Hendry

Keith Bell

James Culliford

James Culliford

Geoffrey Morris

Janos Kurucz

Nigel Green

Nigel Green

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Milos Kirek

Milos Kirek

Barry Warren

Barry Warren

Kubi Chaza

Anna Palk

Anna Palk

Barry Stanton

Barry Stanton

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson

Lewis Jones

Patrick O'Connell

Patrick O'Connell

Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart

Angharad Rees

Angharad Rees

John Neville

John Neville

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

John Barrard

Del Henney

Del Henney

Margaret Lee

Margaret Lee

Henry McGee

Henry McGee

Frederick Treves

Richard Easton

Richard Easton

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Harry Hutchinson

Kenneth Watson

Manning Redwood

Manning Redwood

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Kenneth Gilbert

Damien Thomas

Damien Thomas

Susan Travers

Susan Travers

Barrie Houghton

Barrie Houghton

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Julie Crosthwaite

Julie Crosthwaite

Maxwell Shaw

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

Arthur Howell

Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson

Morag Hood

Tony Bateman

Carl Rigg

Carl Rigg

Phil Woods

Derek Smith

Derek Smith

Anthony Stamboulieh

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Neil McCallum

Neil McCallum

Christopher Dunham

John Joyce

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

William Moore

William Moore

David Buck

David Buck

Ian Hogg

Ian Hogg

Hannah Gordon

Hannah Gordon

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Marc Zuber

John Gatrell

Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

Daron Barnham

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Desmond Jordan

Donald Eccles

Donald Eccles

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Keith Buckley

Keith Buckley

Tom Chadbon

Tom Chadbon

Gertan Klauber

Grahame Mallard

Stephanie Beacham

Stephanie Beacham

George Baker

George Baker

Judith Arthy

Judith Arthy

Georges Lambert

Gordon Sterne

Hugo de Vernier

Sherwood Price

Sherwood Price

Linda Staab

Madeleine Hinde

Madeleine Hinde

Peter Fontaine

Dervis Ward

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Wendy Hutchinson

David Glover

Frederick Bennett

John Collin

John Collin

George Roubicek

Ed Bishop

Ed Bishop

Sally Bazely

Sally Bazely

Milo O’Shea

Milo O’Shea

Jacques Sernas

Jacques Sernas

Jeffrey Segal

Richard Morant

Richard Morant

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

James Maxwell

James Maxwell

Diana Quick

Diana Quick

Christopher Mitchell

David Mayberry

Stephan Chase

Stephan Chase

Patricia Haines

Patricia Haines

Lalla Ward

Lalla Ward

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Paul Dawkins

Paul Dawkins

Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt

Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt

Gert Thynov

Paul Jones

Paul Jones

Geraldine Moffat

Geraldine Moffat

Barry Keegan

Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

Paul McDowell

Malcolm Hayes

Harry Fielder

Crew

Creator

Gerry Anderson

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Scripted

Networks:

Associated Television

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